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Blogs



452 blog posts
  • Samantha Parkinson Samantha Parkinson 1 Aug 2025

    Changing the World, One Baby at a Time: Family Nurse Partnership

    This blog shares a personal journey from midwifery to leading the Family Nurse Partnership across Hampshire, highlighting the powerful impact of early intervention on the lives of young parents and their children. It reflects a nurse’s commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving outcomes for disadvantaged families, one baby at a time.

  • Andrew Mather Andrew Mather 1 Aug 2025

    Safe Inside: A United Stand for Safety in Prisons

    Andrew Mather – Vice-Chair UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee talks about his experience at the parliamentary launch of the Joint Unions In Prisons Alliance updated Safe Inside Charter 

  • Angela Cartwright Angela Cartwright 30 Jul 2025

    Investing in breastfeeding

    Nurses and midwives play a crucial role in helping families make decision about infant feeding, and provide evidence based care. Supporting mums who want to breastfeed to be successful is vital to improve the health of women and babies in the UK.

  • Sally Wilson Sally Wilson 30 Jul 2025

    Professional Pride – what is allyship?

    RCN Professional Lead for Care of Older People and Dementia, Sally Wilson reflects on the importance of allyship and the important role that ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff can play.

  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 30 Jul 2025

    Professional Pride - why is it so important?

    RCN Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions, Callum Metcalfe-O’Shea reflects on the important role that ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff can play in celebrating diversity and increasing inclusion in their practice.

  • Lorna Mayles Lorna Mayles 28 Jul 2025

    Breaking barriers between you and your first job as a registered nurse

    Earning your PIN as a registered nurse after years of study and work should be a time for celebration.

  • Shannon Copeland Shannon Copeland 22 Jul 2025

    Supportive Cancer Care Insights from MASCC 2025

    This Blog discusses the importance of supportive cancer care initiatives to enable patients to live well with and beyond cancer.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 18 Jul 2025

    Your value, your voice, your vote.

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger on the countdown to the close of the RCN NHS and HSC pay consultations and the RCN’s Annual General Meeting. 

  • Carmel O'Boyle Carmel O'Boyle Carmel O'Boyle 17 Jul 2025

    Advancing the voice of ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ at home and on the global stage

    Carmel O’Boyle shares her reflections on her first six months as Chair of RCN Council.

  • Professor Pam Smith Professor Pam Smith 17 Jul 2025

    What’s in a smile? The emotional labour of ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ

    RCN Fellow Professor Pam Smith explores the impact of emotional labour on ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff and patients.

Get to know your elected members

We work with ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff from across the UK, for ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff across the UK. Get to know some of the fantastic members you’ve elected to represent our membership and take the lead for the ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ profession.
15 members of Council standing outside RCN HQ in London