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Hope for future treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Reuben is a PhD Student studying at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
Updated: 24 March 2025 -
Teepa Snow
Sandra Blade and Jo Roche attended the Teepa Snow sessions recently. Teepa Snow is an American dementia care specialist and an occupation therapist. Read their blog to learn more.
Updated: 1 March 2025 -
Celebrating International Older Persons Day
To celebrate International Older Persons Day (01 October) the RCN Older People's forum have collated blog posts from people who were happy to talk about this years theme 'The part we play: Celebrating the integral role of older people in our communities'.
Updated: 7 March 2025 -
Failing nurse recruitment and huge rise in early leavers creating ‘perfect storm for patient safety’, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "Today’s figures are bad news for patients. Nurse recruitment is slowing, the numbers of new starters is falling and we are witnessing a devastating increase in people leaving within five years of joining."
Updated: 27 August 2025 -
Nurse universities admission figures show government NHS reforms under ‘direct threat’, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Today’s figures should ring alarm bells in government. As demand for services rises, and targets say we need hundreds of thousands of new nurses, ministers are struggling to recruit even an additional one hundred. Nurse education is not jus...
Updated: 13 May 2025 -
Revising NHS workforce plans must include resolving the crisis in nursing, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Revising workforce plans must include resolving the fundamental reasons why the nursing workforce is in crisis. It should be the government’s first priority and will deliver better care for millions."
Updated: 8 May 2025 -
‘Learning disability nurse deserts’ developing across England, as RCN calls for government to rescue specialty
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Lynn Woolsey, said: “Learning disability nursing is an incredibly rewarding career, supporting some of the most vulnerable to live happier and healthier lives. But the specialty has suffered years of neglect and underinvestment, causing recruitment to collapse and decimati...
Updated: 23 May 2025 -
Delirium webinar
On 8th October 2024 the RCN Older People's Forum hosted a webinar discussing delirium.
Updated: 24 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the New Year Honours List 2025
Royal College of Nursing President Sheilabye Sobrany said: “Congratulations to all those in health and care who have been recognised in the New Year Honours. Your work and tireless dedication to nursing and your patients act as an inspiration to all of us."
Updated: 30 May 2025 -
Tackling nursing crisis crucial to achieving Prime Minister’s plan, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “To achieve his plan, the Prime Minister needs to join the dots between hitting NHS targets and solving the crisis in nursing. We deliver the vast majority of care, but our workforce is severely depleted and recruitment is collapsing."
Updated: 5 May 2025
