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BRCA gene alteration diagnosis as a Breast Care Nurse
In August 2023 I found out that I carry a BRCA2 gene alteration. I was plunged into a world where I was both the nurse and patient. I learnt how difficult it can be to separate the two, but it has been valuable in helping me develop a deeper understanding of my patients’ experiences.
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Delivering culturally sensitive care
The RCN Mental Health Forum Dennis sub group hosted a listening event about culturally sensitive care. This blog discusses the event further.
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Celebrating Mental Health Nurses' Day 2025
Back in 2019 the Royal College of Nursing’s Mental Health Forum was proud to launch Mental Health Nurses’ Day – a day that has now grown into a national movement. Six years on, it’s time once again to celebrate the work that this incredible profession does every day of the year.
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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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The Role of an Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Acute Pain
Watch our interview with Shailen Soobhug, Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Post-Anaesthesia Nursing.
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Raising the voice of the specialist nurse
UK Professional Lead Long Term Conditions, Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea, explains how on behalf of the Diabetes Forum, his attendance at vital conferences can help raise the voice of specialist nursing to promote roles and improvements in care.
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Being a new RCN Diabetes Committee member
Joining the Diabetes Forum Committee. My first strategy day and conference with the RCN Diabetes Forum.
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The importance of decontamination in Endoscopy
This Blog provides a brief discussion on key features and guidelines of decontamination in Endoscopy Units, including the importance of training and guidelines.
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Nurses in Red - putting nurses back into history
Are you interested in the history of nursing and want to learn more? In this blog we describe our experiences in the History of Nursing Forum 'Nurses in Red' Project. We have a wiki learning event on February 3 2025, 1-3pm.
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Matron Florence Birkin: one nurse's untold history
The Royal Berkshire Medical Museum Reading, holds the archive of Wallingford and Crowmarsh Joint Isolation Hospital (WCJIH) from its inception in 1899 to 1948. The archive provides a valuable insight into what a nurse’s duties consisted of prior to the establishment of the NHS in 1948. This blog looks at the untold story of Matron Florence Birkin.
