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  • Marcus Wootton Marcus Wootton 2 Feb 2026

    Myanmar – supporting nursing to rebuild

    RCN Associate Director of International Nursing Marcus Wootton reflects on five years since the military coup in Myanmar, and how the RCN has been supporting an underground nurse education programme for some of the world’s most resilient and determined nursing academics and students.

  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 23 Jan 2026

    Raising our voice and fighting for change

    RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on our continued pressure to end corridor care, the achievements of the RCN Institute in its first full year and looks ahead to 2026.

  • Professor Jane Ball Professor Jane Ball 23 Jan 2026

    One year on: how the Insititute of Nursing Excellence is powering change

    Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball, reflects on the Institute’s first year as a growing movement for excellence, influence and unity in nursing.

  • Ruth Oshikanlu Ruth Oshikanlu 22 Jan 2026

    Nursing skills: an untapped engine of entrepreneurship

    When do nursing skills become entrepreneurial strengths? RCN Fellow Ruth Oshikanlu MBE explains. 

  • Janet Hargreaves Janet Hargreaves 21 Jan 2026

    From the Archives: Are nursing textbooks useful or wise?

    This blog series will delve into the oldest of the RCN’s historical book collection, exploring the ways in which nursing was taught in the past. Herbert E Cuff’s 1896 ‘Lectures on Medicine to Nurses’ is one such example.

  • Sue Campbell Sue Campbell 21 Jan 2026

    Wikipedia as a platform for engagement: widening public knowledge of Scottish nurses

    In this blog Sue shares fascinating examples of some of the nurses she has ‘met’ through the ‘Nurses in Red’ project, with a focus on Scottish nurses. 

  • Samten Chodon Samten Chodon 19 Jan 2026

    Menopause A nurse’s lived experience

    Samten’s blog is a powerful account of her peri-menopause experience as a woman of colour, and as a nurse herself. 89% of nurses in the UK are female, so it is vital to continue to raise awareness around menopause.

  • Anne Crockett Anne Crockett 19 Jan 2026

    A partnership approach to grief literacy

    To mark National Grief Awareness Week, Queen's University Belfast united 11 bereavement organisations to equip nursing students with essential grief literacy - for supporting bereaved individuals and maintaining professional wellbeing. 

  • Kendal Andreason Kendal Andreason 14 Jan 2026

    Reflecting on Our Foundations: A Recent Review of the NRN Handbook

    As the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½â€™s Professional Lead for Acute and Emergency Care and Defence Nursing—and as the lead for our Early Career Nurses Network—I am pleased to share reflections following a recent review of our Newly Registered Nurses (NRN) Handbook, a resource that continues to play a central role in supporting nurses at the start of their professional journey.

  • Amanda Williams Amanda Williams 12 Jan 2026

    Reflecting on another remarkable year for the RCN Diabetes Forum: A Chair’s perspective

    In her first blog as official Chair of the RCN Diabetes Forum, Amanda Williams reflects on the work of the Diabetes Forum over 2025 highlighting what hard work and determination can do to champion the voice of nursing.

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