RCN Hertfordshire branch

RCN Suffolk branch

This branch is open to RCN members working in Suffolk

RCN warns bank pay cuts at UHMBT risk staffing crisis and patient safety

RCN Northern has warned that planned reductions to bank pay rates for nursing, operating department practitioner and midwifery staff at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT) could worsen existing staffing pressures and put patient safety at risk.

NHS nursing staff get further pay increase for 2025-26

NHS nursing staff in Scotland are getting a boost to their pay in February, under a guarantee in the NHS pay deal covering 2025-26 and 2026-27 negotiated by the RCN and the joint health trade unions.

Prison Nursing Unlocked: A history of care and justice: exhibition launch (Hybrid)

Join us for the launch of our new exhibition about the history of prison nursing. Enjoy free refreshments and a chance to look around the exhibition, alongside activities and talks on nursing in justice settings.

Is the NHS Cancer Plan a turning point – from a nursing perspective?

The NHS Cancer Plan sets out a bold vision for care that fits around people’s lives. In this blog, RCN Cancer Forum Vice Chair Lauren reflects on what the plan means for nursing, neighbourhood care and the growing number of people living with and beyond cancer on behalf of the RCN Cancer Forum Committee.

RCN Wales Press Office

Find contact information for media enquiries, our latest press releases and statements on breaking news stories.

CONSULTATION RESPONSE: NHS Standard Contract 2026/27

RCN response to NHS England's consultation on the NHS Standard Contract 2026/27.

Recognition of the problem and efforts to resolve it are vindication of the alarm call from nursing staff, says Royal College of Nursing

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "Corridor care is a system-wide problem, with patients unable to access community, mental health or social care services when they need it and having no choice but to turn up at A&E, and requires transformation in every part of the system."

General practice nursing webinar: Influencing pay, terms and conditions in general practice

Join us for our next session in our series of webinars for general practice nursing staff.