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Assisted Dying Bill needs improved safeguards for nurses
MSP today (13 May) voted to pass the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 of the parliamentary process.
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Oncology: navigating cancer in later life
This blog explores the complexities of cancer care in older adults. With the growing incidence of cancer in this population, it emphasises the need for specialised geriatric oncology approaches in nursing to balance treatment goals with quality of life considerations for older cancer patients.
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Digitalisation: A double-edged sword?
It is undeniable how much of our clinical work has been revolutionised by technology, digitalisation, and now slowly by artificial intelligence. This blog aims to make us ponder on the wide range of opportunities as well as the actual and potential risks that these bring.
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Unreciprocated Care: why internationally educated nursing staff are leaving the UK
Internationally educated nursing staff have been making a critical contribution to UK health and care systems for the better part of a century but continue to face challenges every step of the way to becoming a nurse in the UK. From their initial recruitment to visa applications, from starting work to finding accommodation – internationally educated staff are confronted with unjust and unnecessary hurdles. This report explores those challenges using research findings of an RCN survey of over 3,000 international nursing staff and qualitative insights from 25 in-depth interviews.
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Nursing students need much better support, RCN survey results show
We’re calling on the Scottish government to for better support for students, including protected learning and improved financial support.
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Migrant nursing staff plan to leave UK due to low wages, abuse and ‘hostile environment’
Meanwhile the RCN says government plans to reduce immigration into the UK could accelerate the nursing staffing crisis
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An ‘explosion’ in nurse lecturer cuts risks nursing jobs and patient safety
We’re calling for urgent government action to protect nursing courses now
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Nursing union responds to PAC report on the abolition of NHS England
RCN Executive Director of England, Patricia Marquis, said: “When it was announced, we warned that the abolition of NHS England must not repeat the chaotic reorganisation that created it. This report shows the government wasn’t listening and moved too fast without proper consultation."
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Staffing Crisis Looms Over Immigration Plans, says Nursing Union
The RCN is warning that new UK immigration measures could accelerate an exodus of internationally educated nurses IENs), with potentially devastating consequences for health and social care services in Wales.
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Immigration measures could ‘accelerate’ staffing crisis, nursing union warns
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Our report shows thousands of migrant nursing staff are ready to leave the UK. This situation is bad enough, but now the government’s cruel measures could accelerate this exodus, doing great damage to key services."
