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Depleted social care workforce burnt out and demoralised as underfunding issues persist, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “At the heart of this is a workforce that has not been given the value it deserves. With an ageing population, the scale of the challenge for governments across the UK has never been clearer."
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History of Nursing
History of Nursing subject guide from the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum. Highlights key information resources.
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CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Draft code of practice on time off for trade union activities
RCN response to ACAS Working for Everyone's consultation on draft code of practice on time off for trade union activities.
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Debates
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Submit a Congress emergency agenda item
For debates on issues arising since the closing date for agenda items
Updated: 21 May 2026 -
Debates
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Updated: 21 May 2026 -
Resolution: Palliative and end-of-life care
That this meeting of RCN Congress calls on RCN Council to lobby UK governments to ensure everyone living across all four nations has access to specialist palliative and end of life care.
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Matter for discussion: Inappropriate delegation
That this meeting of RCN Congress discusses the delegation of health care tasks to school staff and non-health care professionals.
Updated: 21 May 2026 -
Welcome and introduction to Congress
Open to all.
Updated: 21 May 2026 -
Resolution: 35-hour week
That this meeting of RCN Congress calls on RCN Council to instigate a campaign for a maximum 35 hour working week for the nursing workforce.
Updated: 21 May 2026
