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RCN Nursing History Now: Autumn Winter 2019
Inside the autumn/winter 2019 issue of Nursing History Now magazine we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the state registration of nursing. Discover the role the College of Nursing played in this hard-fought battle. Plus, we look back at learning disability nursing through the ages, the London Foundling Hospital in the 18th century, black history from the RCN Archive and how cakes saved the College in the 1920s.
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Tissue Donation - Information for Healthcare Professionals
Up to 50 people can benefit from tissue donated from 1 donor, but despite the amazing benefits that tissue donation can bring and the comfort that donation can give to bereaved families, it is a subject that many health care professionals know little about.
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My first Congress made such a positive impact on me
Nursing support worker Rebecca says her first RCN Congress was more than just an event, but a reminder of why she chose our brilliant profession.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the NHS pay announcement for nursing staff
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “When it comes to pay in the NHS, all professional groups deserve a clear route to fair pay restoration – making up for a very serious loss of earnings in the last 15 years. Stagnant salaries at a time of spiralling prices forced too many to leave and deterred others from joining."
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RCN Eastern All-Member Catch-Up - June
RCN Eastern members are invited to join our latest all-member catch-up to speak about the issues that matter to you.
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An opportunity to showcase the best of nursing in Scotland
Amanda Manson is a convert to nursing awards. Read her blog on how she became a believer and why you should nominate now for our Scotland Nurse of the Year awards for 2025.
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Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
This cervical cancer prevention week is an opportunity to shine a light on the steps we can all take to reduce the number of women diagnosed with this potentially devastating disease and create a greater understanding of screening programmes and the support available to those that need it.
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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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Without a safety net
The cost-of-living crisis has had devastating consequences for nursing staff up and down the country and is exacerbated by more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts to NHS wages. The NHS is a national service, but its staff could not be more international. Without direct action, we are risking a mass exodus of international nursing staff.
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RCN calls for unfair benefit rules to be scrapped, as new report shows migrant nursing staff twice as likely to be in financial difficulty
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Migrant nursing staff are part of the DNA of our health and care services, they always have been. Every day patients in our hospitals and communities rely on their outstanding care, and they deserve to be treated equally to those educated in the UK."
