RCN Wales Features

Learn more about nursing staff in Wales 鈥� including inspiring initiatives, career highlights and journeys into nursing.

11 Jul 2024
From care home to recruitment agency: a nurse鈥檚 journey from health care support worker to director of nursing

Rhian Smith was 19 when, feeling a little lost after A-levels, she answered a newspaper advert for nursing home care staff in Guernsey. Fast forward another 19 years and her experiences along the way have led her to become Hoop Recruitment鈥檚 Director of Nursing & Healthcare in Wales.
26 Jun 2024
Intergenerational friendships 鈥� the positive impact of a south Wales childcare provider鈥檚 weekly visits to a care home

Lakeside House is a family-owned care home in Cardiff. Each week, 2鈥�5-year-olds from Blue Door Nursery and Blue Door Out of School visit Lakeside House to perform songs and stories, play games and talk with the residents.
17 May 2024
Lecturing, numeracy and nursing in India with Nelson Selvaraj

Adult Nursing Lecturer, Nelson Selvaraj, tells us about his nursing career so far and what it meant to win the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2023 Nurse Education Award.
2 May 2024
Engraining the principles of Safety-II to improve staff culture

How a South Wales hospital has successfully integrated the safety principles into its day-to-day working practices, creating a better culture and promoting greater stability within its staff teams.
2 Feb 2024
Knocking down walls to enhance patient experience

How removing the walls of one nursing station in a south Wales hospital has transformed how patients engage with nursing staff.
20 Dec 2023
Meet the patient experience team tackling loneliness during the festive period

During this time of year, families and friends get together to celebrate loved ones, reflect on times past and look forward to the year ahead. But the holiday season isn鈥檛 always the most wonderful time of the year for everyone.
1 Nov 2023
Q&A with Catherine Davies, Primary Care Learning Disability Liaison Nurse

Catherine Davies explores the barriers to health care that her patients with learning disabilities face and the impact her liaison team has on improving outcomes.
1 Oct 2023
Advocating for diversity and inclusion in the nursing profession

Black History Month is here! Swansea Bay nurse, Omobola Akinade, shares how she has advocated for diversity, inclusion, and equal representation in the nursing profession.
7 Sep 2023
Q&A with Kokila Swamynathan

Meet Kokila Swamynathan, advanced nurse practitioner, diaspora engagement advisor and member of the RCN Wales Board.
4 Jul 2023
Q&A with Professor Donna Mead OBE

Professor Donna Mead OBE has worked in hospitals and universities across Wales in roles which include clinician, researcher and educator. She was Dean of a large faculty of Life Sciences and education for 18 years. She has been a member of the 天美传媒 since student days and has served on the Research Advisory Group (now research committee) and its associated scientific committee and on the education committee. Most recently she was an elected member of RCN Wales Board. Donna is a very proud Fellow of the RCN