CV writing for student nurses and newly qualified nurses

How to write your first ever nursing CV. including samples and templates. Advice specifically for newly qualified and student nurses.

RCN Council elections: nominations for all seats open

We’re looking for our next RCN Council, President and Deputy President. Could it be you?

Budget 'serious missed opportunity' to tackle nursing crisis with NHS just a ‘footnote’, says Royal College of Nursing

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The chancellor pledged to protect the NHS, yet it was just a footnote in today’s Budget. We desperately needed new funding to boost staffing levels and provide hope to patients, especially as we enter what could be a devastating winter. Simply declaring that there will be ‘more nurses’ won’t make it so, especially without the funding or plan to make it a reality."

Royal College of Nursing responds to plans to cut NHS quangos

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “For these proposed changes to be effective government must take ownership of the real issue, the staffing crisis on our wards, and not just shuffle people into new roles. Protecting patients has to be the priority and not just a drive for efficiency."

Preparing for your appointment

Independent Sector

Advice and guidance for nurses and healthcare workers who work in the independent sector or are thinking about moving to the independent sector.

NHS Wales collective agreement FAQs

NHS Wales collective agreement FAQs

Student Senior HCA and now Forum Committee Member

New to the RCN Diabetes Forum Committee, student Nurse, senior healthcare assistant, and mum on a round-the-clock mission, Helena talks about her experiences of joining the committee.

It's time to do something that I really want to do

Josh Parker-Walsh, the newly-elected West Midlands representative on our UK Students Committee, recalls the experiences that have led him into nursing and inspired him to become a champion of the student voice.

Leadership is a mindset, not a title: My journey at the Student Leadership Academy

From conquering presentation nerves to embracing her inner leader: Stephanie Todd, third year student in Adult Nursing at Swansea University, reflects on her experience of the Student Leadership Academy