Our Strategy 2026–2028
A managed, evidence-led approach: enthusiasm with a steering wheel. Four mutually reinforcing pillars structure everything we do.
Explore the four pillars
Evaluate what matters
Commissioners and communities can use credible, proportionate evidence to improve interventions, reduce inequities and justify sustainable investment. Planned work includes evaluations of menopause circles, women’s health centres of excellence and group clinics with Experience Led Care, Headstart Milton Keynes creative health early help, and nurses’ health and wellbeing.
Change the story
Nursing’s relational, aesthetic, ethical and emancipatory knowledge is more visible in professional, public and policy conversations. Planned work includes the Nurses and Allies SDG book (Springer), exhibitions, films, SHIFT theatre and Artful Intelligence writing and education.
Enable action
Organisations and communities can embed person-centred, creative and equitable practice. Planned work includes the Nursing and Creative Health Special Interest Group with the National Centre for Creative Health, the 60 Minutes with SIGMA education series, group-clinic capability, mentoring and tailored creative health programme advice.
Transform gender equity
Women and people affected by gender inequality have greater voice, agency and influence, while organisations change the norms, policies and resource decisions that reproduce inequity. Planned work includes gender and power analysis across programmes, women’s health and fair work, creative activism, and reciprocal international learning with Zambia-based partners.
Evaluate what matters
Commissioners and communities can use credible, proportionate evidence to improve interventions, reduce inequities and justify sustainable investment. Planned work includes evaluations of menopause circles, women’s health centres of excellence and group clinics with Experience Led Care, Headstart Milton Keynes creative health early help, and nurses’ health and wellbeing.
Change the story
Nursing’s relational, aesthetic, ethical and emancipatory knowledge is more visible in professional, public and policy conversations. Planned work includes the Nurses and Allies SDG book (Springer), exhibitions, films, SHIFT theatre and Artful Intelligence writing and education.
Enable action
Organisations and communities can embed person-centred, creative and equitable practice. Planned work includes the Nursing and Creative Health Special Interest Group with the National Centre for Creative Health, the 60 Minutes with SIGMA education series, group-clinic capability, mentoring and tailored creative health programme advice.
Transform gender equity
Women and people affected by gender inequality have greater voice, agency and influence, while organisations change the norms, policies and resource decisions that reproduce inequity. Planned work includes gender and power analysis across programmes, women’s health and fair work, creative activism, and reciprocal international learning with Zambia-based partners.
Delivery calendar, 2026
| Jan–Mar 2026 | Confirm the publication pipeline, RCN webinar close-out plan, exhibition production and partners; agree budgets, safeguarding, consent and IP requirements. |
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| Apr–Jun 2026 | Close the RCN webinar programme; deliver the May Kensington Palace exhibition; capture evaluation data and film footage with permissions; exhibit the Cape at the SIGMA Research Conference (June). |
| June–December 2026 |
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There is more we can do together.
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