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Commenting on the RCPCH, report Worried and Waiting.
“The finding of today’s report are truly shocking. Children across Northern Ireland are being exposed to unacceptable levels of risk by not getting timely treatment and care. We are in complete agreement with our medical colleagues that this is nothing short of a catastrophe.
Updated: 13 September 2024 -
Decisive action required following two year stalemate in health
The RCN has welcomed the return of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive.
Updated: 9 July 2024 -
Tell your MLA that Northern Ireland nurses and nursing assistants deserve pay parity with colleagues in the rest of the UK
There has been no further movement in the battle to ensure that nursing staff in Northern Ireland are paid equally with colleagues across the UK.
Updated: 24 February 2024 -
Apply for funding to attend NSW conference 2023
Opportunity to attend the RCN's Nursing Support Worker's Day conference in London
Updated: 29 March 2024 -
Heart failure nurse is RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2024
An inspirational nurse from Armagh has won the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award 2024 for her work in improving care for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
Updated: 12 November 2024 -
New book to commemorate nurses across Ireland who served in the Second World War
A new book which commemorates nurses across Ireland who served in the Second World War has been published by the RCN NI History of Nursing Network
Updated: 6 October 2024 -
Nursing staff consulted over new pay offer
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is to survey members employed by Manx Care on a 6% pay offer for 2023/24.
Updated: 30 June 2024 -
Update on HSC pay award
Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has today confirmed that the full 12 months of backpay owed to HSC staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions will be paid following the recent January monitoring exercise.
Updated: 12 July 2025 -
Pay Award for HSC staff in Northern Ireland signed off by Minister
The Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has announced that he has signed off on a pay award in line with the Pay Review Body (PRB) recommendation of a 3.6% pay rise for those employed under Agenda for Change terms and conditions for 2025-26.
Updated: 23 May 2025 -
HSC pay consultation results: urgent action required on pay
Clear message from nursing staff in Northern Ireland that meaningful change urgently needed in the nursing profession, and the first step is to sort pay.
Updated: 31 July 2025
