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New immigration rules and delayed pay could significantly impact nursing workforce
The late NHS pay award in England could see overseas nursing support workers ineligible for visa renewals
Updated: 29 August 2025 -
‘Workforce planning must be based on patient need, not budgets’, says new RCN Chief Nursing Officer
Lynn Woolsey will provide strategic leadership on nursing issues including safety and education, while raising the voice and profile of the nursing workforce
Updated: 7 September 2025 -
Confirm NHS pay rises now, RCN tells government
The Pay Review Body’s report was delivered to the UK government late last week, but details on the 2025/26 NHS pay awards still haven’t been confirmed
Updated: 15 April 2025 -
Corridor care: public backs RCN demands for swift government action
We're reiterating calls for urgent intervention as a poll finds half of the public think it should take the government no longer than a year to solve the corridor care crisis, if it acts now
Updated: 3 February 2025 -
RCN Congress 2025: book your place today
We’re counting down the days to vibrant debates on vital topics affecting the nursing profession, including work-life balance, health tourism and international student hardship
Updated: 15 July 2025 -
'Hammer blow for NHS reforms’, as student nursing applications fall again
We say government must launch urgent student recruitment campaign, as 35% decline in numbers applying to study nursing in England highlights broken nurse education model
Updated: 14 July 2025 -
Celebrating Hettie Hopkins
It’s #WomensHistoryMonth and we’re shining a light on Hettie Hopkins, Welsh nurse leader and campaigner.
Updated: 29 August 2025 -
Pay crisis in general practice nursing: government must change funding model now
A pay crisis in GP surgeries is undermining government ambitions to move more care into the community, with almost a third of nursing staff missing out on a pay rise
Updated: 29 July 2025 -
Corridor care is 'a system failure', RCN tells MPs
Nursing staff met with MPs and peers to reiterate our calls for sufficient funding to end care in inappropriate settings
Updated: 26 March 2025 -
Student loan forgiveness would keep nurses in profession for up to a decade longer
Nursing education must see investment from ministers, as an RCN report reveals the positive impact funding could have on staff numbers and patient care
Updated: 18 August 2025
