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403 blog posts
  • Sheilabye Sobrany Sheilabye Sobrany 26 Apr 2024

    Making Progress

    In her latest blog, RCN President Sheila Sobrany explores the progress being made on her key areas of focus, and what to look forward to in May.

  • Clare Cook Clare Cook 26 Apr 2024

    How can patient blood management help improve women's health and wellbeing?

    In the UK iron deficiency anaemia in women of a childbearing age is considered a moderate public health risk by the World Health Organization. A goal was set to reduce this number by 50 per cent by 2025. Are we on track to meet that goal? What can we as nurses or midwives do to help? 

  • Rachel Hollis Rachel Hollis 25 Apr 2024

    Interconnected challenges

    We may not be in the European Union, but the RCN is still very much part of the European nursing community. One way of ensuring this remains the case is through our membership of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN).

  • Josef McGuigan Josef McGuigan 25 Apr 2024

    Josef's Nursing Cadet Experience

    Josef McGuigan, a Nursing Cadet, gives his experience as part of the scheme's first ever cohort in Northern Ireland.

  • Claire Chatterton Claire Chatterton 24 Apr 2024

    Remembering Daphne Steele

    The first blue plaque outside London has recently been unveiled and recognises a pioneering Black nurse and midwife, Daphne Steele.

  • Dr Melanie Stephens Dr Melanie Stephens 24 Apr 2024

    Impacts of inter-professional student placements in care homes

    NHS England TPEP funding gave us the opportunity to evaluate the impact of inter-professional student placements in care homes on staff and students' knowledge, skills, and personal development, and residents' experiences of their care.

  • Alison Paterson Alison Paterson 22 Apr 2024

    Safe staffing is vital to patient outcomes

    Alison Paterson, Eastern member of the Professional Nursing Committee, talks about the RCN’s crucial work on safe staffing.

  • Ian Graham Ian Graham 19 Apr 2024

    How You can help Unions resolve Stress in the Workplace

    April is Stress Awareness Month and to reflect on strategies for organising around stress, Ian Graham, RCN Health and Safety Rep for the East Midlands writes about his experience and frustrations dealing with excessive stress and how he and his co-workers organised their own risk assessment.

  • Nurses' Day 2024 graphic - blue background and orange swirls with a round nurses' day badge in the top right and 'The difference nursing makes' text in white font 800x400 Lucy Muchina Lucy Muchina 19 Apr 2024

    International Nurses' Day

    Every year in May, the world gets the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the nursing profession. International Nurses’ Day falls on 12 May each year, to coincide with Florence Nightingale’s birthday.

  • Colin-Baker-PNC-800x400 Colin Baker Colin Baker 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).