Blogs
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blog posts
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23 Oct 2024
Sumbo's Mercy Ship Mission
My sabbatical took me on an epic journey from the city of Manchester to the green country of Sierra Leone.
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21 Oct 2024
A recap of our regional Independent Health and Social Care Conference
Leanne Hume and Michelle Raddings, our Lead Nurses for Independent Health and Social Care (IHSC) in the Northern and Yorkshire and the Humber regions respectively, discuss the recent success of a joint regional IHSC conference.
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17 Oct 2024
A milestone for the Older People's Forum
A reflection on the Older People's Forums first webinar.
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17 Oct 2024
Delirium webinar
On 8th October 2024 the RCN Older People's Forum hosted a webinar discussing delirium.
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16 Oct 2024
My first-time experience at RCN Congress
Penny McGonagle, member of the RCN Eastern board, relates her thoughts on being new to Congress and nursing.
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16 Oct 2024
Sickle cell disease – the final frontier!
Even after more than 40 years of raising public awareness of sickle cell disease, extensive education and training of healthcare professionals and the development of specialist services, we’re still witnessing unacceptable standards in nursing practice resulting in avoidable deaths.
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16 Oct 2024
Strengthening the voice of GP nurses
With a new pay increase finally approved for 2024-25, Jacqui Neil reflects on what we're doing to support general practice nurses.
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16 Oct 2024
Five decades of health, safety and wellbeing at work
Elspeth Caithness, Chair of the UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee, marks 50 years of the Health and Safety at Work Act and what it means for nursing.
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15 Oct 2024
Acute stroke nursing is my passion
William Jenner, member of the RCN Eastern board, talks about his passion for acute stroke nursing.
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15 Oct 2024
Bugs off that bump! Vaccinations during pregnancy
Maternal immunisation is safe and effective, yet uptake of these vital vaccinations remains poor. Nurses and midwives are trusted professionals, working with expectant and new families and a key source of information to help families make informed decisions.
