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Casework masterclass - Session 1
An event for RCN stewards working across England in all settings.
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Why Registered Nurse-to-Patient Ratios are Needed: The rationale and evidence base
The RCN’s commitment to safe staffing has been long-standing and remains a priority. This document sets out an evidence-based argument for using enforceable minimum registered nurse staffing levels (often described as registered nurse-to-patient ratios) to reduce patient safety risks, improve nurse ...
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Failure to fix social care 'roadblock' to NHS improvements, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The real human cost of long waits and overcrowding is patients languishing in corridors, going into cardiac arrest, receiving intimate care, or being given end-of-life news in full view of others."
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Spotlight on learning disability nursing: Bridging the gap in respiratory care
Continuing our celebration of Scottish learning disability week, we’re spotlighting the amazing work of our 2026 learning disability award runner up, Susan Craig.
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Briefing: RCN Scotland's approach to public sector reform
The First Minister announced proposals for significant reform of health and social care services in the Programme for Government 2026-31. We understand that our members are, of course, concerned about what the proposals will mean for the services they deliver, for their patients and for their own jo...
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
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'Constant firefighting': safe staffing solutions in action
June’s created new pathways to support colleagues to escalate safe staffing concerns
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Registered Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: A synthesis of current guidance in the UK
Nursing is a safety critical profession. The work of registered nurses consists of many specialised and complex interventions, interwoven skilful expertise and surveillance. The RCN endorses enforceable minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios, ensuring staffing levels do not fall to dangerously lo...
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
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Safe staffing: community nursing needs the full team too
RCN Wales is calling for Section 25B of the existing safe nurse staffing levels legislation to be extended
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Nurse-to-patient ratios are essential to safe staffing in every setting, RCN says
An RCN briefing explains why having enough registered nurses is critical to safety and wellbeing, and makes good economic sense
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
The floor's the limit: the evidence every nursing professional should know about ratios and how to call time on unsafe staffing levels
Director of RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball shares how our new resources have been developed to help RCN members raise concerns about unsafe staffing in their workplaces.
Updated: 9 September 2026
