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465 blog posts
  • Sharon Mitchel Sharon Mitchel 29 Sep 2025

    Celebrating Pride in Milton Keynes

    RCN South East member Sharon Mitchel describes how her Pride events in Milton Keynes have gone from strength to strength.

  • Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles David David 29 Sep 2025

    'I rediscovered a sense of value'

    Read nurse David’s experience of achieving success in the band 5 nursing roles review

  • Lawrence Whyte Lawrence Whyte 26 Sep 2025

    Pioneers of mental health nursing: An introduction

    This blog provides an introduction to six pioneers of mental health nursing who changed the ways in which we thought about or changed our practice. 

  • Maddy Dunningham Maddy Dunningham 26 Sep 2025

    Empowering access to cervical screening

    This blog looks at the Very Important Invitation Project, a unique service running across Suffolk and North East Essex with the main aim of increasing accessibility and uptake of cervical screening. The project focuses on removing barriers to cervical screening for those most at risk of health inequality.

  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 26 Sep 2025

    Our diversity is our strength

    RCN President Bejoy Sebastian celebrates the diversity of the nursing profession and looks forward to Black History Month.

  • Rhian Wheater Rhian Wheater 26 Sep 2025

    My Journey into Activism – and the Future We’re Building

    Rhian reflects on how she found her voice in nursing activism, from steward training to strike action, and why the Activism Academy and new activism strategy matter for the future.

  • Yvonne Coghill CBE Yvonne Coghill CBE 24 Sep 2025

    Without nurses from the Global Majority, where would the NHS be?

    RCN Fellow Yvonne Coghill CBE calls on senior nurses to do what they can to improve equality and equity in their organisations during these distressing times.

  • Rebekah Overend Rebekah Overend 23 Sep 2025

    Caring behind the walls: Youth prison nursing

    Children and Young People Nurses advocate for young people's rights, promote health equity, and contribute to rehabilitation. The role of the Prison Nurse is not just about treatment—it's about trust, transformation, and hope.

  • Sarah Jackson Sarah Jackson 23 Sep 2025

    Learning disability nursing in the UK: Where do we go?

    This blog is a personal reflection on the challenges facing Registered Nurses in Learning Disabilities, to encourage nurses to take part in the RCN's UK Learning Disability Nursing Review.

  • Rebecca Conlon Rebecca Conlon 23 Sep 2025

    Building a career in care: Rebecca’s path through apprenticeship and beyond

    Registered learning disability nurse Rebecca Conlon shares her inspiring journey from support worker to deputy team manager at Positive Individual Proactive Support (PIPS). Her story highlights the power of values-driven care, the impact of apprenticeships, and the importance of supportive leadership in nurturing nursing talent.

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