Blogs
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blog posts
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7 Aug 2025
"It's just..."
This blog looks at the language used around women's health. Using 'it's just...' to normalise them; consequently leading to delays in reporting, diagnosis and treatment.
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6 Aug 2025
Nurse of 2030: No Job Description Can Contain Them
The nursing profession is undergoing a seismic shift. Gone are the days of predictable career ladders and gold-watch retirements.
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6 Aug 2025
Hidden expertise: making education in nursing and midwifery visible
When nursing and midwifery education transitioned from an apprenticeship model to degree-level education in the late 1990s, it marked a significant shift in how the professions were prepared for practice.
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5 Aug 2025
Confronting glioblastoma: advances in treating aggressive brain cancer
This Blog reflects on the progress in Glioblastoma treatment over the past decade and explores current advances and trends in clinical trials.
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4 Aug 2025
Rethinking a dementia journey
For people living with dementia, a healthcare journey can feel confusing, overwhelming, and frightening whether it's a routine appointment or a blue-light emergency. For staff, especially those in transport or emergency care, supporting someone with cognitive impairment can be equally complex, particularly under pressure.
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4 Aug 2025
Midwifery matters: representing at RCN Congress
This Blog highlights my experience of attending RCN Congress 2025 in Liverpool, as a voting member on behalf of RCN Midwifery Forum.
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4 Aug 2025
The highs and lows of colorectal cancer nursing
This Blog looks discusses some of the opportunities and challenges for Colorectal Cancer CNS’s.
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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
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1 Aug 2025
The COVID-19 Inquiry and the care sector
As the latest module in the COVID Inquiry - focused on the impact of the pandemic on the care sector - finishes, Claire Sutton reflects on the importance of this module as well as the evidence the RCN gave to ensure the experiences of nursing staff were heard.
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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.
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