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South West independent health and social care sector update
As we settle into summer, I thought it would be a good time to pause, reflect and share a bit about what I have been up to so far this year and remind you about some of the RCN professional resources you can tap into as members working in independent health and social care (IHSC).
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Roadmap to the future: RCN career frameworks launched
These career frameworks set out what skills, knowledge and standards are needed for progression
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RCN warns of workforce shortages causing nightmares and panic attacks
We’re calling for urgent investment to grow the workforce as nursing staff's stress levels hit an eight-year high
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Winter viruses: what nursing staff need to know
Symptoms, prevention tips and vaccination advice for the most common winter viruses
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Working in understaffed services is making nurses sick, as new research shows staff suffering nightmares and panic attacks
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff are being driven to ill health from working in understaffed and under resourced services. And what’s worse, many feel they cannot take time off for fear of leaving their colleagues at the mercy of brutal pressures."
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Wales’s Nursing Workforce Improving, but Royal College of Nursing Warns That Shortfalls Remain
RCN Wales responds to the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register data report showing an increase in nursing professionals on the register.
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Representing the Royal College of Nursing at the 30th International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress – Helsinki 2025
Vice Chair of RCN Council, Natalie Brooks shares her reflections on attending ICN Congress 2025
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Reflections from the ICN Congress: Nursing Power to Change the World
RCN Deputy Chief Nurse, Lucy Muchina shares her reflections on the recent ICN Congress.
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‘My biggest career achievement? Getting a standing ovation from Millwall supporters’
From engineering to working at a football club, get to know RCN Deputy President Professor Alison Leary
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Surge in international leavers exposes failure to grow domestic nurse workforce, RCN says in response to new NMC register data
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey, said: “These figures put pressure on Wes Streeting to come up with a 10-year workforce strategy to turn things around. Numbers studying nursing in the UK are falling through the floor and we are going to see a worsening picture as the figures are released."
