Elaine Cole
Support for bereaved families in the emergency department
When Rhian Burke felt the healthcare system failed her following the death of her son George, and the subsequent suicide of her husband, she decided to set up 2 Wish Upon a Star for bereaved parents and families.
Assisted dying debate highlights need for palliative care improvements
Evidence given by nurse with motor neurone disease in support of changing the law on assisted dying highlights the need to invest in palliative care, whatever the court’s decision, writes managing editor Elaine Cole
Picture this: photos improve wound management
A surveillance nurse’s project to add photos of wounds to electronic records and give...
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Student wins accolade for mental health project supporting young people
Nursing student Zoe Butler brought together groups of young people to discuss mental health...
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Making the right moves
Liaison psychiatry team lead Nicola Wood has significantly improved the hospital experience for patients with dementia and their carers by slashing the number of moves they experience.
Four-day programme refreshes approach to end of life care in homelessness
RCNi Community Nursing Award 2017 finalist Gilly Barringer is a clinical nurse specialist in palliative care at St Luke’s Hospice in Plymouth, who led a collaborative project with 15 charities to ensure choice at end of life care for a growing homeless community in the city. Here she reveals the motivation behind her passion for this project.
Therapeutic relationships and storytelling in mental health settings
Jess Wilson was recently highly commended in the Mental Health Practice category of the RCNi Nurse Awards – here’s why.
How to turn your outpatient department into a health promotion hub
Staff nurse Anne Thomas, winner of the Community Nursing category at the RCNi Nurse Awards 2017, created a model of care for rural areas that reaches out to men.
Meet the RCN Nurse of the Year 2017
When Melanie Davies joined ward G at Morriston Hospital in Swansea, an investigation into...
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Secondary breast cancer nurse specialists honoured for support given to patients from...
Winner of the Cancer Nursing Practice Award at the 2017 RCNi Nurse Awards is the Macmillan...
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Diane Palmer
Clinical lead Diane Palmer developed a care passport to ensure veterans receive holistic,...
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Nursing Older People Award Winners - Sue Wills and Dena Ross
Two community matrons’ groundbreaking approach to training care home staff is significantly...
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Nurses working in public health win RCNi Leadership award for immunisation programme
A nationwide, school-age immunisation programme set up from scratch and launched within six...
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Life-changing mental health workshops empower parents to support their child
Meet advanced practitioner Alan Wilmott who, along with his team at Torbay and South Devon...
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Community Nursing Award winner – Anne Thomas
An outpatient department staff nurse has transformed health education for men of all ages...
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Senior nurse wins RCNi Nurse Award for work with children with sepsis
Drew McDonald, senior staff nurse at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital emergency...
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Commitment to Carers award winner: ‘Small changes have a huge impact’
After implementing new strategies to help carers visiting patients in hospital, Josie Deards...
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Courageous nurse is the Patient’s Choice
Joanna O'Toole has received one of the most prestigious accolades in nursing for her ‘compassionate, exceptional’ care, after being nominated by the family of a young girl with a rare syndrome.