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  • Georgina Turner Georgina Turner 14 Jun 2024

    Empowering nursing staff through coaching

    Georgina Turner discusses how she became a coach and the benefits coaching can bring for nursing staff.

  • Claire Blake Claire Blake 7 Jun 2024

    The 5 best things about being a General Practice Nurse

    Claire Blake discusses how she got started with her career in general practice nursing and what she loves most about it.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 7 Jun 2024

    Celebrating our amazing profession at RCN Congress

    Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the past week at Congress, including the launch of the RCN UK General Election Manifesto.

  • Deb Panes Deb Panes 4 Jun 2024

    The role of the specialist nurse in supporting patients with endometriosis self-management

    March is Endometriosis awareness month, and this offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have on women living with it. The specialist nurse is a key healthcare practitioner in providing expert care to all women with endometriosis.

  • Professor Daniel Kelly Professor Daniel Kelly 31 May 2024

    A meeting of minds: our first full Fellows event of the year

    RCN Fellow Professor Daniel Kelly reflects on our recent Fellows’ event, where a dynamic group of nursing experts came together to share interests, opinion and ideas.

  • Sheilabye Sobrany Sheilabye Sobrany 31 May 2024

    Putting EDI at the heart of the RCN

    RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on the launch of the RCN's EDI strategy and how consideration, reflection and impactful action on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) will be embedded in the College.

  • Janet Hargreaves Janet Hargreaves 29 May 2024

    Louisa’s Lament: where history meets fiction.

    This book review explores the writing of 'Louisa's lament', a novel which sheds light on a group of pioneering nurses in 1880, and the trouble they experienced. For me it was a good read - a fascinating glimpse into history, with resonance for contemporary organisational conflict.  

  • Sabine Torgler Sabine Torgler Sabine Torgler 24 May 2024

    Heimat: Home Is where your love is, home is where your profession is

    Hello everyone. My name is Sabine Torgler. I’m 50 years old, an overseas nurse from Germany. 21 years ago, I made the life-changing decision to move to the UK, and it’s a decision I have never regretted. 

  • Ciara Collins Ciara Collins 24 May 2024

    Martha's Rule

    Phase one of Martha's Rule will be implemented in the NHS in April 2024. Once fully implemented; patients, families, carers and advocates will have access to a rapid review from a separate team if they are worried about a persons condition or treatment plan. This rule will a have an immediate impact on critical care outreach teams who will be required to carry out the rapid review and refer accordingly.

  • Audience at Congress Vicky Brotherton Vicky Brotherton 16 May 2024

    Congress reflections

    I expect some members are wondering what this thing called Congress is that you may have heard about at RCN branch meetings and on social media.

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