Barry Quinn

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Illustration shows three jigsaw pieces, one piece showing a manager with a clipboard trying to resolve conflict between two other people (one with arms raised as if to strike) on the other two jigsaw pieces

Bad behaviour exists in nursing, but supportive colleagues are there too

Bullying attitudes may arise when nurses lose compassion, and could drive others to leave

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Too many people are still being diagnosed with cancer too late

Every nurse can make a difference and every person with cancer’s voice should be heard

Communication and information needs of older people with cancer: a systematic review

Communication and information needs of older people with cancer

Systematic review emphasises the benefit of patients having a named contact within the care team

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Primary care nurse Julie Roye accepts her award at the RCN Nurse of the Year ceremony

RCN award winner demonstrates compassionate leadership in action

Julie Roye and her team improved uptake of smear tests in a diverse patient group

Co-producing transgender awareness training for healthcare students and professionals

Co-producing transgender awareness training for healthcare students and professionals

Learn about co-production, content and delivery of a transgender awareness training session

Why I must raise my concerns about your gender diversity in nursing article

Ella Guerin, a non-binary mental health nurse, has concerns about content and language used

How should nurses assess and manage pain in a person with cancer?

Exploring the personal meaning of pain for patients can help with support and treatment

Exploring relationships in the search for meaning in people living with cancer: part 2

Second of two articles describing the personal story of cancer

Exploring important relationships in the search for meaning in people living with cancer: part 1

Exploring important relationships in the search for meaning in people living with...

First of two articles on the personal experience of cancer, this explores relationships

Role of the body in cancer, sense-making and the search for meaning

Role of the body in cancer, sense-making and the search for meaning

Nursing care requires nurses to work intimately and closely with the bodies of others

Using Benner’s model of clinical competency to promote nursing leadership

Using Benner’s model of clinical competency to promote nursing leadership

This article explores the concept of leadership in health and social care

‘Caring is the essence and reality of nursing’

Leadership means how we advocate for nursing, act and treat others, says Barry Quinn

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Why nurses should make their voices heard and use their vote in the forthcoming election

Vote for the candidate you think could make a difference to health and social care

Joining forces globally to address oral complications for people with cancer

Improving clinicians' understanding of oral complications in cancer care through...

Spiritual care is not as complex as we may think

The skills that draw us to the profession are a good foundation, says Macmillan’s Barry Quinn

Making sense of pain and loss: searching for meaning while living with cancer

This article presents some of the main findings from a study using an interpretative...

NHS at 70: it's time to thank the nursing profession...

Nurses in England continue to be guided by the 6Cs

Role of nursing leadership in providing compassionate care

This article encourages nurses to explore the concept of leadership in the constantly...

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