PAC NHS waiting times report shows government hasn’t matched ambition with investment, says Royal College of Nursing

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “No patient should wait longer for treatment than needed, but this report shows just how problematic it can be when government ambition isn't matched with the necessary investment. "

Pay in Wales: RCN secures landmark pay increase for nursing support workers

Thousands of nursing support workers will receive backpay and be re-banded to band 3

Reimagining wound care: how the ANCLE Café and digital innovation are transforming lives in Wales

The ANCLE Café in Cardiff is transforming chronic wound care by combining expert treatment, student-led support and community connection, helping patients regain health and hope. Paired with digital innovation, it’s a blueprint for compassionate, efficient and person‑centred care across Wales.

POLICY: Non-Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

RCN Scotland response to Health Committee call for evidence on Non-Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill

COVID inquiry: ‘Never again can nursing and the public be failed like this’ 

Nursing staff were a constant presence during the pandemic, and now formal recognition of long COVID as an industrial disease is urgently needed

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Without urgent action entire hospitals risk being overwhelmed by corridor care this winter, warns Royal College of Nursing

Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis said: “Corridor care is unsafe and undignified for patients and demoralising for the healthcare staff forced to care in these circumstances. It is now more than a year since nursing staff first sounded the alarm on this crisis and the disaster in our hospitals shows little sign of improvement."