News
All the latest on current nursing issues, including employment matters, health and safety in the workplace, public health policy and clinical skills, as well as updates on the work of the RCN.
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17 Nov 2022
RCN says government ‘remains unprepared to support members’ with five days to go before strike dates confirmed
In a letter addressed to the health secretary, we are calling for ‘formal, detailed negotiations’ on NHS pay and patient safety ahead of strike dates and locations being announced next week, following the autumn statement.
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16 Nov 2022
RCN blasts government ‘rush’ to start next year’s NHS pay talks, as current deal causes strikes
We’ve responded to the formal start of the NHS pay round process for 2023/24.
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11 Nov 2022
RCN Council announces new Honorary Treasurer
Carol Webley-Brown has been elected to the key leadership role on RCN Council.
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9 Nov 2022
NHS pay ballot results: members vote to strike at majority of NHS employers across the UK
Results of our biggest ever strike ballot show record numbers of nursing staff are prepared to join picket lines this winter.
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7 Nov 2022
RCN Extraordinary General Meeting details announced
Members are invited to discuss and contribute to the transformational organisational plan addressing recommendations from the independent review into the RCN’s culture.
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4 Nov 2022
Severe nursing workforce shortages: new RCN report exposes urgent need for government action
Latest data shows thousands fewer nursing students will graduate in England over the coming years.
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3 Nov 2022
Voting now open for the next RCN President
Have your say on who will become our new nursing ambassador.
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2 Nov 2022
RCN’s biggest ever strike ballot now closed: results announced soon
We’ve been asking members to vote ‘yes’ to strike action in our fight for safe staffing and fair pay.
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29 Oct 2022
Public support for nursing staff going on strike is at its highest
As the RCN's historic ballot enters its final days, new polling reveals nearly two thirds of the public strongly support strike action as concern over the number of nursing staff working in the NHS peaks.
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28 Oct 2022
Nursing staff are working one day a week for free, new data reveals
After a decade of real-terms pay cuts, the goodwill and expertise of the nursing profession is being exploited by governments across the UK, the RCN says.