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The case exposed systemic failures in tackling race discrimination and highlights the vital role of RCN advocacy in challenging injustice

Career

What to know about nursing probations

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RCN demands urgent action by governments as future of nursing at risk

A petition signed by thousands has been delivered to the Treasury, urging action to fix the broken finance system for nursing students

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RCN calls for investment as report reveals dire state of district nursing

Westminster government’s ambitions to shift care from hospital to community and from sickness to prevention will fail unless district nursing workforce is rebuilt

Opinion

We need the right number of nursing staff, in the right places

Professor Jane Ball makes the case for ratios

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