The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh visited the @NSICStokeMand at Stoke Mandeville Hospital for its 80th anniversary and neighbouring Stoke Mandeville Stadium this week, the birthplace of the Paralympics. The Duke, Patron of the @ParalympicsGB, and The Duchess met staff and patients undergoing rehabilitation sessions in the Upper Limb Lab and visited @HoratiosGarden, which nurtures the well-being of people after spinal injuries. The Duchess was also announced as the new Patron of @wheelpower, the national charity for wheelchair sports, taking over from The King when he was Prince of Wales.

"You deserve to feel safe and free from the threat of violence. "No excuses. No Exceptions." Our General Secretary & Chief Executive, Nicola Ranger, shares a message to RCN members impacted by the appalling racist rioting across the country Support: bit.ly/3Q4nv9B

Just a reminder that from the day it launched on 5 July 1948, the NHS has relied on staff from across the world - from the Windrush Generation of 1948 to today’s workforce, represented by over 200 nationalities. Thank you to each and every one of them!

Toxic culture report: NMC confirm 16 nurses being investigated by fitness to practise have died by suicide in the last six years rcni.com/nursing-standard/ne…