Defence Nursing webinars

A spotlight on nursing in the community: Where innovation grows from inequality

Realising the goal of providing more care closer to home and reducing hospital admissions relies on nursing meeting the health needs of the people within their communities. So what happens when an unmet need is discovered? More often than not, it is nursing that steps up to the plate and says “Something needs to change.”

A spotlight on nursing in the community: Transforming dementia care in Moray’s care homes

As we continue our spotlight on nursing in the community, it’s pertinent to remind ourselves that nursing staff work across a huge range of specialisms in this area — including end-of-life care, diabetes, continence care, wound care, mental health, public health, learning disability, and more.

‘This is about uplifting the profession as a whole’ – Lanarkshire nurse on band 5 nursing roles review success

The band 5 nursing roles review is underway, and we spoke to Diane Steele, an RCN member in NHS Lanarkshire, about the process she went through to get a successful outcome.

Literature searching and training

Digital drop-in sessions, digital training sessions and video tutorials on RCN library resources

Sexual health education directory

This resource highlights training and qualification requirements for registered nurses, midwives, health advisers and nursing associates as well as unregistered health care support staff working in sexual health.

National safety investigator finds corridor care a year-round issue, as RCN says system resigned to managed decline

RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: "This is the clearest sign of the flawed thinking within a system that is resigned to managed decline. The reality is that there is no safe level of corridor care, or level of staffing that can make it so."

Menopause: A nurse’s lived experience

Samten’s blog is a powerful account of her peri-menopause experience as a woman of colour, and as a nurse herself. 89% of nurses in the UK are female, so it is vital to continue to raise awareness around menopause.

RCN Nottinghamshire branch meeting

All RCN Nottinghamshire members are invited to attend their next branch meeting, which is being held on Microsoft Teams. This is your chance to get more involved with the branch and raise the RCN's voice in the county.

RCN Northumberland Tyne and Wear Branch AGM and pensions advisor update

This is a chance for members to actively choose or join your branch team and influence next year's activity and priorities, while also refreshing and updating on the latest pensions intelligence.