Nursing Competency and Education Framework for the Management of Headache Disorders

Headache is an important and growing specialty within nursing practice. Headache disorders, including migraine, represent one of the most common neurological conditions worldwide. This guidance details the critical and evolving role of headache nurse specialists in delivering comprehensive, high-quality care for individuals living with headache disorders. Mapping these roles to the RCN levels of practice provides clarity on career development and supports consistent, evidence-based service delivery across health care settings. The competencies have been designed to be downloaded and completed onscreen or on paper.

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Celebrating excellence: RCN London names its Rising Stars of 2025

Meet this year's RCN London Rising Star Award winners

A new dawn for nursing: 2023-2027

Our five-year strategy aims to inspire, champion and support the nursing community to deliver the best possible care.

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Focus on: trauma and orthopaedic journals

Looking to build on insights from the RCN Trauma and Orthopaedic Nursing Conference? Explore these journals to support your practice and research, and take your learning further.

RCN Scotland publishes State of the Profession Report

We’re calling on Scottish government to take urgent action on delivering the recommendations from the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce and the Agenda for Change Review to retain existing nursing staff and ensure a sustainable nursing workforce for the future.

‘Dashboard flashing red’ as new international joiners collapse 50% and domestic recruitment stalls, warns RCN

RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “This data shows the nursing profession is potentially entering the worst of all worlds. International recruitment is collapsing, even before further hostile immigration policies come in, while the number of domestic joiners continues to stall."