Return to Practice Network
Supporting nursing staff who are returning to clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
This temporary network is to support nurses working in health and social care who are returning to work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nurses returning to clinical practice during this period will face unprecedented challenges. By joining the network, you'll be able to:
- access support from professional nursing and leadership expertise
- network with peers in a similar situation
- share best practice updates across the UK
- take part in hosted discussions on social media
The network will run until the Nursing & Midwifery Council closes the temporary register. Please be aware the network is not intended to provide representation or union support.
Facebook group
Once you've been accepted on the network, you'll be sent a link to join our closed Facebook group.
Response to cabinet office questions
COVID-19: what you need to know
Share your experience
Nursing staff are facing unprecedented challenges in their working lives. The RCN wants to hear how the pandemic is impacting you and your working life.
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10 Jun 2022
‘Lives might have been saved’: RCN condemns huge waste of money spent on unusable PPE
A new report reveals the UK government plans to burn £4bn of PPE that won’t be used in the NHS.
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8 Jun 2022
Black and Asian nurses overlooked for promotion due to structural racism, RCN research reveals
We want the UK government to reform human rights law to help tackle workplace racism.
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7 Jun 2022
Long COVID: postcode lottery of care will exacerbate health inequalities
The UK government must invest in nurse-led services and research to support the growing number of long COVID sufferers struggling to access specialist care.
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28 Apr 2022
RCN marks International Workers Memorial Day with a minute's silence
Health care staff who lost their lives to COVID-19 will be remembered. The ongoing risks faced by nursing professionals during the pandemic must be central to the public inquiry to come.
