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‘We can help women stop a tragic cycle’: meet our RCN Nurse of the Year 2021
Nicola Bailey defied opposition to set up abortion care in Northern Ireland amid the pandemic
Community nurse looked beyond labels and ‘held on to hope when I lost mine’
Katie McIlroy has been nominated for the Patient’s Choice award for care of women with complex mental and physical needs
Community mental healthcare: ‘My son felt listened to when he talked to his nurse’
Jodie Heath nominated for the 2021 Patient's Choice award for supporting young patient's complex health needs
How one specialist personality disorder unit stopped using restraints and restrictions
Dialectical behavioural therapy has transformed nursing care in an inpatient recovery unit
‘I had to be sectioned’: the nurse who became the patient
Rachel Davis draws on personal experience of depression and psychosis to educate her peers
Nurses and stress: how performing arts skills can improve self-care and communication
Training given by actors is helping NHS staff to look after themselves better
Living with… borderline personality disorder
Hollie Berrigan discusses the sometimes devastating effects of a BPD diagnosis
Magnet hospitals: what makes them places where nurses want to work?
Why UK hospitals are trialling the US model and what it means for staff and patients
Nurses’ time to shine: how to get started on your RCN Nursing Awards entry
Advice from winners, nominees and our chair of judges to help you celebrate your achievements
Hand hygiene: how can you be sure your workplace is getting it right?
Compliance is critical to patient safety, but monitoring it is far from straightforward
Mental health: delivering specialist support and care for military veterans
New service Op COURAGE provides specialist services for veterans
Storytelling: a way to build therapeutic relationships in mental health settings
How storytelling offers positive mental health benefits and is a useful de-escalation tool