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Neighbourhood Health Service needs plan to address community nursing shortages
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “A neighbourhood health service is a bold vision and it needs nursing staff in the driving seat. The Prime Minister must back up his plan with a clear one to turn around the shortage of nurses in all local communities."
Updated: 1 December 2025 -
Nursing staff ready to deliver government’s NHS vision but fully funded plan needed to grow workforce, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “The government and the NHS must bring about a reset with the nursing profession too. Nursing staff are identified today as the expert leaders to deliver a neighbourhood health service and that should be truly empowering."
Updated: 1 December 2025 -
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'Axing nursing specialisms could cost lives'
Nursing student Kaammilah says the University of Nottingham’s plans to suspend two nursing courses is a workforce crisis in the making
Updated: 2 December 2025 -
State of the Profession: RCN Scotland Employment Survey Report 2025
This report provides a summary of the views of RCN members in Scotland and paints a detailed picture of members’ professional lives across the NHS and the independent health and social care sector.
Updated: 2 December 2025 -
RCN Respect Charter
Our commitment to working together
Updated: 29 November 2025 -
Board confidentiality at meetings
This policy outlines the approach to take when an RCN board discusses matters in confidence.
Updated: 29 November 2025 -
Temporary period of absence requested by elected and appointed unpaid office holders
The process to follow when an accredited representative or member elected or appointed to Council, or Board or committee, requests a temporary period of absence.
Updated: 29 November 2025 -
Process for consultation through the governance framework
Read the process for consultation through the governance framework.
Updated: 29 November 2025 -
Guidance to RCN Complaints
RCN guidance for complaints.
Updated: 29 November 2025 -
Allocating voting places and Congress
Guidance for branches and forums allocating voting places at Congress.
Updated: 29 November 2025
