Last night over the U.S., the sky erupted — a rare volcanic lightning storm turned the night into something that looked otherworldly.

We’re taking the exceptional step of consulting with unions and senior Black, Asian and minority ethnic registrants on measures to remove ethnic and gender bias from our Fitness to Practise process. 🔗 Read more: www.nmc.org.uk/news/news-an...

1/2 Like so many others, Janice is too poorly to be at home this year, but the magic of Christmas hasn’t left her. She’ll be spending it surrounded by family and the nursing and healthcare staff that care for her, every day of the year. #bethedifference

Dismissals of women's pain as "stress" or "normal" without investigation has a name: "Medical Misogyny" Nurses can disrupt misogyny; listen, advocate, & push back! @debrae.bsky.social @drwatsonal.bsky.social Michelle Cleary share.google/n7qUci6FYhUc...

1/2 11% of the hardship grants we have awarded so far this year were to nurses, midwives and healthcare support workers who have experienced domestic violence. If you, or someone you know, is experiencing domestic abuse, you are not alone and support is available. bit.ly/3YVM4MN

Spread the word about #NursingSupportWorkersDay by downloading our digital materials and using them in your workplace. 📱 Check out all the available resources, from email signatures to virtual meeting backgrounds. https://bit.ly/4h51HbE

Intensity for #Scape #Flowerscape and #AlphabetChallenge theme of #WeekPforPink #EastCoastKin #photography #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #vibrant #aster #gardening #autumn #colour #BloomSky #bloomscrolling #macro (Android phone camera)

Friday gamechanger news: An injection to prevent HIV is to be offered to patients on the NHS in England & Wales for the first time. The long-acting shot, given every other month, is an alternative to taking daily pills to protect against the virus. 🧪💉 #medsky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Flowers that blue AND purple will catch my eye doubly. #photography #flowers

Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍 #janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky

Vaccines save lives. There is no credible evidence that they cause autism. Pretending otherwise hurts kids twice – by undermining trust in vaccines, and by distracting from the urgent need to understand and address autism itself.

21 miles, 34 km, 1352 lengths DONE! Thank you everyone who has donated. There is still plenty of time for any more donations. swimit.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising/... #swimit #macmillancancersupport

Thank you everyone who has donated. Every £1 helps. 12 miles down, 20km, over 800 lengths xxx You can donate at swimit.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising/... or by PayPal through [email protected] or contact me for bank details/cash drop off. #swimit #macmillancancersupport

'The hefty cut to health-related support, around 50%, will remain in place for new claimants. A dramatic rise in poverty is inevitable.' Read our Handbook Editor's breakdown of the Government's concessions - and why killing the bill is the only option. www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-h...

Another 80 lengths down! donate.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

Statistics have shown Nurses are at an increased risk of suicide when compared to the general population. The pressures within the profession MUST be addressed! @nursingstandard.bsky.social

Now that's an orange king I would support! #orangecat #cat #gingercat #nokings

I can't really think in miles so I'm counting lengths and km. So I've done 4.85km which is 194 lengths. Just 28.95km or 1158 lengths to go. Heading out post night shift to get that total down some more. #macmillancancersupport #swimit

I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have functioning hospitals. I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have well funded schools. I don't want the UK to be ready for war, I want us to have an effective and compassionate welfare system.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🏳️‍🌈 You matter 🏳️‍🌈 You are loved 🏳️‍🌈 You are worthy 🏳️‍🌈 Your identity is real and valid 🏳️‍🌈 BE PROUD. BE YOU! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈

Today is the perfect day to remember how far you’ve come Image: www.instagram.com/jennamariejo...

Do you ever get that "Help! I feel like a fraud" feeling? 😨 Imposter syndrome can affect you at any stage of your nursing career, but there are plenty of ways to combat those instrusive feelings. Read more ⬇️

The impacts of corridor care aren't just confined to hospital settings. Claire Sutton, RCN Head of Independent Health and Social Care, investigates what needs to happen to support staff and patients in care homes who are feeling the ripple effects of corridor care. ⬇️

She was 9 weeks pregnant. She died. The state of Georgia is making the doctors keep her alive to incubate the baby. She’s been dead for three months. This is REAL. this isn’t about what should or should not be done. This is about having a VOICE. This is about having a CHOICE.

‘It's about protecting nurses, ensuring we are not devalued’ Nurses have demanded a greater voice in the ongoing physician associate review. #RCN25 www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/nu...

Following the really important emergency debate at #RCN25 on Mens Health I'm sharing the podcast that was mentioned by one of the speakers. Listen to The Man Hug by The Man Hug on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0C32T2G5...

The Queen of Sparkle, Samantha Spence - Is the NMC fit for practice... Should they be struck off the register?!? #RCN2025 #RCN25

The ‘normalisation’ of violence against nurses was raised as an issue at the 2025 @rcn.org.uk congress. The debate heard of the specific challenges faced by community and mental health nurses. #RCN25 Read more: www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/vi... #RCN25

A government review is being called for to look into the financial support package available to student nurses, amid reports that some are relying on food banks. #RCN25 www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...

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

@rcn.org.uk delegates voted to turn this MFD into a Resolution We need to lobby the UK government's, NHS and Independant social care providers need to develop a sustainable strategy to address the shortage of roles for newly Registered Nurses Resolution - Passed ✅️ #RCN25

Do we need more research commissioning on the impact of fatigue on nurses and nursing care? #RCN25 In my view, what we need is more ACTION to address causes of fatigue (which are well known and effects well researched)

And can you maintain that health when begged/guilted to do extra hours, stay late or start early, take too many high risk patients and have no easy access to healthy food and drink or rest areas, especially out of hours? #rcn25

Agenda item 20 discussed at #RCN25 Congress: nursing staff's role in tackling health inequalities. ➡️ bit.ly/4jWOli8 Katie Moore, Registered Nurse (Child) award winner at RCN #WalesNOTY24, highlights the impact health visitors make in reducing health inequalities faced by children and young people.

"Most of my friends are already thinking of moving." Yesterday, we published a report which showed how the UK government's immigration policies are negatively impacting internationally educated nursing (IEN) staff. We spoke to members at #RCN25 about the importance of valuing IENs. Watch below ⬇️

Emergency debate about the impact of worker fatigue on patient care and also the health and safety of workers Royal College of Nursing rcn.org.uk #RCN25

#rcn25 health inequalities affect so many people and we need to break these down. It took 6 years going to doctors to get an X-ray showing my knee was in the wrong place because I was a young woman. And yet I have many other privileges. How are we treating those with many intersecting factors?!

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

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 ❤️

Debate 15 at #RCN25 Stopping the decline in learning disability nursing That this meeting of RCN Congress calls on RCN Council to urgently support workforce modelling that recognises the importance of registered nurses in learning disabilities.

@bjgw.bsky.social presented an emotive item debating the importance and the need for the UK Government and Crown Dependencies to stop ignoring us and take URGENT action to invest in Social Care. 'Don't delay, Invest today' @rcn.org.uk @rcnsurreybranch.bsky.social #RCN25

#RCNDorset Branch chair @bjgw.bsky.social presenting an item the importance on Of Nurses working in Social Care. #RCN25

#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!!

Great to receive unanimous support for my item on investing in social care @rcn.org.uk Congress. Investing in social care is value for money, better for society but most importantly better for patients. So @kierstarmerpm.bsky.social don’t delay invest today ….. simple #RCN25

If we don’t invest in #LearningDisability Nurses - people will die! Our most vulnerable will go without the specialised care they need and deserve! Healthcare is a basic human right TO ALL PEOPLE! #RCN25

When humans look at something we find beautiful it causes dopamine release in our brains & looking at plants shifts our brain activity away from fight or flight & into rest & digest mode. A field of phacelia, Norfolk:

Improve social care isn’t just an efficiency issue! This is about people. Patients who decondition while waiting for discharge. Families in distress. Nurses caught between impossible decisions. And a social care workforce that remains underpaid, under-recognised, and overlooked. #RCN25

Love the banner from RCN’s Greater Liverpool and Knowsley branch on display here at #RCN25