RCN report reveals scale of Wales nursing crisis and urgent steps to stabilise the workforce

Nursing in Numbers 2025 shows high vacancy levels, heavy reliance on agency staff and widespread unpaid extra hours.

RCN Members Have Voted to Accept a new Three Year Pay Deal

The unanimous decision by the health trade unions in Wales to accept the pay proposals from the Welsh Government follows a month-long consultation with RCN Welsh members and comes on the back of the RCN’s successful “Scrap the Cap” campaign. Sixty-six percent of members who voted in the RCN Wales co...

Job evaluation roadshow: Hinchingbrooke Hospital

We're coming to Hinchingbrooke Hospital to talk about job evaluation and the band 5 review in England.

Learning resources

King’s Speech 2026 explained: what it means for nursing staff

A rundown of what plans the government has for the new parliamentary term

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Annual Report 2025-2026

Our first Group Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy was published in May 2024. We have committed to producing an annual report on its progress and impact since that time. This, our second report, highlights our ongoing activity to strengthen our EDI foundations and build on what we have l...

The job is far from done and patients and nursing staff will not thank the government if it now takes its eyes off the ball, says Royal College of Nursing

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “There’s been progress on NHS targets across the board and that is a huge testament to nursing staff who have worked under enormous pressure to deliver care for their patients"

Together we rise: 25 years of NSW membership

A Message from Sharon Mitchel, RCN UK Nursing Support Workers Committee Chair.

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