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The way inequalities in maternity and neonatal services are addressed must change
Inequalities threaten the safety and comfort of expectant and new mothers from Black and Minority Ethnic communities. RCN Fellow Tendai Nzirawa says don’t believe the myths that perpetuate them.
Updated: 17 April 2026 -
Working in understaffed services is making nurses sick, as new research shows staff suffering nightmares and panic attacks
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff are being driven to ill health from working in understaffed and under resourced services. And what’s worse, many feel they cannot take time off for fear of leaving their colleagues at the mercy of brutal pressur...
Updated: 17 April 2026 -
Meet the Advanced Nurse Practitioner Forum
Come along and meet members of the forum to learn more about how RCN forums contribute to our work and how you can get involved.
Updated: 19 April 2026 -
RCN Spotlight series: Blended learning programmes – Demonstrating value masterclass and fitness to practise
Join this 15-minute seminar designed to help you get even more from your membership.
Updated: 19 April 2026 -
Historic agreement secures pay rise for health care support workers across Wales
Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) in Wales are set to receive a significant pay boost following the signing of a landmark agreement between trade unions, NHS employers, and the Welsh government.
Updated: 19 April 2026 -
PAC NHS waiting times report shows government hasn’t matched ambition with investment, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “No patient should wait longer for treatment than needed, but this report shows just how problematic it can be when government ambition isn't matched with the necessary investment. "
Updated: 19 April 2026 -
Pay in Wales: RCN secures landmark pay increase for nursing support workers
Thousands of nursing support workers will receive backpay and be re-banded to band 3
Updated: 19 April 2026 -
Reimagining wound care: how the ANCLE Café and digital innovation are transforming lives in Wales
The ANCLE Café in Cardiff is transforming chronic wound care by combining expert treatment, student-led support and community connection, helping patients regain health and hope. Paired with digital innovation, it’s a blueprint for compassionate, efficient and person‑centred care across Wales.
Updated: 17 March 2026 -
POLICY: Non-Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
RCN Scotland response to Health Committee call for evidence on Non-Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
Updated: 5 December 2025 -
COVID inquiry: ‘Never again can nursing and the public be failed like this’
Nursing staff were a constant presence during the pandemic, and now formal recognition of long COVID as an industrial disease is urgently needed
Updated: 19 March 2026
