Clare Lomas
Political influence
Senior nurses in Northern Ireland are to be trained in political influencing to help them understand better the political landscape of the country, and how they can help to shape policy on behalf of nurses and nursing
Keep the focus on the patient not the process
Catherine Oakley says busy health services must avoid focusing on processes at the expense person-centred care
Tackling dementia
As the UK’s first hospital-based Admiral Nurse clinical specialist, Jeni Bell has been able to bring the ethos of the specialism to a new environment
The NHS needs more expertise to support people with dementia
Dementia nurse Jeni Bell believes every hospital should have an Admiral Nurse
Mental health and the power of art
A family tragedy changed the course of mental health nursing student Mark Collins' career
‘Every contact counts’
Sharon Finn tells Clare Lomas how hospice care became her calling, and describes the efforts she makes to build strong relationships with patients
Hospices are supportive environments for both patients and staff
Senior healthcare assistant Sharon Finn says she has found her true vocation caring for people at St Joseph’s Hospice in Hackney, east London
Qualities of a good cancer nurse
Lead lung cancer nurse Leah Taylor tells Clare Lomas about her new role caring for patients with mesothelioma, and outlines the qualities required to be a good cancer nurse
Contributing to international cancer nursing
Stella Aguinaga Bialous became the first nurse from Latin America to be elected president of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care
Improving the life of cancer survivors
Diana Greenfield speaks about her pioneering work in late effects of treatment and survivorship, and the important role played by nurse consultants
A nurse reflects on her grandmother's experience working with Edith Cavell
Ruth Moore worked with first world war hero Edith Cavell, the British nurse executed for helping Allied soldiers escape Belgium. Her granddaughter Miriam Taylor, a nurse, talks to RCNi.
Lesbian and bisexual women missing out on breast cancer care
Lesbian and bisexual women at high risk of breast cancer are missing out on care
Health care with dignity, courtesy and respect
Courses are available to help nurses deliver better care to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people
You’ve got a friend - social isolation and LGBT older adults
Gay people can experience acute social isolation as they get older. But a befriending project in London is changing all that, as Clare Lomas discovered