Nursing and Covid 19: Past, Present and Future
Watch recordings from our event that took place on March 15th 2025, International Long Covid Awareness Day.
On 15th March 2025, International Long Covid Awareness Day, the RCN held a hybrid event reflecting on the pandemic and looking to a more prepared, better resourced future. Long Covid and health and wellbeing were two areas of focus.
Members of the RCN Long Covid working group with lived experience of Long Covid help shaped the programme.
Nursing and Covid 19 main room
Watch the main room sessions
This video contains the recording of the main room from opening to closing remarks. (The breakout sessions are in separate videos further below.)
0.00 Professor Nicola Ranger (RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive) and Patricia Marquis (Executive Director of RCN England) opening remarks
8:20 Flo Panel Coates - keynote
25:50 Anne Armstrong (Interim Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland) - reflections
36:25 Gillian Knight (Nursing Officer Wales) - reflections
1:50:00 Ian King (RCN Welfare Adviser) with RCN members Lisa and Dr Dee Burrows - Member Support Services: Working together on Long Covid
1:17:52 Nicole O'Reilly (RCN Senior Legal Officer and Solicitor) - The UK Covid-19 Inquiry
1:44:21 Panel Q&A
2:25:52 Professor Nicola Ranger - closing remarks
Long Covid Recovery
In breakout session 1, Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE shares her journey through Long Covid and her and the recovery techniques she has developed to help herself and others.
Ruth is the Executive Director of .
Returning to work with Long Covid
Dr Alison Twycross presents on the reasonable adjustments that can support an effective return to work with Long Covid in breakout session 2.
Alison is chair of the charity where you can find more details on their #SafeAir4All campaign.
Demystifying risk assessment - a toolkit approach
Hear from Rose Gallagher and Louise Church on their learning from supporting members with risk assessments during the pandemic.
They refer to the RCN respiratory risk assessment toolkit.
