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Half a million children attended A&E in mental health crisis, as RCN calls for wider roll-out of mental health A&Es and for action on social determinants
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Half a million children and young people attending A+E in a mental health crisis is evidence of a catastrophic system-wide failure. Nursing staff give their all in the most difficult circumstances, but the fact is that busy and stressful A+Es are wholly unsuitable places for anyone in mental distress, let alone vulnerable children."
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RCN UK-wide Freedom of Information request reveals continual rise in racial abuse towards nursing staff
In Wales, 342 incidents of racial abuse were reported between 2022 and 2025. This figure has risen by 93% since 2022, rising from 59 in 2022, 81 in 2023, 84 in 2024 and 114 in 2025.
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Racism allowed to ‘flourish’ in NHS says RCN, as tens of thousands of nursing staff report 78% surge in racist abuse
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “These findings show a catastrophic rise in the racist abuse faced by nursing staff. It is a disgrace, and perhaps just as bad is the fact that many NHS Trusts and Health Boards cannot even tell us how many staff have been on the receiving end. It amounts to a policy of ‘don’t know, don’t care."
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Supporting the Retention of Early Career Nurses in England
This report draws on qualitative and quantitative evidence to highlight the challenges and opportunities faced by final-year nursing students, newly registered nurses and early career nurses. It also presents interventions that the government and system partners must take now to protect and strengthen the pipeline of nurses for generations to come.
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Where are the jobs for newly registered nurses?
Professor Jane Ball, Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence explains why governments must invest in nursing to solve the systemic issues facing health and care.
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RCN Employment Standards for Independent Health and Social Care Sectors
Our Employment Standards for Independent Health and Social Care Sectors set out what the RCN expects employers to deliver for the nursing workforce.
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The nursing workforce needed to deliver these services goes into winter already running on empty and short of staff, says Royal College of Nursing
Responding to the Health Secretary’s winter funding announcement, Executive Director of RCN, Patricia Marquis said: “Whilst this announcement will help to boost short-term capacity it is just another sticking plaster on a system that is at breaking point."
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Job evaluation roadshow: Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Do you work at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust? We'll be there on 21 and 22 October to talk to you about job evaluation and the band 5 review in England.
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Open letters
Read the open letters the RCN has published.
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Casework masterclass - Session 3
An event for RCN stewards working across England in all settings.
