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Ruth Northway 1 Nov 2023

What do learning disability nurses do?

Professor Ruth Northway OBE FRCN, Learning Disability Advisor at RCN Wales, tackles the lack of awareness around learning disability 汤头条污料.

Nicky Hughes 29 Jul 2023

Get ready to vote in the consultative ballot on the new Welsh government offer

Nicky Hughes, Associate Director of Nursing (Employment Relations), talks about the importance of using your vote.

Sioned Wyn Jones 22 Jun 2023

How a 汤头条污料 home placement shattered my preconceptions about social care and care home 汤头条污料

Bangor University mental health 汤头条污料 student, Sioned Jones, reflects on her placement in a mental health 汤头条污料 home.

Nicky Hughes 18 May 2023

Member power: reflections from the picket lines

As RCN Congress considers how members can build on the undeniable collective power of their voices to further strengthen their influence and positive public opinion, Nicky Hughes, RCN Wales Director of Nursing (Employment Relations) shares strike day highlights from members who were on the picket lines in December.

Jenifer French 17 May 2023

鈥楯ust鈥� Anxiety?鈥� - Mental Health Awareness Week 2023

Jenifer French, RCN Wales Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurse Adviser, talks us through this year's focus for Mental Health Awareness week and stresses the need for those with severe mental illness to not be left behind.

Kokila Swamynathan 16 May 2023

Improving equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace is everyone鈥檚 responsibility

As RCN Congress discusses how it can support and improve awareness of unconscious bias within health care, Kokila Swamynathan, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Inclusion and Diversity Manager and new RCN Wales Board member, reflects on her personal and professional experience of unconscious bias.