RCN Country and Regional Board appointments

Apply for a seat on an RCN Board

Share your views on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

We need your voice to inform the RCN’s influencing work on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

Newly qualified nurses being unable to find NHS jobs raised at First Minister’s Questions

At the first session of First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) since MSPs returned to Holyrood from summer recess, the Scottish government was challenged on the difficulties that some newly qualified nurses (NQNs) are currently reporting with finding their first job.

The RCN IHSC team win at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards 2024

Our brilliant IHSC team are officially winners of the Wellbeing At Work Award at this year's Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards.

Royal College of Nursing responds to HSSIB workforce and patient safety report

RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “The findings that temporary nursing staff, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, are being discriminated against and prevented from raising concerns about patient safety are extremely serious. This requires swift and decisive action from NHS leaders."

Health and safety concerns

Advice and information to help you if you have health and safety concerns at work.

Mental Health Bill explained: how changes affect nursing staff

A guide for nursing staff on what's in the Mental Health Bill, what’s not, timescales and what the RCN is doing to influence change

NMC: Fitness to practise concerns

A guide on the NMC's fitness to practice process, their investigations and how to report concerns.

Practice placements in Independent Health and Social Care settings

From Clinical Nurse to Nurse Leader: My journey as a dedicated Nursing Home Manager

Hello, I'm Connie Mitchell, a dedicated nursing home manager of a 71-bed Nursing Home.