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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15 Oct 2025
International law must be used to protect nursing staff in conflict zones
An RCN report highlights increasing incidents of violence against staff and health facilities, and accounts from nursing staff working in war zones
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15 Oct 2025
RCN signs joint union statement standing against anti-migrant and racist rhetoric
We are united in our commitment to dignity, respect, and equality for all
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10 Oct 2025
RCN to accredit national neonatal specialty education and training programmes
Our endorsement will ensure that education and training for those working in neonatal services is consistent and focused on improving patient safety outcomes
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3 Oct 2025
‘We condemn all acts of violence’: RCN responds to Manchester synagogue attack
Professor Nicola Ranger expresses deep sorrow and solidarity following the horrific attack on Heaton Park Synagogue in Manchester
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23 Sep 2025
RCN Nursing Support Workers' Day is back this autumn
Join us on Sunday 23 November to highlight the essential contribution nursing support workers make to patient care
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19 Sep 2025
NHS pay in England: ‘We need formal negotiations now’
Pay reform talks were promised, now they need to happen, health unions say in a joint letter to the Westminster government
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5 Sep 2025
RCN urges government to act now to evacuate sick children from Gaza
Plans to evacuate critically ill children for treatment in the UK are not happening quickly enough as attacks on Gaza continue
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2 Sep 2025
Timely pay uplifts for GP nursing staff needed now, says RCN and BMA
We welcome the Westminster government’s ambition to shift resource from acute settings into the community – a fully funded general practice workforce is key to this
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1 Sep 2025
RCN Awards 2026: nominate your exceptional nursing colleagues
Our 2026 awards will have a dedicated event for the first time, rather than being held at RCN Congress
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29 Aug 2025
RCN student members meet Deputy CNO to help shape professional strategy
Student nurses made their voices heard on the issues affecting students and newly registered nurses, including financial pressures and the challenge of balancing placement hours
