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Professional Pride - what is allyship?
RCN Professional Lead for Care of Older People and Dementia, Sally Wilson reflects on the importance of allyship and the important role that nursing staff can play.
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UK Career Framework for Pain Nurses
* This resource is under review.* Pain is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that does not discriminate and can affect anyone at any stage in their life time. The UK Career Framework for Pain Nurses was produced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Pain and Palliative Care Forum with nursing representatives from across the United Kingdom. This updated resource now highlights the range of career pathways within pain nursing and minimum recommended education requirements, in addition to knowledge and skills. It provides a guide for pain services and employers to develop local career development frameworks for the nursing workforce.
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RCN Scotland launches new Community of Practice for Care Home Nurses working with Older Adults
RCN Scotland’s new community of practice, launching in August 2025, will provide a supportive professional network for care home nurses working with older adults.
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NHS and HSC pay consultations results: 3.6% is not enough
Swift investment is needed now as RCN members deliver their verdict on a broken system that holds back nursing pay and careers
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Nursing staff warn Welsh government their pay system is broken in landmark consultation
RCN Wales members reject 3.6% pay award.
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Duty of candour: honesty is the best policy
For the past decade, nursing staff have had a professional duty to be transparent about poor care. Here’s what you need to know
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Invest in nursing staff to transform NHS, says RCN after record vote
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said the profession feels deeply undervalued and that is why record numbers are telling the government to wake up, sense the urgency here and do what’s right by them and by patients.
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Nursing staff warn Welsh government their pay system is broken
RCN Wales members reject 3.6% pay award in landmark consultation.
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The COVID-19 Inquiry and the care sector
As the latest module in the COVID Inquiry - focused on the impact of the pandemic on the care sector - finishes, Claire Sutton reflects on the importance of this module as well as the evidence the RCN gave to ensure the experiences of nursing staff were heard.
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Changing the World, One Baby at a Time: Family Nurse Partnership
This blog shares a personal journey from midwifery to leading the Family Nurse Partnership across Hampshire, highlighting the powerful impact of early intervention on the lives of young parents and their children. It reflects a nurse’s commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving outcomes for disadvantaged families, one baby at a time.
