Blogs
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blog posts
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1 Aug 2025
Changing the World, One Baby at a Time: Family Nurse Partnership
This blog shares a personal journey from midwifery to leading the Family Nurse Partnership across Hampshire, highlighting the powerful impact of early intervention on the lives of young parents and their children. It reflects a nurse’s commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving outcomes for disadvantaged families, one baby at a time.
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1 Aug 2025
Safe Inside: A United Stand for Safety in Prisons
Andrew Mather – Vice-Chair UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee talks about his experience at the parliamentary launch of the Joint Unions In Prisons Alliance updated Safe Inside Charter
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30 Jul 2025
Investing in breastfeeding
Nurses and midwives play a crucial role in helping families make decision about infant feeding, and provide evidence based care. Supporting mums who want to breastfeed to be successful is vital to improve the health of women and babies in the UK.
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30 Jul 2025
Professional Pride – what is allyship?
RCN Professional Lead for Care of Older People and Dementia, Sally Wilson reflects on the importance of allyship and the important role that nursing staff can play.
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30 Jul 2025
Professional Pride - why is it so important?
RCN Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions, Callum Metcalfe-O’Shea reflects on the important role that nursing staff can play in celebrating diversity and increasing inclusion in their practice.
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28 Jul 2025
Breaking barriers between you and your first job as a registered nurse
Earning your PIN as a registered nurse after years of study and work should be a time for celebration.
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22 Jul 2025
Supportive Cancer Care Insights from MASCC 2025
This Blog discusses the importance of supportive cancer care initiatives to enable patients to live well with and beyond cancer.
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17 Jul 2025
What’s in a smile? The emotional labour of nursing
RCN Fellow Professor Pam Smith explores the impact of emotional labour on nursing staff and patients.
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17 Jul 2025
Advancing the voice of nursing at home and on the global stage
Carmel O’Boyle shares her reflections on her first six months as Chair of RCN Council.
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15 Jul 2025
Fibroid awareness month
The purpose of this Blog is to shed light on fibroids, break the silence and emphasise the urgent need for greater awareness. By understanding the challenges women face and exploring innovative ways to support them, we can improve their quality of life.
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