RCN Fellows and Honorary Fellows
RCN Fellowship is the highest honour we can give to our members.
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Hear from RCN Fellows
The Nursing Matters podcast regularly features RCN Fellows discussing nursing issues.
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RCN Fellows 2023
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28 Mar 2024
Why does dementia sometimes destroy family relationships? How understanding can help
RCN Fellow Professor June Andrews reflects on her professional work supporting people with dementia and their families, from her view as a nurse and also as a family carer.
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4 Feb 2024
Eliminating cervical cancer: closing the gap
On World Cancer Day, RCN Fellow Professor Daniel Kelly takes stock of the significant progress made against this cancer – but says there’s more to do.
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1 Jan 2024
New Year's resolution: make sure nursing is truly valued!
A shortage of registered nurses cannot be ameliorated by increasing reliance on support workers, says RCN Fellow, Professor Jane Ball.
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1 Dec 2023
HIV – where are we now?
Consultant nurse and RCN Fellow Dr Matthew Grundy-Bowers reflects on the breathtaking advances in treatment – but warns that we must not become complacent.
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13 Nov 2023
Senior nursing managers here's my case for a return to on-site working
Director of Nursing and RCN Fellow Simon Newman gives his verdict on returning to the workplace.
'Being awarded a Fellowship was a highlight of my career’
Watch previous Fellows events
This RCN Fellows event explored how changes in health and medicine have affected the complex needs of young people, and how nursing research and practice has helped improve care. This event was chaired by Professor Sir Alan Craft. Speakers included RCN Fellows Professor Jane Coad and Ray McMorrow. This was a hybrid event, held both online and in person in June 2023.
In this RCN Fellows event, three pioneering speakers came together on World Mental Health Day 2022 to discuss the current landscape of mental health nursing.
The speakers on the panel were: Cecilia Anim CBE FRSA FRCN; Catherine Gamble FRCN; and Roland Dix FRCN. The event was introduced by Professor Danny Kelly OBE FRCN, and chaired by Simon Arday.
This session was held online and recorded on 10 October 2022.
This event, hosted by Jim Campbell of the World Health Organisation (WHO), was the third in a series highlighting significant contributions to nursing.
Hear from a panel of RCN Fellows – David Benton, Jane Salvage and Neslyn Watson-Druée – about the past, present and future of nursing and politics, and why nurses and the public should engage with the political context of healthcare. This event was held online in May 2022.
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson hosts a panel of nursing experts, to find out why patients need well-educated nurses. Hear from a panel of RCN Fellows – Hilary Chapman, Brendan McCormack and Sonja McIlfatrick - about the past, present and future of nursing education, and why patients need well-educated nurses. This event was held online in October 2021.
Nurse and author of The Language of Kindness Christie Watson hosts this event highlighting significant contributions to nursing.
Hear from three RCN Fellows – Jane Ball, Tara Bartley and Ruth Oshikanlu – about the challenges and opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic has presented for nursing.
This event was held online in May 2021.