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RCN Fertility Nursing Conference 2026
Join us in-person for 'Every step matters: accessible, equitable and compassionate care'.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Reflection on RCN Congress
This blog reflects on Dame Jasvinder Sanghera's talk on forced marriage and honour-based abuse at this years RCN Congress.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Independent health and social care in Scotland
Many of our members in Scotland are employed in independent health and social care (IHSC). This includes all members working in settings outside the NHS, such as care homes, nursing agencies, independent hospitals, general practices and more.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Nursing Workforce in Scotland report
In the report, which contains a new analysis of nursing workforce statistics and challenges facing workforce planning, RCN Scotland highlights how the record-high vacancy rate for nursing staff is a serious threat to maintaining high quality patient care and sets out it's 10 recommendations.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Library and Archive Service quarterly report: October-December 2020
Library and Archive Service quarterly report: October-December 2020.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Protecting our profession
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger celebrates International Workers’ Day and looks ahead to RCN Congress 2026.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
From Class Clown to District Nurse ANP: My Dyslexia Journey
At school, I was the funny one, always causing a distraction. But behind the laughter was a young girl quietly struggling to keep up in the classroom. I wasn’t naturally academic, far from it, but I had a talent for covering my tracks. Humour became my shield, my way of masking the reality: I couldn...
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Liver disease isn’t just about alcohol
Liver disease is one of the fastest rising causes of premature death in the UK, yet it’s still widely misunderstood. In this blog, a Hepatology Advanced Nurse Practitioner challenges the myth that liver disease is only caused by alcohol, explores its many overlapping causes, and explains why 75% of ...
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Protecting jobs for advanced level nurses in England
Following issues around ‘digital badges’ which are affecting some advanced level nurses, Wendy Preston writes about how the RCN is clear a digital badge is not mandatory and no advanced level nurse should be penalised in any way because they don’t have one.
Updated: 2 June 2026 -
Corridor care: Survey results
This document records the findings of an online survey sent to members of the RCN’s Emergency Care Association network exploring their experiences of corridor care.
Updated: 2 June 2026
