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FGM – Recognise, Respond, Refer and Report
Nurses now have a duty to report cases of FGM. By building rapport with women affected they...
19 Nov 2015
Why are social care staff undervalued and misunderstood?
Research by the national learning disability charity FitzRoy has found that families of...
18 Nov 2015
Voices - Revalidation is a chance to develop, so make the most of it, says Janet Finch
The momentous decision to introduce revalidation marks the start of a new era for the UK’s...
18 Nov 2015
Demystifying nursing research
Wendy Durham and Chris Sykes explain conceptual frameworks and how they are used in nursing...
17 Nov 2015
Supply and demand
Jane Butler explains how decisions about the education and training of learning disability...
02 Nov 2015
Florence Nightingale would be horrified that we deny people natural light
Spending all day in artificial light is not good for patients' physical or psychological...
23 Oct 2015
So many people helped me achieve my OBE
Chief Executive of The Florence Nightingale Foundation, Elizabeth Robb, reflects on how it...
09 Oct 2015
For victims of domestic violence the first step is the hardest
Everyone has the potential to be a victim of domestic violence
07 Oct 2015
There is no place in health care for unhealthy attitudes towards LGBT staff
As a report from LGBT campaigning charity Stonewall reveals that LGBT health and social care...
14 Sep 2015
A Canadian challenge in honour of nurse Edith Cavell
Susan Osborne travelled to Canada to join other healthcare professionals raising money for...
14 Sep 2015
The RCN has crucial roles to play in support of nursing
Ainna Fawcett-Henesy, international consultant in Nursing and Health, on why the RCN has to...
21 Aug 2015
Public health profiling prepares nursing students
Jo Brown and Guy Collins explain that simulated practice can prepare students to work in...
14 Aug 2015
Ban protestors from intimidating women entering abortion clinics
Julia Bradley, from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, says women are being distressed...
12 Aug 2015
Counting the cost of domestic abuse
RCN Nurse of the Year Amanda Burston on domestic violence's human and financial costs
07 Aug 2015
New tool to help nurses improve nutritional care
Contains measures for quality of care as well as barriers and patient experience
27 Jul 2015
I'm in work Jeremy. Are you? ...
Contrary to recent comments from health secretary Jeremy Hunt, consultants are not fat-cats...
24 Jul 2015
Council of Deans of Health and Universities UK should stick to their primary purpose
Scrapping nursing bursaries and bringing in tuition fees will do nothing to address...
16 Jul 2015