Blogs
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10 Mar 2026
Safe staffing in children and young people’s services simply can’t wait
Carli Whittaker, RCN Head of Nursing Practice reflects on why having nursing teams with safe staffing levels and the right skill mix is so important in helping babies, children and young people thrive.
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6 Mar 2026
Celebrating progress: steps in the right direction
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger celebrates International Women’s Day, hard-won progress on nursing career progression and Overseas NHS Workers’ Day.
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6 Mar 2026
Why do we still need to make the case for women's health?
This International Women’s Day, RCN Professional Lead for Midwifery and Women’s Health Maria Symeonaki outlines what women and the professionals who care for them need from governments across the UK.
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5 Mar 2026
Join us in Parliament on 11 March
Bejoy Sebastian speaks about why the mass lobby on Parliament against the new ILR changes is important, and why you should join him.
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5 Mar 2026
Have you jumped on the band 5 review wagon yet?
Our election campaign – The Gloves are Off – calls on the next Scottish government to start valuing nursing properly. One way to achieve this is to pay nurses for the job they do now. Thousands of band 5 nurses may be missing out on an opportunity to be paid properly, says Colin Poolman.
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5 Mar 2026
It's never been so important to join the RCN: help spread the word
Nursing has never been the easy option. Far from it. It is a career built on compassion, skill, knowledge, and resilience. But over the years, it has also become increasingly demanding.
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4 Mar 2026
My first year as a committee member of the Cancer Forum
This blog covers my first year as a committee member of the Cancer Forum. This was a new experience for me and one I was looking forward to. I have had the opportunity to comment on new and revised documents, debate current issues relevant to my speciality, and share information with my colleagues.
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2 Mar 2026
Preceptorship beyond the hospital
Rohanna Finch from Hampshire County Council discusses why preceptorship in social care matters now more than ever.
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2 Mar 2026
Where water flows and practice fails
RCN South East's Rian Gleave on tackling the theory–practice gap.
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27 Feb 2026
We're taking a big step forward
Denise Kelly, Chair of the RCN Trade Union Committee, reflects on what commitments to nursing career progression mean and how we go forward, together.
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