Gemma Mitchell

1 week ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

The name Dr Crystal Oldman has almost become synonymous with community nursing. For more than 40 years, she has been a leading figure in the field, most recently as the chief executive of the Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN), known until very recently as the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI).

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

Nurses named in the 2025 King’s Birthday HonoursDames Commander of the Order of the British Empire Professor Jane Frances Lovely (Jane Cummings), chair, Royal College of Nursing Foundation. For voluntary services to nursing and to health and social care. Commanders of the Order of the British EmpireProfessor Ruth Endacott, director of nursing and midwifery, National Institute for Health and Care Research. For services to nursing research and critical care education and practice.

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

The chancellor has said she is “hugely grateful” for the work that nurses do, as she announced extra funding for the NHS. In her spending review today, Rachel Reeves pledged a “record cash investment” in England’s health service.

2 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

Now is the time to properly embed preceptorship as a core and essential offer for all newly registered nurses and midwives, researchers have said. The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) has urged the government and NHS England to use this “pivotal moment” to address the remaining gaps in support for early career nurses and midwives.

3 weeks ago | nursingtimes.net | Gemma Mitchell

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and other health organisations have written to the UK foreign secretary asking for action to protect children and healthcare workers in Gaza. The RCN is a signatory on the letter alongside the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the International Child Health Group, the Royal College of General Practitioners and the Royal College of Physicians.