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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Nursing student debt: immediate action needed over ‘deep injustice’
A toxic debt system is harming recruitment and retention while posing a threat to national care service plans, the RCN says
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RCN mourns the loss of elected member Peter Davis
Tributes have been paid to Peter, a respected nurse and longstanding RCN activist who championed nursing staff through a range of elected and representative roles
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‘Social care was so badly failed’: RCN responds to COVID Inquiry report
Vulnerable people, nursing staff and care services were let down during the pandemic, says the RCN
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‘A betrayal of nursing staff’: RCN responds to government pay evidence
A proposed 2.4% pay increase in England would do nothing to repair years of lost earnings for nursing staff, the RCN says
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RCN Northern Ireland opens strike ballot over absence of pay award
RCN members are urged to use their vote, following the continued failure to deliver a pay award for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions
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Chair and Vice Chair of RCN Council announced
Carmel O’Boyle and Natalie Brooks have been re-elected to lead the RCN’s governing body
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Who inspires you? RCN Awards nominations open now
Make a colleague’s day – nominate them for one of our 2027 awards today
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Get set to celebrate as RCN Nursing Support Workers' Day returns
We’ll highlight the crucial contribution nursing support workers make to patient care on 23 November
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National Care Service vision must include nursing investment, says RCN
As the prime minister sets out his future plan for reforming social care, the RCN says meaningful change will require a nurse-led approach
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Nurse shortage far worse than first thought, RCN analysis shows
Patients suffer as nursing is consistently deprioritised against other staff groups
