ICB drop-in meeting

The announcement by England transition CEO Sir Jim Mackey that ICBs are required to make 50% cuts to overheads will impact services and individuals as much as the NHS England absorption into the Department of Health and Social Care.

Government must fix broken nurse education model

Ahead of the budget, RCN analysis shows new nurse numbers are collapsing in every English region.

The lowdown on lipoedema

Clinical Nurse Specialist Mary Warrilow provides the facts about this frequently unrecognised long-term condition

New nurse numbers collapsing in every English region, as RCN warns Government’s 10 Year Plan at risk

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “The prospect of huge debt and lack of financial support is putting off the nurses of the future, threatening to leave patients without the highly trained nursing professionals they desperately need."

Financial Wellbeing: Benefits

Budget 2024: what’s next for nursing?

Before Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ delivered the autumn budget, we set out the big issues facing nursing, and the solutions we’d like to see. Here’s what the government needs to take action on.

How to perform a diabetes foot check

This step-by-step guide shows nursing staff how to carry out a simple, but potentially limb-saving procedure for people who have diabetes.

Consultant Nurses: Expert Patient Care

Wales needs more consultant nurses. A consultant nurse is an expert nurse that bridges the worlds of clinical practice, research, education, strategy and leadership in order to improve patient care. It is a unique and important nursing role. Through statistics and case studies, this report shows how consultant nurses directly benefit patients as well as health services, setting out five practical actions for the Welsh government to take. This is the Welsh version, there is also a version in English under publication code 011 862.

Consultant Nurses: Expert Patient Care

Wales needs more consultant nurses. A consultant nurse is an expert nurse that bridges the worlds of clinical practice, research, education, strategy and leadership in order to improve patient care. It is a unique and important nursing role. Through statistics and case studies, this report shows how consultant nurses directly benefit patients as well as health services, setting out five practical actions for the Welsh government to take. There is also a version in Welsh, publication code 011 863.

Developing a nursing network

Samantha blogs about the challenges and obstacles to developing an inclusive nursing network in primary care, and the numerous benefits seen in collaborative working, nursing education, retention, restorative clinical supervision and patient care as a consequence of this innovation.