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Ministers must recognise the value of nursing staff in social care, says the Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “This report should act as an urgent wake-up call for the government that waiting for the conclusion of the current review into adult social care in England is not an option."
Updated: 3 October 2025 -
Self care for Gastroenterology Nursing
This Blog discusses nursing shortages in gastroenterology nursing and initiatives that show promise in relation to positive impact on staff retention.
Updated: 31 October 2025 -
The importance of decontamination in Endoscopy
This Blog provides a brief discussion on key features and guidelines of decontamination in Endoscopy Units, including the importance of training and guidelines.
Updated: 27 August 2025 -
IBD Benchmarking
The National IBD benchmarking has now been released and enables IBD teams across the country to measure their service against the IBD standards and other IBD services.
Updated: 2 May 2025 -
A Year in the Chair
Rebekah Hill reflects on her first year as Chair of the RCN Gastrointestinal Forum Committee.
Updated: 6 May 2025 -
Asylum Years: Back to the Future? Glimpses of Institutional Life in the 1970s
This Blog looks at the forthcoming book Asylum Years: Back to the Future? Glimpses of Institutional Life in the 1970s, where readers are invited to step back in time and explore a world that has since vanished; the closed ecosystem of mental health institutions in the early 1970s.
Updated: 31 August 2025 -
Honouring Nursing History: V E Day, World War Two
In this Blog, Kerry talks about her visit to the British Memorial in Normandy and remembering the eightieth anniversary of Germany’s surrender on 8 May,1945 (V-E Day).
Updated: 5 October 2025 -
Remembering Win Logan (1926-2025)
In this Blog, Janet looks at the rich and varied career of Win Logan, nurse educator and co-author of 'The Elements of Nursing'.
Updated: 10 October 2025 -
From the Archives: Alice Bird's Atlantic adventure
The RCN archives hold a wealth of artefacts and papers documenting the history of nursing from individual lives to major events. This blog series from the History of Nursing Forum is delving into the collection to share its treasures and to bring the archive to life.
Updated: 29 June 2025 -
Where's Dianne? RCN Congress 2025
How members can meet the History of Nursing Forum Chair at Congress and find out about what the Forum are involved in.
Updated: 26 September 2025
