Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Revalidation, one of the most significant changes to the regulation of nurses and midwives, is now under way.
Last month a celebration event was held for Care Makers – those volunteers who act as ambassadors for the 6Cs.
The revalidation process will eventually become part of who we are as nurses, says RCN Nurse of the Year Amanda Burston.
Staff in my emergency department (ED) were saddened recently by the death of a young homeless man with whom they had become well acquainted.
Last December, RCN Northern Ireland (RCN NI) embarked on a social media campaign to lobby the health minister to implement a pay award for Northern Ireland nurses, called #fairp
Frailty in older patients is an important issue that we all need to be aware of in light of our ageing population
Nickola Amin suggests a way to survive seasonal pressures while delivering quality care
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Why I paid three times the recommended price to protect my daughter
The Nursing and Midwifery Council is committed to being a dynamic organisation that values innovation, invests in technology, and wor
After years of campaigning for better training, regulation and opportunities for healthcare support workers, the new nursing associat
Technological advances and role developments are transforming urgent care services. Jeff Solheim explains why emergency nurses should embrace these changes.
Prime minister David Cameron last month promised an ‘all-out assault on poverty’ with a series of social reforms to include better mental health services.
I am writing this column as talks continue between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA) to resolve the ongoing dispute over the junior doctor contract. Further industrial action, involving a strike by junior doctors this month, is still on the cards.
In two weeks time, I will be giving a public lecture for LGBT History Month at an event in London, celebrating the RCN’s role in championing diversity.
Community matron Beverley Marriott blogs about why she wanted to take part in an older person's nurse fellowship programme
Specialist gynaecological nurse Tracie Miles reflects on the findings of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the RCN – 100 years of influencing policy, driving forward practice, and giving a voice to one of the country’s most important professions.
Christine Walker, editor of Nursing Children and Young People, looks back on the ICN's biennial conference in Seoul
