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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Good Food Nation Bill Stage 1 debate
RCN Scotland supports the intention behind this legislation and the aspirations behind becoming a ‘Good Food Nation’.
Updated: 23 March 2022 -
RCN accredited advanced nursing practice programmes
Find out more about the Masters level advanced nursing practice programmes that are accredited by the RCN
Updated: 29 November 2019 -
Social media toolkit for RCN accredited programmes
Social media toolkit for RCN accredited programmes
Updated: 7 July 2025 -
Get more information about the RCN Changing the Conversational Culture Programme
Our Changing the Conversational Culture programme is designed to help participants be effective role models and bring about positive changes whilst promoting a team approach that is inclusive, vibrant, and supported by continuous learning.
Updated: 1 August 2025 -
Accreditation: Register your interest
By gaining accreditation you are aligning your organisation to the RCN's high standards, ultimately promoting best practice and improving patient care.
Updated: 11 June 2023 -
Barely a spare bed in NHS hospitals, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “As the Prime Minister speaks, thousands of NHS patients needing treatment today are being cared for in corridors. He did not create this crisis, but he is now responsible for it and must start to find some answers."
Updated: 5 May 2025 -
‘Learning disability nurse deserts’ developing across England, as RCN calls for government to rescue specialty
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Lynn Woolsey, said: “Learning disability nursing is an incredibly rewarding career, supporting some of the most vulnerable to live happier and healthier lives. But the specialty has suffered years of neglect and underinvestment, causing recruitment to collapse and decimati...
Updated: 23 May 2025 -
Growing number of flu cases threatens to overwhelm an NHS and workforce already in crisis, Royal College of Nursing responds to latest winter sit-rep data from NHS England
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “As people prepare for the festivities, nursing staff are battling to hold the service together and are deeply concerned about what the coming weeks will deliver."
Updated: 19 May 2025 -
Nurse universities admission figures show government NHS reforms under ‘direct threat’, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Today’s figures should ring alarm bells in government. As demand for services rises, and targets say we need hundreds of thousands of new nurses, ministers are struggling to recruit even an additional one hundred. Nurse education is not jus...
Updated: 13 May 2025 -
NHS pay consultation in Wales: RCN members vote reject
Nearly three quarters of members who voted said the 5.5% pay award isn’t enough.
Updated: 4 June 2025