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  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 12 Dec 2025

    Strengthening the Future of Diabetes Care: Reflections from EDEN Leicester

    In this blog, UK Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions, Callum, talks about his recent visit to EDEN Leicester Diabetes Centre and what he learnt.

  • Paul Irving Paul Irving 12 Dec 2025

    Reflections on the Education Conference

    As we approach the time when all the abstracts come in for next year’s conference, and before we as a committee and volunteers do the shortlisting of those submitted, I have taken time to reflect on this year’s conference.

  • Christopher Healey and Rosemary Peters Christopher Healey and Rosemary Peters 12 Dec 2025

    My First Experience with End-of-Life Care

    A reflection.

  • Shannon Copeland Shannon Copeland 12 Dec 2025

    Celebration to Progress: UKONS at 20 & the Next Chapter

    Celebrating 20 years of UKONS, this blog reflects on the progress of cancer nursing and explores future priorities: valuing expertise, nurturing the workforce, optimising therapies, and ensuring person‑centred care to build resilient, compassionate oncology services.

  • Chris Starnes, Matthew Stewart and Vicky Brotherton at the RCN Joint Reps conference in April 2025 800x400 Matthew Stewart Matthew Stewart 11 Dec 2025

    Keeping this a secret was so hard

    As we near the end of 2025 I have reflected on last 12 months of my RCN activities and how they have developed me as an individual as I have supported my branch as branch secretary, members across the region in my role as an ex officio board member and nationally in my role on the Stewards Committee. 

  • Sarah Dodsworth Sarah Dodsworth 10 Dec 2025

    Reflecting on 2025 and looking ahead

    As 2025 comes to a close, Sarah Dodsworth, Regional Director for RCN Northern and Yorkshire & the Humber Regions, reflects on an extraordinary year and shares what’s next.

  • A scene of the nativity featuring two midwives Professor Jane Salvage Professor Jane Salvage 10 Dec 2025

    The Midwives’ Gospel: the forgotten women at the birth of Jesus

    RCN Fellow Professor Jane Salvage puts two legendary midwives back in the picture after their historic erasure.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 5 Dec 2025

    A year of making the voice of nursing heard

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, reflects on the continued impact on nursing staff and patients of corridor care and the results of our recent member surveys. 

  • Elsa Afonso Elsa Afonso 5 Dec 2025

    International Teamwork: Finding Courage in the Chaos

    Elsa Afonso from the RCN’s International Academy talks about the RCN’s recent work to support nurses in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah which struck the country last week and brought catastrophic floods.

  • Emma Firth Emma Firth 2 Dec 2025

    Nursing Times: Nurse Leader of the Year

    In this blog, Emma reflects on what brought her into prison nursing, her role working as a Regional Primary Care and Safeguarding Lead Nurse, and what it was like to win the 2025 Nurse Leader of the Year award at the Nursing Times Awards.

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