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Emergency departments now ‘places of prolonged and unnecessary suffering’, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said:. "It breaks the hearts of nursing staff and doctors that patients are lining corridors, waiting hours to be seen. But the truth is staff face an impossible task, with too few of them and demand surging."
Updated: 10 April 2026 -
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From Scotland to Ghana: sharing knowledge to improve cancer care
Fiona has spent over a decade improving the realities of young Ghanaian cancer patients, navigating huge distances and challenges along the way.
Updated: 11 April 2026 -
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4 ways to talk to patients about strike action
How to explain why you’re prepared to join picket lines this winter
Updated: 11 April 2026 -
Remembering nurses awarded the Royal Red Cross in World War Two for exceptional devotion and bravery
Over a thousand UK and Commonwealth nurses received the Royal Red Cross Award in World War Two. The citations for the award reveal their bravery but also the horrors of nursing in wars.
Updated: 11 April 2026 -
The Voice of the Nursing Student in Wales
Richard Jones, MBE and former Chair of the RCN Wales Board, highlights how nursing students in Wales are shaping the future of healthcare through advocacy, leadership, and active engagement with the RCN, ensuring high standards of patient care and professional development.
Updated: 12 April 2026 -
Nursing staff 'faced with appalling hatred and intimidation', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said:. "A sustained campaign of anti-migrant rhetoric is fuelling a growing cesspool of racism, including against international and ethnic minority nursing staff, without whom our health and care system would simply cease to function....
Updated: 11 April 2026 -
RCN urges action following University of Nottingham’s decision to suspend Children’s and Mental Health Nursing programmes
The RCN has expressed deep concern over the University of Nottingham’s decision to suspend its Children’s Nursing and Mental Health Nursing courses from the 2026/27 intake, with a view to the permanent closure of these programmes.
Updated: 12 April 2026 -
RCN South East celebrates Black History Month 2025
RCN members from across the region attend Black History Month celebratory event.
Updated: 11 April 2026 -
Training: statutory and mandatory
A guide for RCN members on statutory and mandatory training: what it is, when it is undertaken, equality and diversity considerations and mandatory training for bank and agency workers.
Updated: 13 April 2026 -
RCN Portsmouth Branch event
All Portsmouth members are invited to this branch event.
Updated: 13 April 2026
