Blogs
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23 Sep 2025
Compassion at the core: A visit to PIPS (Positive Individual Proactive Support)
Last month, as part of our regional Independent Health and Social Care (IHSC) work, we had the privilege of visiting PIPS (Positive Individual Proactive Support) – a service that supports people with learning disabilities and complex needs to lead fulfilling lives.
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19 Sep 2025
Patient safety and nursing pay: two sides of the same coin
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the relationship between patient safety and pay, and the launch of the ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾â€™s research strategy.
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16 Sep 2025
Crafting an effective abstract for the ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Education Conference
This blog will help those who may be considering submitting an abstract for the ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Education Forum Conference.
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15 Sep 2025
Nurses, AI, and the Elephant in the Room
Associate Director for International Nursing, Marcus Wootton, explores the current trajectory for AI in health care and argues we might be missing something....
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12 Sep 2025
The, What? So What? and Now What? of Critically Reflective Leadership.
What? Almost a century ago, Dewy (1993) recognised the importance of reflecting on how our experiences facilitate personal growth and change. More recently, there has been an interest in how critically reflective leaders can improve team outcomes.
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12 Sep 2025
New Rep Connect: Your new online space for support and ideas
Launching on the brand new ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Activism app on Tuesday 16 September
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12 Sep 2025
My trip to Australia – Where my leadership journey took me
Tara Rees, ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Wales Nurse of the Year 2023 and Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist reflects on how being proactive in her development took her across the world.
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11 Sep 2025
Diabetes rehabilitation: Everyone should be invited to Refocusise
In this blog, Diabetes forum member Samantha talks about her 'Refocusise' initiative and how it is changing the lives of those living with type 2 diabetes.
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10 Sep 2025
The untold story of nurses in infection prevention and control
The blog highlights nurses' often-overlooked role in pioneering infection prevention, from Florence Nightingale's data-driven reforms to Edna C. Morse's pioneering hand hygiene research. It shows their innovations remain crucial today for patient safety and antimicrobial stewardship.
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8 Sep 2025
Championing nursing research - now and for years to come
Director of ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball, shares why nursing research matters and introduces the new ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Research Strategy.
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