Standing up for Nursing Support Workers
This special edition of Nursing Matters focuses on our brilliant nursing support workers across the UK, to recognise their invaluable contribution as the RCN celebrates its annual Nursing Support Work...
21 Nov 202241min
Black History Month and Mental Health
October is Black History Month, an opportunity for the RCN to spotlight the contributions of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic nurses across the profession. Dr. Ann Mitchell is a practitioner, educator...
28 Okt 202237min
Fair pay protects patient safety
The nursing workforce in crisis – this week’s Nursing Matters hears from Professor Alison Leary, a Fellow of the RCN whose areas of expertise include health care and workforce modelling, and patient s...
30 Sep 202232min
Nursing: Fighting for its future
The nursing profession has a long history of activism and of advocating for change. This episode of Nursing Matters hears from Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty, past RCN President, Professor of Nurs...
23 Sep 202231min
Industrial action – one nurse’s perspective
As the RCN prepares to ballot members on industrial strike action, we talk to one nurse from Northern Ireland who knows exactly how it feels to join a picket line. In 2019, Edna Grant took part in th...
2 Sep 202228min
Fair pay for nursing - what it means and why it matters
With the announcement of the NHS pay awards, we’re looking at the state of pay in nursing. Are UK governments doing enough to recruit and retain the nursing staff our profession, and most importantly ...
26 Aug 202247min
Ethical recruitment of overseas nurses – how can we do better?
The UK relies heavily on recruiting overseas nurses to join the workforce, at a time when we have an urgent need to increase our own domestic supply. In the context of a global shortage of nurses, how...
16 Juni 202240min
International Nurses’ Day: Celebrating the Best of Nursing
Nurses are leaders, innovators and creators. As we mark International Nurses’ Day, we’re celebrating the profession, and exploring the diversity of nursing roles today. Special guests and RCN award-wi...
11 Maj 202236min
