Blogs
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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.
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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.
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12 Dec 2025
My First Experience with End-of-Life Care
A reflection.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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