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32,000 nursing students could quit by 2029, as Royal College of Nursing warns losses could fill every NHS vacancy in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "The students of today are the nurses of the future. But for tens of thousands, the unbearable weight of graduate debt, lack of support with living costs and prospect of low pay is set to push them out of the profession before they qualify. This is a tragedy for them and patients."
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Male factor fertility
Male factor fertility is important, and all nurses and midwives should have a good understanding of the influences and the factors that can impact fertility, especially as they may often be the first point of contact for patients when they have questions. This guidance has been developed to enhance understanding of the anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and possible treatments available to support best practice, as well as an overview of the emotional issues associated with male factor fertility.
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Termination of Pregnancy and Abortion Care
This updated guidance incorporates expert and evidence-based practice. It has been produced to support registered nurses and midwives working within the NHS and independent sectors, across the UK. It considers the legislative frameworks in place across the UK, alongside clinical guidance for those working in termination of pregnancy services.
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Advanced Nursing Practice for Gynaecology and Women’s Health
Gynaecology and women’s health care has many sub-specialties, including hysteroscopy, general gynaecology, early pregnancy, emergency gynaecology, colposcopy, urogynaecology, menopause, endometriosis and gynaecology oncology. This publication has set out pathways for advanced nursing practice and advanced clinical practice roles, which will enhance clinical care, the patient experience and enable progression career development for nurses.
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Staffing for Safe and Effective Care. A Health and Safety Representative’s Resource
This updated resource is to assist and support health and safety representatives in recognising health and safety problems linked to unsafe staffing levels, from poor moving and handling practice to missed breaks and long working hours. It recognises the role that learning representatives and stewards can take and how we can work together as a team. It also recognises the supporting role of RCN staff when our health and safety representatives are faced with challenging issues or organisations that don’t act on their findings.
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Gender Pay Gap Report 2023
This report outlines the statistics of the gender pay gap at the Royal College of Nursing, 2023.
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Mental health nursing literature review
This publication is a review of readily available literature on the role of the mental health nurse in improving the physical health care of people diagnosed with severe mental illness as part of the Parity of Esteem work programme.
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NHS Pay Review Body 2024-2025 Pay Round: Royal College of Nursing Wales (RCN Wales) evidence
This paper provides supporting evidence the to Pay Review Body (PRB) relating specifically to Wales.
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Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy sets out a pathway over the next 5 years to becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and reflective membership organisation that truly understands and represents the voices of our members. Equity is our clear ambition; diversity is our underused asset; inclusion is our future.
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State of the Profession Report. RCN Employment Survey 2023
This report provides a summary of findings from a survey of RCN members which was undertaken in autumn 2023. The survey received 11,287 responses from registered nurses, health care support workers, nursing students and nursing associates working across all areas of health and social care.
