News
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28 Apr 2022
RCN marks International Workers Memorial Day with a minute's silence
Health care staff who lost their lives to COVID-19 will be remembered. The ongoing risks faced by nursing professionals during the pandemic must be central to the public inquiry to come.
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21 Apr 2022
Emergency department pressures: System-wide solutions needed to tackle emergency care crisis
As nursing staff emerge from one of the hardest bank holiday weekends, more must be done to urgently address the immense challenges.
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19 Apr 2022
‘COVID-19 has shown how important language is for effective infection prevention and control’
We commissioned expert analysis of current guidance to reduce the risk of inconsistent and confusing terminology.
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12 Apr 2022
Join us for Nurses’ Day 2022
Find out how you can get involved in the day and help us showcase the #BestOfNursing.
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6 Apr 2022
National insurance hike and rising inflation leaves experienced nurses over £900 worse off
New RCN analysis highlights concerning financial outlook for nursing staff, even with proposed NHS pay rise in parts of the UK.
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4 Apr 2022
Fair mileage rates now: RCN writes to England’s chief nurses for support
Our campaign for an urgent mileage rate review continues as cost-of-living crisis escalates.
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1 Apr 2022
Ministers must extend life assurance scheme for nursing staff contracting COVID-19 at work, insists RCN
Nursing staff who die from COVID-19 after this week will not be entitled to a life assurance payment despite ongoing loss of life.
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31 Mar 2022
Government fails to stand up for patients in vote on law change
Despite RCN members and supporters sending 10,000 emails urging MPs to help address the nursing workforce crisis, the majority of MPs voted against a crucial change to the Health and Care Bill.
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31 Mar 2022
RCN re-joins International Council of Nurses
We’re strengthening our commitment to working with nursing and health care organisations worldwide and building our influence on an international level.
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30 Mar 2022
Staffing crisis jeopardising safe care, says RCN in response to NHS survey findings
We’re demanding a change in the law to address severe workforce shortages as latest NHS staff survey results show there are too few staff for nurses to do their jobs properly.
