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

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.

Pressure on nursing staff unrelenting as norovirus surges in NHS, says RCN

RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis, said: “From one of the busiest summers ever, to now surging norovirus, the pressure on nursing staff is unrelenting. They are doing their best to keep people safe, but widespread vacancies and not enough beds mean they face an impossible job. Across England, they continue to report patients being crammed into corridors – ministers need to step up and act."

NHS pay consultation: get out the vote in the Northern region

RCN member consultations on the NHS/HSC pay awards for nursing staff employed on NHS Terms and Conditions (Agenda for Change) in England, Northern Ireland and Wales are now open. The RCN Northern Region team will be out speaking to members about our NHS pay consultation over the next week. If you've got any questions, or want to help us talk to as many members as possible, find out where we'll be and meet us there

Defence Nursing webinars

Informal Visits

Arranging informal visits can really impress prospective employers, as well as help you determine whether the workplace environment seems right for you.

Menopause passport: starting conversations at work

RCN health and safety rep Wendy is driving forward an initiative to get women experiencing menopause symptoms the workplace support they need.

Promoting Menstrual Wellbeing

Menstruation is both a physiological and psychological milestone in a woman’s life. This updated publication has been developed to help nurses breakdown the stigma that can be associated with what is a completely natural process. It is important to use appropriate and flexible communication methods to ensure information on the menstrual cycle is delivered in an accessible format for women.

Write to your MP about the lack of jobs for newly qualified nurses

Write to your MP about the lack of jobs for newly qualified nurses

Compassionate Conversations programme

Study this online programme to understand the guiding principles of holding compassionate conversations, to evaluate own practice and support others to hold compassionate conversations. 3 days of taught sessions plus self-directed learning and an assessment. Successful completion of the unit will gain you 4 credits at Level 3, accredited by Agored Cymru.