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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21 Jul 2022
Public support for nursing staff going on strike builds
New poll shows 60% of the public would support a strike by nurses as the RCN prepares to ballot its members over NHS pay in England.
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19 Jul 2022
NHS pay deal for England: RCN to ballot members on industrial action
We’ll consult members on what action they want to take in response to the below-inflation pay deal.
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14 Jul 2022
RCN research shows huge numbers of patients being treated in corridors and on trollies
More than a quarter of nursing staff in hospitals across the UK say patient care is being compromised due to treatment taking place in the wrong setting.
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14 Jul 2022
'Gendered notions of nursing fail to match the reality of our complex profession'
RCN leader responds to new report showing huge gender pay gap in health care sector globally.
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14 Jul 2022
Drop in nursing programme applications a 'real cause for concern'
Ministers must prioritise attracting the next generation of people to the profession, starting with fair pay, insists the RCN.
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12 Jul 2022
RCN members in Scotland urged to take urgent action on NHS pay ballot
From today (12 July) RCN Scotland members working in the NHS can have their say on the Scottish government pay offer for 2022-23. Members working in NHS Scotland on Agenda for Change contracts are receiving emails and letters to enable them to vote.
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11 Jul 2022
NHS pay rise delay: public support for nursing staff taking industrial action rises sharply
RCN insists ministers must announce an immediate, substantial pay rise, as new poll shows sharp rise in public support for nursing staff taking industrial action.
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8 Jul 2022
Fuel costs driving health care staff out of caring roles
Nursing staff in Northumbria are being asked to effectively subsidise patient care as their employer fails to pay national rates for mileage.
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8 Jul 2022
RCN Congress: Chair announced for our largest annual nursing event
BJ Waltho has been re-elected unopposed to this influential leadership role for a two-year term, while voting for Vice Chair opens on 22 July.
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8 Jul 2022
RCN insists government make masks compulsory in health care settings as COVID-19 cases soar
Nursing staff and patients must be protected as infections hit 2.7 million.