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Patients should not be forced to endure four more years of this as NHS data shows services not ready for winter, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “These figures show that before the cold weather hits and the flu season peaks, the health service is already struggling to cope with numbers across the board higher than last year."
Updated: 5 May 2026 -
‘Dashboard flashing red’ as new international joiners collapse 50% and domestic recruitment stalls, warns RCN
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “This data shows the nursing profession is potentially entering the worst of all worlds. International recruitment is collapsing, even before further hostile immigration policies come in, while the number of domestic joiners continues to stall."
Updated: 5 May 2026 -
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Outpatient nursing isn’t ‘tea, toast and chaperoning’
Angela says to forget the assumptions: she's seen nursing careers take off in outpatients
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
Strategies for Promoting Personal Health and Wellbeing
Join this webinar which aims to promote the importance of health and wellbeing of self and the team, including identifying sources of support available to you, and strategies you can use to support your health and wellbeing at work.
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
Health Visitor Team Leaders balloted on strike action in dispute with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Members working as health visitor team leaders in Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership are being balloted on industrial action.
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
Staff wellbeing must be a priority for the next Scottish government says RCN Scotland
Nursing absence rates in Scotland’s NHS are hitting critical levels and current workforce planning provisions are increasingly inadequate to deal with the gaps in the workforce.
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
Investigations
A guide for RCN members around the investigation process, including how to prepare and possible outcomes.
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
POLICY: National guidance for NHS staff on speaking up in NHS Scotland
RCN response to survey on national guidance for NHS staff on speaking up in NHS Scotland
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
POLICY: Scottish Government draft AI Policy Framework for Health and Social Care
RCN comments on Scottish Government draft AI Policy Framework for Health and Social Care
Updated: 6 May 2026 -
NHS Wales collective agreement FAQs
NHS Wales collective agreement FAQs
Updated: 28 April 2026
