Blogs
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blog posts
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24 Mar 2026
Enhancing outcomes: creating a more integrated, person-centred system
Hear from Benedicta Okpor about her role working in adult social care in the capital, and some of the highlights of her career,
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24 Mar 2026
The gift that builds families: Tackling inequality through inclusion, education and donor engagement
In this blog Lee discusses gamete donation, a clinical procedure but also a profoundly human act of generosity that can change a family’s future forever.
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23 Mar 2026
Abortion decriminalisation - A significant step forward for women’s reproductive rights
In this blog, Michael Nevill discusses abortion decriminalisation and the RCN's position on abortion care.
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20 Mar 2026
Turning your lived experiences into data, into evidence, into action
Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball encourages students, nurses and health care support workers to tell us what their last shift was like to help us grow the evidence bank needed for change.
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20 Mar 2026
Voices for safety: A movement only nursing can lead
RCN Deputy President Professor Alison Leary on why every shift and every story helps build the evidence that will reshape the future of nursing.
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20 Mar 2026
COVID-19 Inquiry: Nursing will never forget
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the findings of Module 3 of the COVID-19 Inquiry and the lasting impact on our profession.
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20 Mar 2026
Overtime, Bank Shifts and Next Steps at East Cheshire Trust
An update on the position from Regional Officer, Paul O'Keefe.
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18 Mar 2026
Rising from the fire: How Myanmar’s Nursing Students Reached Graduation Against the Odds
Marcus Wootton, Associate Director of the RCN International Nursing Academy, recounts yesterday’s extraordinary graduation ceremony of student nurses in Myanmar who have, against all odds, completed their nursing degrees while Myanmar’s civil war continues. The programme, which the RCN has supported, is the first of its kind worldwide to provide a viable pathway to a new, high quality nursing workforce in a conflict zone.
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18 Mar 2026
Walking my Mum home: reflections on care, loss, and a new chapter
The last week of my Mum’s life was both the hardest and the most profound experience I’ve ever lived through. It was a week where time slowed, where every breath mattered, and where the boundaries between being a daughter and being a nurse blurred into something deeply human. I had always known that the fundamental skills I learned during my training at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and beyond would shape my career, but I never imagined how much they would shape this final chapter with her.
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17 Mar 2026
Navigating organisational change in staff-side roles within an ICB
Organisational change is a constant in the NHS, and while it can bring important opportunities for reflection, collaboration, and growth, it also creates uncertainty for the humans involved.
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