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Learning from Lives and Deaths: A wake-up call about learning disability nursing
The recent publication of the delayed LeDeR review shows that people with learning disabilities continue to experience catastrophic health inequalities. Commitment to address inequalities needs real commitment to registered nurses in learning disabilities.
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RCN West Kent and Medway Branch AGM
RCN West Kent and Medway Branch AGM and Learning event.
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Meeting targets, reducing waiting times and helping people live longer needs highly skilled nurses, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “The reality is that a successful cancer plan needs nursing staff at its heart. That includes highly skilled Advanced Nurse Practitioners and cancer nurse specialists who devise and deliver person-centred treatment plans, but also community, district nurses and palliative care nurses who help people recover and live with cancer from home. "
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Dashboard is flashing red for a workforce drowning under toxic workloads and unsafe staffing levels, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “Nursing staff take pride in doing their best for patients but this report shows the dashboard is flashing red for a workforce drowning under unmanageable workloads, unsafe staffing levels within toxic environments."
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Health Visitors Banding affected by new NMC Standards
The NMC updated standards for post registration programmes marks a shift in the educational expectations for Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (SCPHN) to master's level (KTE Level 7). This shift has real implications for job banding and pay specifically for Health Visitors.
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Nurses on the Frontline: A History of Sickle Cell
Join this online talk exploring the pioneering nurses who initiated and developed specialist services to treat sickle cell and thalassaemia.
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From local voice to global platform
In October 2025, the RCN North West regional board funded learning representative Faridat Ibidun to represent the organisation at the World Health Summit in Berlin as a youth delegate.
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NMC Report Highlights Pay and Development Pressures Facing Welsh Nurses
Professor Sandy Harding, RCN Wales Associate Director of Nursing, Policy and Professional Development responds to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Spotlight on Nursing and Midwifery 2025 report.
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CONSULTATION RESPONSE: The Future Approach to Quality Regulation
RCN response to the Office for Students' consultation on the future approach to quality regulation.
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New Name, Bigger Purpose: The Early Career Nurses Network
We’re excited to announce that the Newly Registered Nurses (NRN) Network is evolving—and from now on will be known as the Early Career Nurse (ECN) Network.
