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19 Dec 2024

HSC pay consultation now open

The Department of Health has offered a 5.5% pay award for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff on Agenda for Change contracts in Northern Ireland.

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13 Jun 2024

Heart failure nurse is RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2024

An inspirational nurse from Armagh has won the RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Award 2024 for her work in improving care for patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

15 Apr 2024

Commenting on the RCPCH, report Worried and Waiting.

“The finding of today’s report are truly shocking. Children across Northern Ireland are being exposed to unacceptable levels of risk by not getting timely treatment and care. We are in complete agreement with our medical colleagues that this is nothing short of a catastrophe.

22 Mar 2024

RCN members vote to reject pay offer for nursing staff in Northern Ireland

The results of the RCN’s consultation on the HSC pay offer for nursing staff in Northern Ireland have been announced.

Launch of Nurses' Voices from the Second World War

12 Mar 2024

New book to commemorate nurses across Ireland who served in the Second World War

A new book which commemorates nurses across Ireland who served in the Second World War has been published by the RCN NI History of Nursing Network

4 Mar 2024

Voting opens for new HSC pay offer in Northern Ireland

Eligible members have until 6pm on Thursday 21 March to have their say.

RCN members in Northern Ireland hold fair pay protest signs in front of Stormont

26 Feb 2024

Pay offer on the table for HSC staff in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health and trade unions have concluded pay negotiations for HSC staff on Agenda for Change (AfC) terms and conditions, which includes nursing staff.