Blogs
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16 Jun 2026
A First for Northern Ireland: A Career Pathway Mapping the Valuable Professional Careers of Nursing Home Nurses
A First for Northern Ireland: A Career Pathway Mapping the Valuable Professional Careers of Nursing Home Nurses, By Gary Cousins, NIPEC Senior Professional Officer.
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16 Jun 2026
Young Carers in Focus: A Call to Action for Nurses
Young carers face health inequalities: poorer mental and physical health, lower educational attainment, more likely to live in poverty and experience more loneliness than their peers. Nurses are ideally placed to recognise, support and signpost but too often opportunities are missed.
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15 Jun 2026
My Experience at Congress: A Second Visit to Liverpool
This blog represents reflection on attending RCN Congress 2026 as a voting member for the Perioperative Forum.
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15 Jun 2026
Leading with Confidence: Celebrating and Supporting Careers in Adult Social Care
Celebrating Care Home Open Week 2026
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11 Jun 2026
Working with nurses everywhere: the RCN and the nurses of the UK鈥檚 Overseas Territories
As part of support offered by the UK Health Security Agency to the UK鈥檚 Overseas Territories, the RCN was invited to contribute specialist nursing expertise - working across time zones and oceans to support nurses in the UKOTs. Find out more from Elsa Afonso, Head of the RCN International Academy.
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10 Jun 2026
A beautiful sight
I am sat here in Congress again, enjoying the view, the hearty laughter, and the broad smiles that light up the faces of my fellow professional colleagues. Instantly, I spot something interesting...
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9 Jun 2026
Matron Mrs Sophia Hogg: an advocate for mid-19th Century nursing
The focus of this blog is Matron Mrs. Sophia Hogg and her role in establishing skilled nursing at Reading鈥檚 Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH) between 1839-1846. Information in this blog was obtained from the RBH archive which provided an invaluable insight into nursing during Mrs. Hogg鈥檚 time.
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8 Jun 2026
A lot done, but more to do
It's been six months since I updated you on my activity representing you. That time has flown by and there has been a lot of important workstreams progressed in the first half of this year.
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4 Jun 2026
Peripheral arterial disease: The vital role of nursing in early recognition and holistic care
For Legs Matter Week 2026, Annie explores the essential role nursing staff play in recognising Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), delivering holistic care, supporting self management and driving improvements in care pathways.
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4 Jun 2026
Insufficient funding is eroding access to UK palliative care
Close to 12 months on from Martin Galligan's blog (July 2025), funding challenges within palliative care across the UK remain unresolved and, in many cases are intensifying. This blog aims to consider the current financial situation affecting UK Hospices and maintain the prominence of this issue.
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