In this month's blog RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on this week's RCN anti-racism summit and how we are delivering on our Congress resolution to make the RCN an anti-racist organisation.

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Do you want to learn how to cite correctly within your written work?

Join Royal College of Nursing Libraries session where you'll learn why referencing is important and how to use the Harvard reference style.

📅 2 May
🕚 11am -12pm
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🚨 NEW | an FOI request reveals elderly patients are waiting up to 5 days for care in A&E corridors.

It's unacceptable that this standard of care is becoming normalised.

Politicians need to address this crisis now by investing in services and staff.

Our response:…

If you live in Greater London, take RCN London's action and write to the Mayor of London candidates today.

Tell the candidates why they must use their powers to champion the nursing community.

Take action now: bit.ly/3U6iwJt

🚨 NEW | data shows the equivalent of a week off work was taken by all 350k of NHS England's nurses last year due to stress, anxiety and depression.

Blaming 'sicknote culture' will not fix this, we need investment in services and staff.

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We are committed to serious, transformational work to ensure we are an anti-racist organisation, as mandated by our members.

Today, we held our first anti-racism summit to help make this a reality.

Find out more ⬇️ rcn.org.uk/magazines/News…

🚨 NEW | data shows the equivalent of a week off work was taken by all 350k of NHS England's nurses last year due to stress, anxiety and depression.

Blaming 'sicknote culture' will not fix this, we need investment in services and staff.

Read more: bit.ly/3JEH99O

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Many of the UK’s 7.6 million cases of cardiovascular disease are preventable, so nursing staff in all settings need to know the basics.

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Agenda for Change has lost sight of our value.

After 20 years, three quarters of our members are on the two lowest pay bands possible for registered professionals.

Nursing needs a fresh start and a new place in health care: bit.ly/4aqrqHq

#FairPayForNursing

NEW | Asthma + Lung UK reveal 2 out of 3 asthma deaths could be avoided with better care. This is a shocking statistic which should serve as a wake up call to ministers to act now and invest in the staffing needed to avoid these preventable tragedies.

Immunisations are a critical element of preventative care. Nursing staff play an important role in the administration of vaccinations as well as advising & promoting their importance.

Access resources & build your knowledge for World Immunisation Week: bit.ly/3W8sv27

Our Nursing Workforce Standards are the first national blueprint for tackling nursing shortages across the UK.

Join one of our upcoming webinars to learn how they can be used in your workplace to support the delivery of safe and effective patient care: bit.ly/3PHaxjd

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) are chronic, hormone-based conditions, which can be life-changing.

Learn more about the symptoms, and how you can support those living with them.

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Nurse-to-patient ratios: what are they and how could they work in practice?

Hear from Linda Silas Linda Silas on how nursing staff in Canada have made this a reality.

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As the Rwanda Bill becomes law, the Royal College of Nursing will continue to oppose the government’s approach to asylum on medical, ethical and humanitarian grounds.

Did you know that GP nurses…

⚡ are not on the same terms and conditions as NHS colleagues?

⚡ have only statutory maternity and sick leave terms and conditions?

⚡ are integral to running the primary care our communities rely on?

Learn more: bit.ly/49S7AUe

The nursing workforce is comprised of staff from all over the world – and this diversity is its real strength. Read #RCNMagazine inspirational profile of Daphne Steele the NHS' first Black matron, with her blue plaque recently unveiled in Yorkshire.
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Public support for nursing is overwhelming.

Join us on 12 May to show your support by using the hashtag #NursesDay to tell us why you think nursing should get the value it deserves.

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…🧐Fact check
❌50k more nurses? 1000s of nursing vacancies unfilled.
❌Waiting lists down 5 months in a row? Yet higher than when the pledge was made.
❌Pay disputes settled? Yet nursing left out in the cold.

Hardly a year to be proud of - nursing & patients deserve better.