‘Student nurses graduate with £54k of debt, shouldn’t we pay them a wage instead?’
The Government claims students are "supernumerary" and "not contracted to provide nursing care".
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Opinion
A fresh start?
I’m excited and I’m nervous. I qualified as a nurse just 15 months ago. I left a career in IT...
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Put the best of Doctors under enough pressure and mistakes will happen
Even the best Doctor is capable of lethal mistakes.
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‘Give us a break’ because we ‘try our damn hardest’, begs nurse
Give NHS staff “a break” because “more often than not we haven't had one (or a wee) in 7 hours...
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“Elderly” – an outdated and potentially harmful term?
The term elderly has no clear meaning and evokes stereotypes.
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Hospital gowns leave patients feeling open and vulnerable – their time is up
Being escorted in this attire, often through public areas of a hospital, pretty much completes the humiliation.
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Are overweight nurses ‘fit to practise’?
A recent study highlighted that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers are overweight with the highest levels of obesity found in nurses...
Read more‘I stand on a platform of transparency, accountability and democracy’
"We will soon be electing a new Council but what we really need is a new type of Council."
Read more‘I want to ensure students are heard while delivering a council that works for us all’
With your support, we can shape the RCN of the future. Join me in my campaign.
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Chaos in the RCN over pay deal ‘scandal’
Unison are flat out denying any faults with the pay deal, and the RCN are stating that they will press...
Read moreA vote of no confidence in the RCN will be ‘damaging to members’
"The RCN is on a path to a minority of members bringing a vote of no confidence which I believe...
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Why am I against the ‘vote of no confidence’ in the RCN?
"I feel that asking Council to resign is not in the best interests of the Royal College of Nursing or...
Read moreWhy did I call for a ‘vote of no confidence’ in the RCN?
A year ago, I attended the biggest RCN rally in Parliament Square, calling for the government to ‘scrap the cap’.
Read moreSupport for a ‘vote of no confidence’ in the RCN is not just about the NHS pay deal
We need an RCN that will stand up for health care workers, nurses and nursing.
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Nurse set for the “incredible challenge” of climbing Mount Snowdon in fancy dress
A nurse is preparing to tackle the formidable Mount Snowdon in a fancy dress challenge. Joan Pons Laplana is preparing...
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