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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10 May 2023
RCN Wales announces further strike action after members reject latest NHS pay offer in Wales
RCN Wales has written to the Minister for Health & Social Services, Eluned Morgan, seeking to urgently re-enter negotiations.
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17 Apr 2023
Members employed by the Care Quality Commission begin industrial action
They’ll work to rule continuously until our mandate to take industrial action expires in September or a new formal pay offer is made.
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14 Apr 2023
RCN members vote to reject NHS pay offer for nursing staff in England
We’re seeking an urgent re-opening of pay talks with the UK government and planning a new 48-hour strike from 8pm on 30 April without derogations.
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10 Mar 2023
Care Quality Commission pay ballot: results announced
Members employed by the Care Quality Commission have voted in favour of taking industrial action in a statutory ballot.
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8 Feb 2023
RCN ballots members on Care Quality Commission pay award
Members who work for the Care Quality Commission will vote on whether to take industrial action in response to latest pay award.
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18 Jan 2023
RCN members forced to strike again over unfair pay and fears for patient safety
NHS nursing staff across England will join picket lines for two consecutive days after the UK government refuses to open formal pay negotiations.
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11 Jan 2023
RCN joins with other health unions to demand pay talks in place of pay review process
Health unions will not submit joint evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body while pay disputes remain unresolved.
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4 Jan 2023
RCN demands ‘practical and urgent’ government action on NHS crisis
We’ve written to the Health Secretary urging him to show renewed urgency in opening NHS pay negotiations to avert more nursing strikes later this month.
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23 Dec 2022
NHS pay dispute: January strike dates and locations announced
RCN members will strike on 18 and 19 January at employers across England.
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20 Dec 2022
Day two of nursing strikes: RCN issues ultimatum to government
Open formal pay negotiations within 48 hours or face another wave of strike action, warns RCN leader, as the second day of strikes begins in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.