
Welcome to Nursing Matters, the brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing. The pandemic is bringing out the very best in nursing – and reminding the public just how invaluable the profession is. What have we learned from this once-in-a-generation crisis? How can we use that knowledge to make the profession more effective in future? And what kind of new deal do nursing staff deserve after... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 32 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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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 Workers’ Day. We’re talking about the critical roles t... more
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 and researcher in mental health nursing. She talk... more
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 safety.
Why is the nursing workforce in such a pre... more
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 Nursing Policy and noted historian. Anne Marie introdu... more
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 the first ever strike by RCN members which resulted... more
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 our patients, really need?
And just how likely ... more
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 should we manage international recruitment, and ... more
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-winners, HMP Cardiff’s Kirsty John and founder and d... more
As a long time ME/CFS sufferer I found the Long COVID episode a total joke. Just one brief mention of ME/CFS and absolutely no recognition that they are the same illness. All the symptoms mentioned are ME/CFS. No diagnostic test, not being believed, brushed off as a mental illness etc is ME/CFS. If developed after Covid 19 you call it long Covid. If developed after every other virus ever it is called ME/CFS. Surely you should be able to make this connection?
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