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Empowering access to cervical screening
This blog looks at the Very Important Invitation Project, a unique service running across Suffolk and North East Essex with the main aim of increasing accessibility and uptake of cervical screening. The project focuses on removing barriers to cervical screening for those most at risk of health inequ...
Updated: 24 February 2026 -
'Any new plan for the workforce in England must not shy away from difficult choices', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “As the largest workforce in the NHS, nursing stands ready to be part of the solution, but our voice must be heard for the plan to succeed.”
Updated: 24 February 2026 -
Nursing Workforce Standards poster
This poster highlights the RCN's 14 Nursing Workforce Standards, which are required to secure a nursing workforce able to deliver the safe, effective, compassionate, person-centred nursing care our patients and service users need and deserve.
Updated: 24 February 2026 -
Nuffield Trust report highlights 'devastating consequences' of failure to invest in community nursing
RCN Head of Nursing, Carli Whittaker, said: "Only new and sustained investment can ensure there are enough expert community nurses embedded in every community, and that children and young people get the care they need.”
Updated: 16 March 2026 -
Showcasing the vital work of hospices in the Eastern region
Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, has visited members working in hospices in the Eastern region to find out more about the vital services they provide.
Updated: 16 March 2026 -
A milestone for health care in mid Wales as first nurses qualify from Aberystwyth University
History was made in Aberystwyth this summer, as the very first cohort of nurses educated at Aberystwyth University have now qualified to work in the health service.
Updated: 17 March 2026 -
Assisted Dying Bill completes stage 2 in the Scottish Parliament
RCN Scotland secures important changes to improve the safeguards for nursing staff.
Updated: 17 March 2026 -
BRIEFING: Mass lobby of Parliament on "earned settlement" proposals, 11th March 2026
RCN briefing for the mass lobby of Parliament on the UK Government's "earned settlement" proposals, 11th March 2026.
Updated: 12 March 2026 -
Commitment to the Care of People living with Dementia
This guidance sets out the five principles that form a shared commitment to improving care for people with dementia and their families. Designed for both staff and managers, it can be used in a wide range of health and social care settings and includes the most recent evidence and best practice.
Updated: 25 March 2026 -
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Settlement, Citizenship and Integration
RCN response to the Justice and Home Affairs Committee's call for evidence on settlement, citizenship and integration.
Updated: 25 March 2026
