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Government-backed expert panel set up to improve race equality
Nurse managers at every level should ensure they stop discrimination and support fair...
Newsroom
New three-minute sepsis detection test ‘could save thousands of lives’
Experts hope low-cost biomarker test will be available in the NHS in three to five years
Create robust post-trauma and mental health support for staff, report advises
Health Education England commission recommends 33 improvements
Gender pay gap: male nurses disproportionately represented in profession’s top jobs
Men reach higher Agenda for Change pay grades faster than women – London South Bank study
End of life: new standards promise measurable care improvements in the community
Nurses in participating general practices will be adopting the Daffodil Standards
Helen Whyley takes up permanent post as RCN Wales director
New head says she is proud to lead the team that supports and advocates for nurses
Nurses meet to start planning campaign for a safe staffing law
RCN members in England begin latest move to lobby government over nurse numbers
Evidence and Practice
Applying the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation principles...
The Data Protection Act (DPA) of 1998 was radically updated in 2018 and since then there has...
An exploration of NHS clinical staff perceptions of changes to clinical products and...
The NHS in England is working to reduce variation and waste in the use of clinical products...
Evaluation of matron ward rounds to enhance patient experience and improve staff morale
Intentional rounding was introduced in the UK in 2012 to improve direct nursing care...
Keeping support and clinical supervision on your agenda
Support and clinical supervision can benefit staff and service users. Inquiries have...
Challenges of being a hospital nurse manager in the Volta region of Ghana: a...
Aim To explore the challenges facing hospital nurse managers (HNMs) in selected hospitals in...
Student-led simulation: preparing students for leadership
It is vital to prepare nurses to become informed leaders with the required knowledge and...
Features
Tenacity, passion and visible leadership are vital in older people’s care
This article in our careers series profiles an assistant director of nursing who wants staff...
Improving communication and palliative care at times of clinical uncertainty in...
This is the fifth in a series of six articles that aims to encourage nurse leaders to...
Always Events: what health services should do every time
Defining what should happen each time users come into contact with health services
Outstanding nurses whose compassion and innovation won recognition
We hope our roll-call of amazing nurses will inspire you to nominate yourself or a colleague...
‘The pressures on mental health are extraordinary’
Claire Johnston reveals her plans to help rebuild the NMC – and her optimism for the future...
The risks of admitting children and young people to mental health inpatient units
Last of six articles on how to use research findings to improve practice and services
Opinion
Mental healthcare: change is needed at the top to address care inequalities
More BME mental health nurses and leaders could improve patient outcomes
Why developing the capacity of nurse leaders is vital to high-quality healthcare
Elizabeth Rosser and Neslyn Watson-Druée on the benefits of joining nursing society Sigma
Where could an RCNi Nurse Awards nomination take your project?
Commitment to Carers award nominees have helped tackle crucial issues for unpaid carers
Careers
Children and young people’s care pathway lead and matron
RCNi award-winning team leader Rebekah Bewsey: 'I don’t think I chose nursing; it chose me'
Care home operations dementia manager
RCNi award winner Yvonne Manson knew early on that she wanted to work in care homes
‘It is a privilege to work with people who are at their most vulnerable’
Advanced nurse practitioner Ann Collins talks about her work with older people