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Success Stories
Examples of how patient care has been improved by involving nurses, midwives and health care assistants in procurement.
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Ending corridor care in Wales
How and why to call it out
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Significant investment in nursing is needed across health and care
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the publication of Lord Darzi's report on the state of the National Health Service in England and the nursing staff she has met during our NHS pay consultations.
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Falls
Falling continues to be a critical public health issue for older adults, with approximately one-third of persons aged 65 years and older falling each year. This blog looks at the essential role nursing can play in falls prevention.
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Making the grade: valuing and investing in the future of our profession
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the influx of new joiners to nursing A-level results day brings and encourages RCN members to use their voices in our consultation on the NHS pay award in England.
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Your vote, your voice: securing change for our profession
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on meeting Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP and the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill to the UK parliament.
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Nursing role profiles are out of date, unfair and unjust: new proposals don’t go far enough
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger responds to the new proposed NHS national nursing role profiles.
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
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5 years since COVID hit: 'We've been left behind'
Nursing staff share their memories of working through the pandemic, and how the effects are still felt today
Updated: 11 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to new analysis which shows significant disparities in waiting times for different patient groups in England’s NHS
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: “If you are Black, a woman, or from a deprived area, you are facing longer waits for treatment and potentially worse health outcomes – that is appalling. Whilst the causes of health inequalities are complex, there can be little doubt that in...
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
RCN responds to the Skills for Care state of the adult social care sector and workforce report
Claire Sutton, RCN Transformational Lead, Independent Health and Social Care Sector said: “A fall in social care vacancies masks the harsh reality of a sector which has nowhere near enough staff to meet people’s needs. Registered nurse numbers continue to decline as domestic recruitment collapses, f...
Updated: 10 March 2025
