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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1 Aug 2025
RCN Northern Ireland lodges formal dispute over failure to implement pay award
Absence of a pay award in Northern Ireland will once again push nursing staff out of pay parity with colleagues across the UK
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31 Jul 2025
NHS and HSC pay consultations results: 3.6% is not enough
Swift investment is needed now as RCN members deliver their verdict on a broken system that holds back nursing pay and careers
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18 Jul 2025
Nominations open to sit on influential RCN committees
Now's your chance to join the RCN's trade union and professional nursing committees
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17 Jul 2025
RCN AGM 2025 outcome: members vote in favour of six resolutions
Members came together at the RCN’s Annual General Meeting to vote on six important resolutions, reflect and ask questions
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15 Jul 2025
Protect the 'nurse' title: an update
The Westminster government has said it will protect the title “nurse” in law following a campaign by nursing leaders and Dawn Butler MP. But what happens next?
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14 Jul 2025
NHS pay: ‘Nursing staff are playing constant financial catch-up’
RCN analysis reveals severe pay erosion, with band 5 nurses being the worst hit
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4 Jul 2025
COVID inquiry: ‘There were no nurses left, it was just me’
Nursing testimony at the COVID-19 inquiry highlighted that the lack of staff available in the care sector led to a distressing and inadequate level of care during the pandemic
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3 Jul 2025
Reset needed for NHS 10-Year Health Plan in England to succeed
RCN says to make the Westminster government's vision for the NHS in England a reality, a new fully funded plan is needed to grow the nursing workforce – especially in community roles
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19 Jun 2025
RCN invites members to share views on Supreme Court judgment
The RCN is running a series of inclusive and supportive sessions for members to share their thoughts on the recent Supreme Court judgment and its impact on nurses and nursing
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18 Jun 2025
Roadmap to the future: RCN career frameworks launched
These career frameworks set out what skills, knowledge and standards are needed for progression
