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Our annual review
A reflection on the achievements and work undertaken by the Midwifery Forum Committee members in 2024.
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How the RCN's Job Evaluation project helped me
One member reflects on the help she received from RCN North West to have her role re-banded.
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Nurse shortage leaves NHS ‘woefully unprepared’ for flu crisis flooding wards, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis, said: “The NHS is woefully underprepared for the crisis flooding into its wards this winter. A nursing workforce wracked by widespread vacancies will be doing its best to keep people safe, but the reality is that there are too many patients and too few beds."
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Caring for people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes: a competency framework for nursing staff
This updated competency framework is intended to guide all health care professionals working with sickle cell and thalassaemia patients.
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Nicola Ranger’s Congress keynote: ‘Let’s get what nursing needs, together’
Everything you need to know about the RCN General Secretary’s keynote speech in Liverpool
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Equity, diversity and inclusion: getting the conversation started
Having honest conversations with your colleagues is a key step towards a more inclusive workplace.
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Nursing leader calls for ‘urgent’ investment in mental health nursing as ‘degrading’ 12h+ waits rise five-fold
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Severely ill mental health patients waiting days for treatment in stressful and brightly lit A+Es is a scandal in plain sight. These conditions are not “the norm” and nursing staff will not accept them."
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RCN members congratulated at North West Branch Awards
Eight North West (NW) members have been presented with an award at RCN Congress 2025 in Liverpool; to recognise the work they do to support members in their branch.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Centre for Mental Health/NHS Confederation report on moving mental health care into the community
Stephen Jones, RCN Head of Nursing Practice, said: “As this study shows, there simply is not the provision to match the rising demand for mental health services. The consequences of this are dire. Patients in crisis are forced to attend overcrowded and stressful hospitals, while overworked and understaffed nursing teams deal with waiting rooms spilling over into corridors."
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Digitalisation: A double-edged sword?
It is undeniable how much of our clinical work has been revolutionised by technology, digitalisation, and now slowly by artificial intelligence. This blog aims to make us ponder on the wide range of opportunities as well as the actual and potential risks that these bring.
