Blogs
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10 Oct 2024
Your vote, your voice: securing change for our profession
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on meeting Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP and the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill to the UK parliament.
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13 Sep 2024
Significant investment in nursing is needed across health and care
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the publication of Lord Darzi's report on the state of the National Health Service in England and the nursing staff she has met during our NHS pay consultations.
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5 Sep 2024
Spinal cord injury: building health care capacity around the world
RCN Fellow Fiona Stephenson marks World Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Day by highlighting how capacity building, especially in developing countries, is key to enhancing health care for this vulnerable group.
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23 Aug 2024
Protecting our migrant care workers to enhance the quality of care for all
RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on the RCN’s call for the government to launch an urgent investigation into the exploitation of migrant care workers.
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16 Aug 2024
Making the grade: valuing and investing in the future of our profession
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the influx of new joiners to nursing A-level results day brings and encourages RCN members to use their voices in our consultation on the NHS pay award in England.
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7 Aug 2024
Making the right decisions in response to disclosure of rape or sexual assault
RCN Fellow Jessica Davidson MBE argues that all healthcare professionals should familiarise themselves with what to do if a person discloses that they have been raped or sexually assaulted.
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26 Jul 2024
Changes afoot: an opportunity for renewal and further progress
RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on some important changes for both the UK and the RCN, and what these mean for the College and the nursing workforce.
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25 Jul 2024
Nursing role profiles are out of date, unfair and unjust: new proposals don’t go far enough
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger responds to the new proposed NHS national nursing role profiles.
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5 Jul 2024
A new UK government means time for action
Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the result of the general election and the NHS turning 76 years old.
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4 Jul 2024
Are Zero Suicide targets just an aspiration?
Suicide rates are much lower now than in the past but that downward trend has faltered. RCN Fellow Professor Rod Thomson questions whether the ultimate goal of ‘Zero Suicide’, although a laudable aspiration, is actually achievable.
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