Chief Executive and General Secretary's update
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29 May 2020
COVID-19: Building a better future for nursing
It’s time to reward nursing staff adequately and fairly for essential work they do.
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14 May 2020
COVID-19: A very different Nurses’ Day
Dame Donna Kinnair reflects on this year’s Nurses’ Day and building a better future for nursing.
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30 Apr 2020
We must ask the tough questions about the impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities
Donna Kinnair reflects on this week’s minute of silence, and how it highlighted an inescapable truth.
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24 Apr 2020
Out of this crisis, we must build a better future for nursing
As the nation prepares to hold a minutes silence for key workers who have lost their lives, Donna reflects on the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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16 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Keeping the face of nursing
Dame Donna Kinnair shares her experience of volunteering at the Nightingale Hospital.
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9 Apr 2020
COVID-19: Now is the time for nurses to have confidence in ourselves and our training
Dame Donna Kinnair shares her thoughts as she prepares to volunteer at the Nightingale Hospital.
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1 Apr 2020
Visiting the Nightingale Hospital
As a lifelong east Londoner, I’ve seen the old Docklands area change beyond recognition. Undoubtedly, the most rapid change I’ve witnessed though, has been the transformation of a venue designed for boat shows into a hospital fit for the critically ill.
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28 Feb 2020
Celebrating the Year of the Nurse and Midwife
As the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, 2020 offers us all is an exciting opportunity to celebrate our profession across the world. At the RCN, we will use this year to highlight the many achievements of nursing – and the very real challenges we face.