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477 blog posts
  • Jean Almond Jean Almond 3 Mar 2025

    Nurses Leading the Way: Enhancing Parkinson's Care in Nursing Homes

    Jean Almond, Programme Manager - Time Critical Medications at Parkinson's UK, discusses improving the delivery of time critical Parkinson’s medication to care home residents.

  • Dr Helena Ann Mitchell and Helen Rees Dr Helena Ann Mitchell and Helen Rees 3 Mar 2025

    Delivering culturally sensitive care

    The RCN Mental Health Forum Dennis sub group hosted a listening event about culturally sensitive care. This blog discusses the event further.

  • ParkingEye 'staff permit holders only' car parking sign Roaqah Shaher Roaqah Shaher 3 Mar 2025

    Help fight for fair parking at South Tees

    Staff at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are concerned about the trust’s recent decision to implement a new car parking system from this summer, changing providers to ParkingEye, removing barriers from car parks and installing an automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) system.

  • National Personal Safety Day 2017 Vicky Brotherton Vicky Brotherton 25 Feb 2025

    What makes a health and safety representative with the RCN?

    The simple answer it is YOU.

  • Laura Daukintis Laura Daukintis 21 Feb 2025

    Celebrating Mental Health Nurses' Day 2025

    Back in 2019 the Royal College of Nursing’s Mental Health Forum was proud to launch Mental Health Nurses’ Day – a day that has now grown into a national movement. Six years on, it’s time once again to celebrate the work that this incredible profession does every day of the year.

  • Claire Sutton Claire Sutton 21 Feb 2025

    Hear from Claire: Empowering Leadership in the Independent Health and Social Care Sector

    Claire Sutton, our Head of Independent Health and Social Care (IHSC), discusses our commitment to empowering nurses through professional learning programmes and initiatives. 

  • Shannon Copeland Shannon Copeland 21 Feb 2025

    Nursing staff can improve breast cancer screening uptake

    Shannon Copeland, PhD Researcher and member of the Cancer Care Forum Committee, explains why it is important for nursing staff to participate in breast cancer screening and encourage their colleagues and patients to do the same, as NHS England launch a campaign to increase screening uptake.

  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 21 Feb 2025

    A seat at the table: speaking up for change

    RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on representing our members at a DHSC roundtable, and the importance of investing in the nursing profession to secure its future.

  • Deborah Holder Deborah Holder 20 Feb 2025

    Being a new RCN Diabetes Committee member

    Joining the Diabetes Forum Committee. My first strategy day and conference with the RCN Diabetes Forum. 

  • Denise Kelly Denise Kelly 20 Feb 2025

    Building Rep Power

    Nursing is hard at the moment – as a frontline NHS nurse, I can attest to that.