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Our fight for fair pay in independent health and social care
We campaign for all our members to receive fair pay, no matter what setting or sector you’re employed in.
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Gen Z key to solving 'ticking time bomb’ workforce crisis, nursing leader says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Young people can see the value nursing has to society and they have passion for care and public service. But low pay and the prospect of working in underfunded services mean so few consider it a career for them. Gen Z are the future of our profession and key to transforming health and care for decades to come."
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Nursing leader condemns government immigration measures in major speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Many of you in this hall today started your nursing journey far away. So let me say again: you are more than welcome in the UK. Thank you for bringing your skills to this country and bringing your lives here. You know, more than I ever will, the obstacles, costs and the hostility."
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Nursing union welcomes better legal protections for nursing professionals
Responding to the 'protect the nurse' law change, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This is an important moment for our safety-critical profession, after years of campaigning."
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Immigration measures 'pandering and scapegoating', Royal College of Nursing says ahead of Prime Minister's speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Many of you in this hall today started your nursing journey far away. So let me say again: you are more than welcome in the UK. Thank you for bringing your skills to this country and bringing your lives here. You know, more than I ever will, the obstacles, costs and the hostility."
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Pathway to Progression: band 5-6 career progression for nursing
Registered nurses use evidence-based knowledge, professional and clinical judgement to assess, plan, implement and evaluate high-quality, person-centred nursing care. The RCN’s Fair Pay for Nursing campaign asks for long-term, structural reform of nursing pay which recognises the value of nursing across all levels and in all sectors and settings. This report outlines the clear arguments for pay reform, including introducing Annex 20 for the nursing workforce.
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Nurses' Day 2025
South East Regional Director Ellen McNicholas celebrates Nurses' Day 2025.
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Remembering Win Logan (1926-2025)
In this Blog, Janet looks at the rich and varied career of Win Logan, nurse educator and co-author of 'The Elements of Nursing'.
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Nursing student financial hardship and higher education crisis pose dire threat to future of nursing
Financial support for nursing students has remained stagnant during a spiralling cost of living crisis, whilst a growing uncertainty in the future of nursing higher education comes during a time where reliance on health services is at breaking point.
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Nursing leader calls for ‘urgent’ investment in mental health nursing as ‘degrading’ 12h+ waits rise five-fold
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Severely ill mental health patients waiting days for treatment in stressful and brightly lit A+Es is a scandal in plain sight. These conditions are not “the norm” and nursing staff will not accept them."
