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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3 Oct 2022
RCN members stage protest at Conservative party conference
Nursing staff chanted demands for fair pay and safe staffing amidst chronic workforce crisis.
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30 Sep 2022
'Vote to strike' urges RCN as number of nurses leaving NHS hits record high
Nurses are quitting for better pay in retail and hospitality as cost-of-living crisis takes its toll.
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29 Sep 2022
New RCN Director of Nursing announced
Professor Nicola Ranger will join the RCN from King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in December
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28 Sep 2022
RCN Wales publishes workforce report as Welsh Parliament debates safe nurse staffing levels
The annual report on the state of the nursing workforce in Wales shows health care in Wales is in crisis.
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23 Sep 2022
Billions for bankers, nothing for nursing staff
RCN condemns Chancellor’s plan as we continue to urge members to vote for strike action
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22 Sep 2022
'We don't have enough nursing staff'
RCN warns UK Government plans to improve patient care will fail unless critical nursing workforce issues are fixed
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15 Sep 2022
RCN announces new industrial action strike ballot dates
Our ballot of members working for the NHS and HSC will take place between Thursday 6 October and Wednesday 2 November.
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8 Sep 2022
RCN remembers Queen Elizabeth II
College leaders express condolences and sadness at the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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7 Sep 2022
Public ad campaign demands change from new PM as RCN prepares to launch strike ballot
Our nationwide public advertising campaign coincides with Liz Truss’s first full day in office.
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5 Sep 2022
New PM Liz Truss must act now to protect health service
RCN urges new prime minister to show nursing staff that she recognises their value as we get ready to ballot members across the UK on strike action.