Reflections on the Positive Choices Winchester conference

This is an overview for the Positive Choices Student UK Learning Disability Nursing Conference 2025, for anyone who may have not been able to attend and to give others insight into what is currently being explored to inspire others to remain committed to the profession.

Nursing staff cannot be made to wait any longer, RCN says after the UK Government receives Pay Review Body report on NHS pay for 2025/26

RCN Executive Director of Legal and Member Relations, Joanne Galbraith-Marten, said: “Ministers cannot leave nursing staff waiting any longer and must now confirm this year’s pay award. Nursing staff and all NHS workers need certainty now. More dither and delay will not wash. "

Royal College of Nursing responds to Supreme Court ruling on Indefinite Reporting Restriction Orders

RCN Executive Director of Legal and Member Relations, Joanne Galbraith-Marten, said: “We will take time to fully understand the implications of the judgment of the Supreme Court for our members and the impact on their rights in these very difficult circumstances.”

Vote on your pay offer from Coveberry for 2025-26

Vote on your pay offer from Coveberry for 2025-26

Nurses, AI, and the elephant in the room

Associate Director for International Nursing, Marcus Wootton, explores the current trajectory for AI in health care and argues we might be missing something....

Membership tax relief

As a UK tax payer, you could save money on your RCN membership fees through tax relief.

Attending an inquest to give evidence

Practical advice for RCN members who have been asked to give evidence at an Coroner's inquest.

Annual General Meeting 2025: Questions and responses

This document includes questions asked at the Royal College of Nursing’s 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), as well as responses provided at the meeting, together with supplementary information where helpful. It also includes responses to questions which were received before, during, and after the AGM, and which were not answered at the meeting itself. Questions are grouped by topic.

Supporting patients through secondary infertility: Causes, guidance & emotional impact

Secondary infertility can be a deeply distressing and often misunderstood journey for patients who struggle to conceive after a previous pregnancy. This webinar equips fertility nurses with essential knowledge on the causes of secondary infertility, the latest approaches to guiding patients through investigations and treatment options, and the emotional toll it can take. Through expert insights and practical strategies from Freda Cuffe, attendees will gain confidence in supporting and empowering patients facing this difficult fertility challenge.

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