Reflecting on Learning Disability Week 2023
Following Learning Disability Week, our debt advice partner PayPlan and charity Mencap, outline how they can can support those struggling with learning disabilities.
Payplan on Mental Health Awareness Week
To mark Mental Health Awareness week, the RCN Foundations debt advice partner Payplan tells us what can cause anxiety and steps to prevent it.
Cyberstalking and what to do
To mark National Stalking Awareness Week, taking place 24-28 April, the RCN Foundation’s debt advice partner PayPlan is highlighting how people can exploit digital channels to stalk and control others and the signs to look out for.
Giving back and feeling good
Tamara Gervasoni reflects on the hidden power of giving as we see in a new year.
Hardship grants for midwives: everything you need to know
If you’re a midwife or midwifery support worker and are having financial difficulty due to an unexpected crisis or circumstance, the RCN Foundation may be able to help you with a one-off hardship grant.
Responding to the climate crisis with healthcare innovation
Deepa Korea looks at innovations that could make big changes to sector carbon emissions.
Help us cover the hidden costs of domestic violence
Leaving a life behind thanks to domestic abuse is costly. The RCN Foundation provides grants to those in need.
Mental health conditions and money problems
When you aren't mentally well, managing finances is a challenge. Here, Ruth Samuel explores options that may help during times of difficulty.
My top 5 tips for getting your Will sorted
The RCN Foundation's Tamara Gervasoni shares her Will-writing guide.
Has the pandemic changed leadership in nursing?
Dr Sarah McGloin reflects on a panel discussion about leadership within nursing during the height of the pandemic.
'The course was an eye-opener'
In 2021 Glenn Bassig successfully applied for a fully funded place on the UK’s first PGcert in Neurological Rehabilitation and Care. Now a course graduate, he reflects on his experience.
A Dorset nurse's education grant journey
Jude Harford is a paediatric practice nurse working in Poole, Dorset. Here Jude shares her reflections on how the RCN Foundation Wessex Grant enabled her to develop new expertise in infant care.
Students share reflections on the UK's first neuro rehab course
Read about how students of the part-time postgraduate certificate in Neurological Rehabilitation and Care, which was funded by the Foundation, are finding the course.
The Courage of Compassion
Deepa Korea, Director of the RCN Foundation, reflects on the crucial findings and recommendations made in this Foundation-funded report.
My experience as an RCN Foundation Trustee
In this blog post, Denise Llewellyn MBE talks about her experience as an RCN Foundation Trustee as well as the Chair of the Foundation Wales Committee. The RCN Foundation is currently recruiting for a Scotland-based Trustee.