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RCN Council elections: nominations for all seats open
We’re looking for our next RCN Council, President and Deputy President. Could it be you?
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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care hears concerns of nursing staff
RCN members met Victoria Atkins to share challenges facing the profession, including low pay, staff shortages, patient safety, and lack of support for overseas staff and nursing students.
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RCN Scotland welcomes change in rules on access to FFP3 masks
RCN Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish government that staff working in health and social care can now have access to FFP3 masks based on risk assessment and personal preferences.
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Candidates announced for forthcoming RCN elections
Find out who is seeking your vote for key leadership positions including President, Deputy President and Council members when voting opens next month.
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Wisdom, knowledge and skills: Celebrating International Day of the Midwife
Carmel Bagness, RCN Professional Lead for Midwifery and Women’s Health, shares her reflections on the joys, challenges and honour of being a midwife.
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‘Dirty nursing’ arises from shame and stigma in women’s health
RCN Fellow Professor Helen Allan says funding and delivery of high standards of health care to women will only improve once we acknowledge that women’s health is underfunded and stigmatised.
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Budget 'serious missed opportunity' to tackle nursing crisis with NHS just a ‘footnote’, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The chancellor pledged to protect the NHS, yet it was just a footnote in today’s Budget. We desperately needed new funding to boost staffing levels and provide hope to patients, especially as we enter what could be a devastating winter. Simply declaring that there will be ‘more nurses’ won’t make it so, especially without the funding or plan to make it a reality."
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Budget 2025: nursing and NHS ‘just a footnote’ despite promises to protect health care
The chancellor offered no transformative funding for nursing, despite RCN calls for fair pay and workforce investment
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Royal College of Nursing responds to plans to cut NHS quangos
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “For these proposed changes to be effective government must take ownership of the real issue, the staffing crisis on our wards, and not just shuffle people into new roles. Protecting patients has to be the priority and not just a drive for efficiency."
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UK Joint Reps' Conferences
Two UK joint reps conferences are held each year and are open to all accredited reps. The conferences give you an opportunity to network with other reps, get updated and have your say on key nursing employment issues and RCN campaigns.
