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Secretary of State for Health and Social Care hears concerns of nursing staff
RCN members met Victoria Atkins to share challenges facing the profession, including low pay, staff shortages, patient safety, and lack of support for overseas staff and nursing students.
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RCN Scotland welcomes change in rules on access to FFP3 masks
RCN Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish government that staff working in health and social care can now have access to FFP3 masks based on risk assessment and personal preferences.
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Wisdom, knowledge and skills: Celebrating International Day of the Midwife
Carmel Bagness, RCN Professional Lead for Midwifery and Women’s Health, shares her reflections on the joys, challenges and honour of being a midwife.
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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."
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Budget 2025: nursing and NHS ‘just a footnote’ despite promises to protect health care
The chancellor offered no transformative funding for nursing, despite RCN calls for fair pay and workforce investment
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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."
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Amplifying the voice of nurses working in the justice system, at home and abroad
Having dedicated her career to championing the role of nursing staff working in health and justice services, here RCN UK Professional Lead for Justice and Forensic Healthcare, Dr Liz Walsh, recounts her experiences amplifying this field of nursing around the world.
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RCN employment standards mark first anniversary with new member resources
We're urging members working in independent health and social care to know their rights and use the standards to protect themselves at work
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RCN calls for pause to redundancies and bed cuts at Ashgate Hospice
The Royal College of Nursing in the East Midlands has voiced its concerns about Ashgate Hospice’s plans to cut inpatient beds and make more than 50 redundancies, calling for the organisation to pause the process to allow for further talks with the local Integrated Care Board.
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UK Career Framework for Stroke Nurses
Build your knowledge around the range of career pathways around stroke nursing and the minimum recommended education requirements, in addition to mapping your career development and assessing your skills and knowledge.
