RCN Student Ambassador Conference 2025

Applications open: RCN Student Ambassador Conference 2025

Become a nurse or midwife member

Find out about the benefits of RCN membership and what it includes, as well as the membership costs and how to join.

Regional Board

Find out about the RCN East Midlands regional board.

England NHS system organisations

There are changes coming to how the NHS is managed and health and care system operations in England.

Every ICB must retain nursing expertise, RCN says

An RCN report raises the alarm on the Westminster government’s rapid reforms to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)

Become a newly registered nurse member

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Cuts to ICBs could put patient safety at risk, warns Royal College of Nursing

Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “Nursing staff in ICBs have led the way in planning and commissioning local health care. They are not only central to the safe delivery of services for patients, but also in designing the services of the future. At a time of huge transformation, their expertise is priceless and we cannot afford to lose them in a cost-cutting exercise."

Community nursing: investing in our future

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Nicola Ranger reflects on celebrating the role of community nursing staff, investment in nursing, and RCN research into violence against nursing staff.

International nursing members

Information, guidance and advice for international members working in the UK.

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