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Blogs



465 blog posts
  • Angela Cartwright Angela Cartwright 30 Jul 2025

    Investing in breastfeeding

    Nurses and midwives play a crucial role in helping families make decision about infant feeding, and provide evidence based care. Supporting mums who want to breastfeed to be successful is vital to improve the health of women and babies in the UK.

  • Sally Wilson Sally Wilson 30 Jul 2025

    Professional Pride – what is allyship?

    ÍâÍøÌìÌà Professional Lead for Care of Older People and Dementia, Sally Wilson reflects on the importance of allyship and the important role that nursing staff can play.

  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 30 Jul 2025

    Professional Pride - why is it so important?

    ÍâÍøÌìÌà Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions, Callum Metcalfe-O’Shea reflects on the important role that nursing staff can play in celebrating diversity and increasing inclusion in their practice.

  • Lorna Mayles Lorna Mayles 28 Jul 2025

    Breaking barriers between you and your first job as a registered nurse

    Earning your PIN as a registered nurse after years of study and work should be a time for celebration.

  • Shannon Copeland Shannon Copeland 22 Jul 2025

    Supportive Cancer Care Insights from MASCC 2025

    This Blog discusses the importance of supportive cancer care initiatives to enable patients to live well with and beyond cancer.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 18 Jul 2025

    Your value, your voice, your vote.

    ÍâÍøÌìÌà General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger on the countdown to the close of the ÍâÍøÌìÌà NHS and HSC pay consultations and the ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ’s Annual General Meeting. 

  • Carmel O'Boyle Carmel O'Boyle Carmel O'Boyle 17 Jul 2025

    Advancing the voice of nursing at home and on the global stage

    Carmel O’Boyle shares her reflections on her first six months as Chair of ÍâÍøÌìÌà Council.

  • Professor Pam Smith Professor Pam Smith 17 Jul 2025

    What’s in a smile? The emotional labour of nursing

    ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellow Professor Pam Smith explores the impact of emotional labour on nursing staff and patients.

  • Esther Kuria Esther Kuria 15 Jul 2025

    Fibroid awareness month

    The purpose of this Blog is to shed light on fibroids, break the silence and emphasise the urgent need for greater awareness. By understanding the challenges women face and exploring innovative ways to support them, we can improve their quality of life.

  • Lawrence Whyte Lawrence Whyte 14 Jul 2025

    The everyday reality of acute in-patient care

    This Blog looks at the every day experience of working in acute in-patient mental health units.

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