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Budget 2024: what’s next for nursing?
Before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ delivered the autumn budget, we set out the big issues facing nursing, and the solutions we’d like to see. Here’s what the government needs to take action on.
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How to perform a diabetes foot check
This step-by-step guide shows nursing staff how to carry out a simple, but potentially limb-saving procedure for people who have diabetes.
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Consultant Nurses: Expert Patient Care
Wales needs more consultant nurses. A consultant nurse is an expert nurse that bridges the worlds of clinical practice, research, education, strategy and leadership in order to improve patient care. It is a unique and important nursing role. Through statistics and case studies, this report shows how consultant nurses directly benefit patients as well as health services, setting out five practical actions for the Welsh government to take. This is the Welsh version, there is also a version in English under publication code 011 862.
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Consultant Nurses: Expert Patient Care
Wales needs more consultant nurses. A consultant nurse is an expert nurse that bridges the worlds of clinical practice, research, education, strategy and leadership in order to improve patient care. It is a unique and important nursing role. Through statistics and case studies, this report shows how consultant nurses directly benefit patients as well as health services, setting out five practical actions for the Welsh government to take. There is also a version in Welsh, publication code 011 863.
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Developing a nursing network
Samantha blogs about the challenges and obstacles to developing an inclusive nursing network in primary care, and the numerous benefits seen in collaborative working, nursing education, retention, restorative clinical supervision and patient care as a consequence of this innovation.
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Crisis in nursing unresolved after today's Budget, Royal College of Nursing says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The Chancellor’s task was difficult, but the crisis in nursing remains unresolved after today’s Budget. Thousands of staff continue to leave the profession, whilst new nurse numbers have collapsed in every English region. We are a safety-critical profession, worthy of infrastructure-style investment."
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‘Don't mistake kindness for weakness’: get to know Nicola Ranger
From dodging crossfire in Karachi, to leading intensive care units and steering a major NHS trust through the pandemic, the RCN’s General Secretary and Chief Executive tells us what led her to the college, and why nursing needs a ‘fundamental shift’
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On the anniversary of the Safe Staffing Act, we ask ‘What difference has a year made?’
Tomorrow (1 April), it will have been exactly a year since Scotland’s safe staffing legislation came into force. The Act itself was never intended to be an instant fix for the issues in the nursing workforce and more work is required, says Eileen McKenna.
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Financial support available for your educational and professional development
RCN Foundation Spring education grants are now open, with funding ranging from £500-£1,600. Applications close at 5pm on 12 May 2025.
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RCN Careers CV Masterclass webinar: How To Stand Out and Secure Your Next Role
Feel more confident writing your CV.
