Nat
@natlou28.bsky.social
RN ,RCN Award of Merit Recipient 2024 ,RCN vice chair of council (eastern member) , RCN steward NMAHP scholar , intern on a pre-masters module in research focusing on retention strategies for nursing
Passionate about the nursing voice
Views are my own .
Passionate about the nursing voice
Views are my own .
At Nursing live , great start talk from @rcn.org.uk Prof Nicola Ranger , who talked about collages work on things such as pay reform and also professional reform.
Now listen to to CNO of England.
Now listen to to CNO of England.
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
At Nursing live , great start talk from @rcn.org.uk Prof Nicola Ranger , who talked about collages work on things such as pay reform and also professional reform.
Now listen to to CNO of England.
Now listen to to CNO of England.
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On behalf of RCN Council, we send our thoughts and prayers to all lose affected by Storm Melissa. Nursing staff will be directly impacted by this disaster and we know they will be doing all they can to provide care to others. We stand with our nursing colleagues across the Caribbean 💙 @rcn.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 PM
On behalf of RCN Council, we send our thoughts and prayers to all lose affected by Storm Melissa. Nursing staff will be directly impacted by this disaster and we know they will be doing all they can to provide care to others. We stand with our nursing colleagues across the Caribbean 💙 @rcn.org.uk
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How short our memories are.
Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse.
To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse.
To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
October 30, 2025 at 2:57 PM
How short our memories are.
Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse.
To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
Just a few years ago, nurses carried this country through a pandemic, and now they're suffering a 55% surge in racist abuse.
To every nurse: London stands with you. You are loved and valued, and always will be.
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[1/3] Earlier this month the International Council of Nurses (ICN) held their Congress in Helsinki, bringing together thousands of nurses’ from around the world.
In the following blogs, RCN leaders who attended share their reflections on the event and the benefit to RCN members and nursing gained 🧵
In the following blogs, RCN leaders who attended share their reflections on the event and the benefit to RCN members and nursing gained 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
[1/3] Earlier this month the International Council of Nurses (ICN) held their Congress in Helsinki, bringing together thousands of nurses’ from around the world.
In the following blogs, RCN leaders who attended share their reflections on the event and the benefit to RCN members and nursing gained 🧵
In the following blogs, RCN leaders who attended share their reflections on the event and the benefit to RCN members and nursing gained 🧵
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May 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It was very different congress for me as I was representing my region as their council member and vice chair of council .Its was privilege to be able to hear members debate issues that matter to them
Only 365 days till we back in Liverpool For Congress 2026
#RCN25
Only 365 days till we back in Liverpool For Congress 2026
#RCN25
May 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It was very different congress for me as I was representing my region as their council member and vice chair of council .Its was privilege to be able to hear members debate issues that matter to them
Only 365 days till we back in Liverpool For Congress 2026
#RCN25
Only 365 days till we back in Liverpool For Congress 2026
#RCN25
Please read this fab Poem #RCN25
@rcn.org.uk
Last year in Wales, I was asked/challenged/dared to create a ballad for Congress 2024.
This year, I was asked/dared/challenged to write a poem using phrases and quotes from this year's speakers.
So here goes...
#RCN2025
Last year in Wales, I was asked/challenged/dared to create a ballad for Congress 2024.
This year, I was asked/dared/challenged to write a poem using phrases and quotes from this year's speakers.
So here goes...
#RCN2025
May 14, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Please read this fab Poem #RCN25
Let’s get loud ! Enough is Enough! We need the Gov need to start listening and show action. They need show respect to nursing as we will not put up with these conditions and the risk the government keeps putting in patients! #RCN25#EnoughisEnough
May 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Let’s get loud ! Enough is Enough! We need the Gov need to start listening and show action. They need show respect to nursing as we will not put up with these conditions and the risk the government keeps putting in patients! #RCN25#EnoughisEnough
Wow what a way to celebrate international nurses day
First day of RCN Congress 2025 it was great to listen to the debates . Very proud of @rcn.org.uk Eastern and their contribution to the debates today.
#RCN25 
First day of RCN Congress 2025 it was great to listen to the debates . Very proud of @rcn.org.uk Eastern and their contribution to the debates today.
#RCN25 
May 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Wow what a way to celebrate international nurses day
First day of RCN Congress 2025 it was great to listen to the debates . Very proud of @rcn.org.uk Eastern and their contribution to the debates today.
#RCN25 
First day of RCN Congress 2025 it was great to listen to the debates . Very proud of @rcn.org.uk Eastern and their contribution to the debates today.
#RCN25 
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#RCN2025 my first time at Congress as a council member. Thank you to the members of the Nursing Support Worker membership section for electing me. I'm here to listen to your views. Please come and find me in the debate hall, on the Council table area and let's talk about your RCN.
May 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
#RCN2025 my first time at Congress as a council member. Thank you to the members of the Nursing Support Worker membership section for electing me. I'm here to listen to your views. Please come and find me in the debate hall, on the Council table area and let's talk about your RCN.
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In a keynote address at RCN Congress today, Professor Nicola Ranger demanded an update on pay for those in the NHS and general practice, and stressed that all nurses needed a ‘significant pay rise’ urgently #nursesky
Practices nurses must not wait any longer for pay update, says RCN chief
General practice nurses (GPNs) must not be expected to wait any longer for news on their pay for 2025/26, the chief executive
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May 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
In a keynote address at RCN Congress today, Professor Nicola Ranger demanded an update on pay for those in the NHS and general practice, and stressed that all nurses needed a ‘significant pay rise’ urgently #nursesky
at Royal Garden party last week , we was talk about the power nursing and we want everyone happy international nurse day
We will celebrate our amazing profession today at RCN Congress 2025 please share you happy international photos woth us from across uk ,world and congress #Nurseday25 #RCN25
We will celebrate our amazing profession today at RCN Congress 2025 please share you happy international photos woth us from across uk ,world and congress #Nurseday25 #RCN25
May 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
at Royal Garden party last week , we was talk about the power nursing and we want everyone happy international nurse day
We will celebrate our amazing profession today at RCN Congress 2025 please share you happy international photos woth us from across uk ,world and congress #Nurseday25 #RCN25
We will celebrate our amazing profession today at RCN Congress 2025 please share you happy international photos woth us from across uk ,world and congress #Nurseday25 #RCN25
lovely spending time with @bejoysebastian.bsky.social and @faerycaramel.bsky.social We all very excited to meet you tomorrow evening at your regional reception !
We excited about the week ahead being able to listen to you the members of @rcn.org.uk and things that matter to you . #RCN25
We excited about the week ahead being able to listen to you the members of @rcn.org.uk and things that matter to you . #RCN25
May 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
lovely spending time with @bejoysebastian.bsky.social and @faerycaramel.bsky.social We all very excited to meet you tomorrow evening at your regional reception !
We excited about the week ahead being able to listen to you the members of @rcn.org.uk and things that matter to you . #RCN25
We excited about the week ahead being able to listen to you the members of @rcn.org.uk and things that matter to you . #RCN25
Myself and @faerycaramel.bsky.social had the honour of representing @rcn.org.uk at Royal garden Party on 7th May 2025 . It was a privilege to represent our amazing members
We was able to talk lots people about Nursing and issue nursing is facing .
We was able to talk lots people about Nursing and issue nursing is facing .
May 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Myself and @faerycaramel.bsky.social had the honour of representing @rcn.org.uk at Royal garden Party on 7th May 2025 . It was a privilege to represent our amazing members
We was able to talk lots people about Nursing and issue nursing is facing .
We was able to talk lots people about Nursing and issue nursing is facing .
Sorry I been absent from social media while settling, into my role @rcn.org.uk as vice chair & Eastern Council member.This role is truly an honour to take on.I’ve had a privilege of meeting lots of amazing members and seeing all the hard work the college is do. Please see below some highlights
May 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Sorry I been absent from social media while settling, into my role @rcn.org.uk as vice chair & Eastern Council member.This role is truly an honour to take on.I’ve had a privilege of meeting lots of amazing members and seeing all the hard work the college is do. Please see below some highlights
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The concept of change and equality in the NHS I Royal College of Nursing | Royal College of Nursing
A blog on the true meaning of equality in the NHS from Mojibola Odusanya.
www.rcn.org.uk
April 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I hope to be supportive Vice Chair of council alongside @faerycaramel.bsky.social we want create and college where every members feels valued and that they have part to play in strengthening the nursing profession and the nursing voice
"Everybody's valued and they have a part to play in this college and our profession."
Meet Natalie Brooks, the new RCN Vice Chair of Council. From her career as an acute emergency medicine nurse to becoming a nursing activist, explore Natalie's story ➡️ buff.ly/zoqzVQG
Meet Natalie Brooks, the new RCN Vice Chair of Council. From her career as an acute emergency medicine nurse to becoming a nursing activist, explore Natalie's story ➡️ buff.ly/zoqzVQG
Meet Natalie Brooks, the new RCN Vice Chair of Council
YouTube video by RCN
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March 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I hope to be supportive Vice Chair of council alongside @faerycaramel.bsky.social we want create and college where every members feels valued and that they have part to play in strengthening the nursing profession and the nursing voice
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🧵 “That ‘union is strength’ is a lesson which mankind has long found out ... when once Nurses have thoroughly learnt that power which they possess, there is no doubt that their united demands for the improvement of their profession will come with a force which will be irresistible.”
#EYAJustice
#EYAJustice
March 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🧵 “That ‘union is strength’ is a lesson which mankind has long found out ... when once Nurses have thoroughly learnt that power which they possess, there is no doubt that their united demands for the improvement of their profession will come with a force which will be irresistible.”
#EYAJustice
#EYAJustice
This was a great event , @rcnkingscadets.bsky.social it was great to listen and talk with cadets , past and present and hear what they’ve gone on to do study nursing or wait to studying nursing. Is special nice talk to cadet who dream is work on air ambulance.🚁🏥🎉
March 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
This was a great event , @rcnkingscadets.bsky.social it was great to listen and talk with cadets , past and present and hear what they’ve gone on to do study nursing or wait to studying nursing. Is special nice talk to cadet who dream is work on air ambulance.🚁🏥🎉
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I am thinking about our 90% female workforce on #InternationalWomensDay and every day
Underpaid
Overworked
More likely to die by suicide
More likely to be victims of domestic abuse
Routinely sexually harassed at work
I will continue to fight for better.
Underpaid
Overworked
More likely to die by suicide
More likely to be victims of domestic abuse
Routinely sexually harassed at work
I will continue to fight for better.
March 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am thinking about our 90% female workforce on #InternationalWomensDay and every day
Underpaid
Overworked
More likely to die by suicide
More likely to be victims of domestic abuse
Routinely sexually harassed at work
I will continue to fight for better.
Underpaid
Overworked
More likely to die by suicide
More likely to be victims of domestic abuse
Routinely sexually harassed at work
I will continue to fight for better.
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"The number of women in our profession is a huge strength."
This #InternationalWomensDay, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the outstanding contribution that women have made - and continue to make - to nursing and health care.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/s9yNlZb
This #InternationalWomensDay, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the outstanding contribution that women have made - and continue to make - to nursing and health care.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/s9yNlZb
March 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
"The number of women in our profession is a huge strength."
This #InternationalWomensDay, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the outstanding contribution that women have made - and continue to make - to nursing and health care.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/s9yNlZb
This #InternationalWomensDay, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the outstanding contribution that women have made - and continue to make - to nursing and health care.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/s9yNlZb
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“For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year's theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind.
#AccelerateAction
#AccelerateAction
March 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
“For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” This year's theme calls for action that can unlock equal rights, power and opportunities for all and a feminist future where no one is left behind.
#AccelerateAction
#AccelerateAction
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Happy International Women's Day! #IWD2025
In 1911, more than 40,000 women, including large groups of nurses and midwives, marched in London demanding votes for women and the King's support of the Conciliation Bill.
You can learn more through our Historic Journals Collection: buff.ly/vYScvU8
In 1911, more than 40,000 women, including large groups of nurses and midwives, marched in London demanding votes for women and the King's support of the Conciliation Bill.
You can learn more through our Historic Journals Collection: buff.ly/vYScvU8
March 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy International Women's Day! #IWD2025
In 1911, more than 40,000 women, including large groups of nurses and midwives, marched in London demanding votes for women and the King's support of the Conciliation Bill.
You can learn more through our Historic Journals Collection: buff.ly/vYScvU8
In 1911, more than 40,000 women, including large groups of nurses and midwives, marched in London demanding votes for women and the King's support of the Conciliation Bill.
You can learn more through our Historic Journals Collection: buff.ly/vYScvU8