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15 Jan 2024
Newly qualified nurses in prison - where鈥檚 the support?
Prison nursing - the seemingly 'hidden' profession and one that is never spoken about during nurse education IS in fact an option for the newly qualified nurse! But this 'hidden' element can leave you without people to talk to about work - when your university friends are all hospital or community-based, where do you turn?
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10 Jan 2024
Happy New Year North West!
Looking to the year ahead with RCN North West Board Chair, Carmel O'Boyle.
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10 Jan 2024
The power of sharing perspectives: How a new programme empowered care workers to improve resident care
Specialist Nurse Practitioner, Lola Soloye talks about developing a new workshop that offers care workers valuable experience using blood glucose machines.
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1 Jan 2024
New Year's resolution: make sure nursing is truly valued!
A shortage of registered nurses cannot be ameliorated by increasing reliance on support workers, says RCN Fellow, Professor Jane Ball.
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28 Dec 2023
Building on a historic year for nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen reflects on a historic year for nursing and calls on members to prepare themselves for the fight that鈥檚 still to come.
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21 Dec 2023
A time to reflect
Our NW Regional Director reflects on the year gone by.
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19 Dec 2023
Celebrating our independent sector members in the North West
North West IHSC Lead Nurse Melissa reflects on a busy first year in post.
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15 Dec 2023
Safety critical red lines
Nicola Ranger reflects on the outcome of the RCN鈥檚 first ever safe staffing summit, seeing hope in a future the nursing profession must fight for.
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14 Dec 2023
I am a nurse
Read Lucy's account of transitioning from student nurse to a newly registered nurse.
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12 Dec 2023
Reflections on a year like no other
As we approach the end of the year I thought I would share my reflections on 2023. What a year it has been. A year like no other as we worked together on picket lines during our strike action. Standing together in the hope that we would be recognised for the outstanding care we give to our patients/clients with a fair pay award.
