Most healthcare workers have protected time in their job plans allowing them to be involved in education, research and/or training but the majority of the nursing workforce do not get this! In order to maintain nursing competence every nurse should have protected professional time #rcn26

Any prescribed medication should be backed by peer reviewed evidence based that is current and appropriate. Their is a fine line between recreational use and medicinal use, and the benefits should outweigh the risks after appropriate physical and mental health assessment #rcn26

@mannersofmarple.bsky.social Looking forward to hear discussion around the prescribing of medicinal cannabis! This is not to discuss whether we agree with cannabis being prescribed and what conditions it can help, but about the ways which prescribers are not using peer reviewed evidence #rcn26

For or against 35 hour working weeks? That is the question and looking forward to an interesting debate hearing both for and against. This is not a clear choice as the nursing workforce are across different sectors, specialisms and age ranges that work 24/7 365 days for our patients #rcn26 #rcn #nhs

Everyone was affected by the covid-19 pandemic, and the nursing workforce was there with colleagues on the front line treating patients, colleagues and friends 🧡 Nurses need to be actively involved in any future pandemic planning affecting our population #rcn26 #nhs @rcn.org.uk #rcnnorthern

Final day of congress starting with something that can actually save and extend lives of people with serious mental illness and/or learning disabilities by having appropriate health checks within care settings! 31.3% of England take up their annual health checks! But what about the 68.7%? #rcn26

Patient data should be used to provide high quality person centred trauma informed care.... not for companies to put confidential patient data at risk! Reports that are redacted, data being discussed for immigration data and no transparency from Palantir @rcn.org.uk #rcn26 #rcn #nursing

@charlottehallrn.bsky.social we need to develop psychologically safe places and maintain them in order to meet the needs of our members and coworkers! This falls to not just the managers/leadership but to us and our colleagues to support each other #RCN26 #RCN

When the nursing workforce are sleeping in their cars after a shift just because they cannot afford the travel costs to go home and return back early for their shift tomorrow. They are keeping patients safe and having to rely on unreliable and inaccesible public transport after long shifts! #rcn26

Another postcode lottery where people towards the end of their life are facing incosistent access to specialist care. Every patient deserves to receive the best care at the end of the life and not being 'left alone and forgotten' #rcn26 #rcn

We NEED national safety standards for lone workers as many staff are put in dangerous and/or challenging situations that can stop the nursing workforce delivering the care they need to give #rcn26 #rcn

Pain is a complex multidimensional condition that can affect anyone at anytime. Patients can live with constant pain that have often exhausted prescribed medications, with a postcode lottery for appropriate psychological support. We need better access to specialist pain services everywhere #RCN26

Are external reviews meaningful? Every pound spent on the reviews that do not create meaningful change is a pound taken from paitients, services and healthcare professional. We need to be proactive not reactive in healthcare. We need to act before harm occurs! @alisonleary1.bsky.social #rcn26

@faerycaramel.bsky.social 👏👏👏 thank you to all council and elected members who go above and beyond and work behind the scenes to ensure what is dicussed in congress is worked on for OUR members using their passion for the nursing workforce #rcn26 #rcn @rcn.org.uk

This was a passionate speech that captured the difficulties facing everyone around misinformation coming from individuals all the way to our government! We need to challenge misinformation to keep people safe!

Misinformation within healthcare is a prevalent issue impacting all patients! As nurses we should be supporting patients and their families to make informed decisions on their care, and not relying on methods coming from sources that have no supporting evidence! @mannersofmarple.bsky.social #RCN26

Nurse education is not a luxury but an essential part of a nurse journey from preregistration courses, to advanced qualifications, to improve their skills and improve patient outcomes but also to have experienced researchers developing and pushing the evolving world of nursing! @rcn.org.uk #RCN26

Yes Elizabeth! Advanced nurse mental health practitioners are needed not to replace other professions but to support our patients and their families at times that often are emotionally charged, confusing and lacking support from every service #rcn26 #RCN

The quality of clinical placements varies by not just by speciality, not just by trust, but by wards on the same unit, within community services and the staff working on these areas. Students need appropriate experience that meets their needs and skills as a future nurse! #RCN #RCN26

Advanced nursing practitioners use their skills, knowledge and passion to support patients in all areas of nursing. They often take on further qualifications and pressure to ensure all patients receive episodes of care that often goes above and beyond #rcn26 @faerycaramel.bsky.social

NMC! Its not just increasing fees but the lack of transparency of what this money actually does besides keeping nurses in long and inappropriate investigations! We need a regulator that ensures safe nursing practice! #RCN26 #rcn #nmc #nurse @rcn.org.uk @newsnmc.bsky.social

Why has redeployment become the daily occurrence where nursing staff are being put on clinical areas without notice, without support and left with feeling lost, stressed and not feeling part of the team #rcn26 #rcn #weneednurses #nurse #nursingstaff

Why has redeployment become the daily occurrence where nursing staff are being put on clinical areas without notice, without support and left with feeling lost, stressed and not feeling part of the team #rcn26 #rcn #weneednurses #nurse #nursingstaff

What can I say such an emotional event that changed too many loves including 97 people who never returned home! Sat crying listening to Margaret sharing her fight since that tragic day 😢 #rcn26 #rcn #Hillsborough #Hillsboroughdisaster #liverpool97 @rcn.org.uk

Today we’re urging governments to deliver sustained investment to rebuild the nursing workforce and meet rising patient need. Our calls come as we publish our latest report, based on the experiences of 13,000 nursing staff, detailing the reality of their most recent shift. (1/3)

Congress 26 has started! Cannot wait for the opportunities and discussions this week @rcn.org.uk #rcn26 #nursing #nursingvoices #supportworkers #nursingassociates

My first official blog outlining my experiences with the RCN to date, including my involvement with the Yorkshire and Humber regional board @rcn.org.uk: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

When I hear someone is a 'internationally educated nurse' I think about what they bring to services from their experience all the way to sharing their culture and identity! We are all nurses regardless of where we studied but we also all individuals. Please treat every nurse as a person #RCN25

@rcn.org.uk This is what congress #RCN25 is about..... Meeting new and old colleagues from across the UK, discussing current issues the nursing profession face and developing our professional knowledge to help support our patients, their family, the wider community and our peers ❤️ Thank you everyone

@nursecharr.bsky.social Well done 👏 I wish people worked more like this making space for newly qualified to start their careers #RCN25

Is nursing regulation fit for practise? In my personal opinion I don't think it is. Reports have highlighted racism, discrimination, poor practice when performing fitness to practice investigations and double standards between registered nurses and persistent unfounded malicious complaints

#RCN25 I am disappointed to hear that within nursing leadership this is still being discussed. We ALL should be providing person centred, culturally appropriate, personalised, SAFE care to each and every patient regardless of their culture, identity or beliefs within ALL areas of nursing!

In 2025 there are colleagues in our nursing family using food banks and struggling to afford essential bills, and we still do our job to the best of our ability making sure patients get the care they deserve! We need wages and investment into services before we lose more nurses due to burnout #RCN25

#RCN25 Feeling torn about whether the RCN should explore the establishment of a credit union. Both for and against have made valid discussion points and each speaker has spoke about their experiences and what they think the impact will be on OUR MEMBERS!

Powerful discussion around health inequalities and how nursing staff can help tackle health inequalities. From birth to death, through physical and mental health symptoms, many people often feel more barriers to access the right consultations, diagnosis and treatment due these inequalities.

It takes someone special to be a learning disability nurse! They are specialist practitioners who not only support their patients and families but also their colleagues in reducing barriers to people with learning disabilities accessing other health and social services ❤️

#RCN25 The RCN congress unanimously vote that the UK government including Crown Dependencies need to take urgent action to invest in social care! Social care should not be a postcode lottery and by not investing now it will overload and increase spending on a already broken system!!

Proud Mum, Proud Nurse, Proud Colleague, Proud Ally, Proud Friend #RCN25 #proudmum #youaresafewithme

#RCN25 #RCNProud #Allyactions #proud #pride

#RCN25 Under Attack - Nursing in War. I cannot even start to understand the resilience healthcare workers in war zones actually have and their experiences of not having access to things such as paracetamol to help innocent people injured by weapons made to inflict as much harm as possible 😔😥

@rcn.org.uk It was announced that Dr's will receive a significant pay rise and changes in working conditions compared to nurses potential 3% pay rise and more pressures on our services. We stand alongside our doctor colleagues. We ALL deserve fair pay for doing a safety critical job! #RCN25 #fairpay

All nurses should feel safe at work and if injuries do occur then swift treatment should be sought. I believe ALL nurses and colleagues with patient facing roles should receive breakaway training and regular psychological wellbeing supervision from their employers as a bare minimum! #RCN25

Protect the future of Nursing before its too late! We need more nurses than we have ever needed but less people are joining the profession each year and students are burning out before they even qualify! They need our support! #RCN25 @faerycaramel.bsky.social #futurenurses

Assaults on Nursing staff and emergency workers happen more than what is reported and organisations NEED to provide a high duty of care including mental health support, deescalation training and seeing a zero tolerance policy upheld when staff are being assaulted in whatever form #RCN25

#RCN25 The traveller community experience significant barriers to accessing healthcare and social care. This is something I am actively working to breakdown these barriers especially within mental health in my local area, but always considering the wider community #mentalhealth #Nurse #travellers

Debating the impact of synthetic opioids not just on patients but their families, support networks and the nursing family. It changed from a matter of discussion to resolution, to ensure the right support is available for people impacted by synthetic opioids #RCN25 @rcn.org.uk

Day 2 of #RCN25. Looking forward to discussing issues effecting not only Nurse's, healthcare and support workers but our patients and their families.