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6 Aug 2024
RCN Congress 2024 in Wales. What was it all about?
RCN 2024 Congress in Wales served as a platform to address key issues in nursing and healthcare. This blog highlights some of the significant topics discussed during RCN Congress, shedding light on the evolving landscape of the profession and the challenges faced by nurses and healthcare workers.
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2 Aug 2024
Thoughts and condolences for Kerala
A devastating landslide has so far claimed the lives of almost 300 people in Kerala, India. Sanjith Nair, a North West Board member who hails from Kerala, was alarmed to hear about how the rain in the southern coastal state caused landslides in the hills of Wayanad district early on Tuesday, whilst many slept. He shares his thoughts.
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1 Aug 2024
Unraveling Monogenic Diabetes
As a genetic diabetes nurse (GDN), my journey with monogenic diabetes, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), had been both challenging and rewarding. Unlike type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, MODY results from specific genetic mutations affecting insulin production.
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1 Aug 2024
A route via general practice to being a political nurse
This is a personal blog about general practice nursing, and my route to being an elected local politician through general practice nursing.
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31 Jul 2024
RCN Congress 2024
Attending RCN annual congress, taking place in Newport, Wales, 2-6 June as a cancer forum voting member.
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31 Jul 2024
Sister Freda Airey S R N: 鈥榣ost at sea鈥� 12 February 1944
I volunteer with a thriving local history and archive group in my village of Arnside. A recent acquisition is the painstaking research of a resident, documenting every villager who died in WW1, WW2 and the Korean War. My attention was drawn to the only woman in the list, Sister Freda Airey. Who was she? How did she die?
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30 Jul 2024
What does award in England mean for NHS pay in Scotland?
Colin Poolman, RCN Scotland Director, explains where we are on pay negotiations in Scotland and what UK Chancellor's announcement means.
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29 Jul 2024
My first congress made such a positive impact on me
Nursing support worker Rebecca says her first RCN Congress was more than just an event, but a reminder of why she chose our brilliant profession.
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26 Jul 2024
Changes afoot: an opportunity for renewal and further progress
RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on some important changes for both the UK and the RCN, and what these mean for the College and the nursing workforce.
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26 Jul 2024
Being part of the change
Associate Director of the Activism Academy George Woods introduces the work behind the launch of the academy and how members can get involved.
