News
All the latest on current nursing issues, including employment matters, health and safety in the workplace, public health policy and clinical skills, as well as updates on the work of the RCN.
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21 May 2025
Nursing Workforce Standards update: key changes to protect staff further
Support for senior nurses when they speak out, staffing uplift figures and planning for pandemics are among the latest changes
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15 May 2025
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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15 May 2025
RCN members in Scotland vote to accept NHS pay offer
RCN members in Scotland have spoken on pay and accepted offers for the next two years.
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14 May 2025
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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14 May 2025
RCN defines nursing support workers and their level descriptors
The new definitions will help support and protect nursing staff, and give clarity to employers and the public. They can be applied across all fields and settings
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13 May 2025
Mental health wait times in A&E a ‘scandal in plain sight’, says RCN
The government must significantly invest in mental health nursing, with patient demand far outpacing staffing
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13 May 2025
RCN EDI impact report: ‘It’s the golden thread that runs through everything we do’
After launching the RCN equity, diversity and inclusion strategy a year ago, we’ve reflected on what we’ve achieved so far and what’s yet to come
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12 May 2025
RCN Awards: celebrating our 2025 winners
As RCN Congress begins, we appoint seven new Fellows and five Honorary Fellows, announce six Award of Merit recipients and recognise our Representative, Student Ambassador and Forum Achievement award winners
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11 May 2025
Using nursing students to plug NHS staff shortages must end now
We’re calling on the government for better support for students, including universal maintenance grants that account for cost-of-living pressures and a loan forgiveness model
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29 Apr 2025
RCN and BMA in Wales unite to launch petition to end corridor care
The Royal College of Nursing and the British Medical Association in Wales raise the alarm on patient safety in Welsh hospitals and health care services
