Blogs
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blog posts
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10 Apr 2024
Professional Nursing Committee report from your South West member
It has been a busy start to the year in the Professional Nursing Committee (PNC).
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8 Apr 2024
Dancing and music therapy in the community
Following my blog on the Teesside Community approach to dementia care my colleague Marie Kerr has written more information about the dances and music therapy to promote health and well being to clients in the South Tees area.
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7 Apr 2024
Can we really end hunger by 2030?
On World Health Day, RCN Fellow Dr Regina Keith calls on nurses to use their voice to help achieve global targets to end food insecurity and hunger.
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4 Apr 2024
Asbestos and your workplace
Nancy Ghansah, RCN London Health and Safety Representative Committee Member, highlights the risks of asbestos in health and social care workplaces.
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28 Mar 2024
Why does dementia sometimes destroy family relationships? How understanding can help
RCN Fellow Professor June Andrews reflects on her professional work supporting people with dementia and their families, from her view as a nurse and also as a family carer.
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28 Mar 2024
We must make sure the opportunity is not missed
I know I’m not the only RCN member working in the NHS who has been feeling frustrated at the delay in putting the Agenda for Change review recommendations into practice. Many of you have expressed your frustration to me and on social media.
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28 Mar 2024
'I am not an imposter - I am a work in progress'
This blog will identify the common feeling of imposter syndrome experienced by many nurses in any clinical setting - but that self-growth is a journey and that you need to enjoy the experience and embrace change.
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26 Mar 2024
Becoming Victor: Using virtual reality in frailty education
Victor is based on a real gentleman. When you put the virtual reality glasses on you reappear in his flat, as you look around you can see football on the telly, tablets on the side to be taken, phone in the corner. Then the frailty impairments come in... mobility, vision, hearing, cognition... and you can't see what makes Victor Victor, you don't focus on one health or care need, you are all in - experiencing the vulnerability and frustration associated with living with frailty. Hundreds of learners have Become Victor during our frailty awareness and teaching. This blog shares some of what we've learnt along the way to keep people psychologically and physically safe.
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22 Mar 2024
Update on the recent Joint Reps Conference in Bristol
I am Matthew, an RCN steward and South West Board Member for Gloucestershire Branch.
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22 Mar 2024
Our future must be greater than our past
Wendy Irwin, our Diversity and Equalities Co-ordinator, discusses her reaction to Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott MP and the importance of anti-racism.
