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Immediate action on pay and working conditions needed to halt nursing exodus, warns RCN
The government must urgently boost nursing salaries with a recruitment and retention payment alongside an above inflation pay rise for nursing staff this year.
Updated: 8 March 2024 -
International Workers’ Memorial Day – Organising for safer workplaces
In her second blog as Chair of the RCN UK Safety Representatives’ Committee, Elspeth Caithness looks at why we need to get organised on health and safety in the workplace.
Updated: 24 September 2023 -
From RCN Steward to Council member: why you should consider joining the Nursing Support Workers Committee
My branch chair encouraged me to stand for a position representing the northern region on the Nursing Support Workers’ Committee. I’m so glad I ignored my initial worries and went for it.
Updated: 29 October 2023 -
COVID inquiry: RCN presents evidence on testing, PPE and staffing in the care sector
Care services were chronically under-resourced to deal with pandemic pressures and lessons must be learned, we told the inquiry.
Updated: 2 April 2024 -
New campaign promotes employee work-life balance
The RCN has helped develop a campaign to promote flexible working to NHS staff.
Updated: 1 March 2024 -
RCN Congress 2024: booking now open with exciting agenda
We’re looking ahead to lively debates on important topics affecting the nursing profession, such as assisted dying, access to controlled drugs in care homes and regulating the nursing support workforce.
Updated: 6 February 2024 -
Pay justice now: government must enhance nursing salaries to combat NHS staffing crisis
We’re demanding a significant pay enhancement of ‘several thousand’ to stem the exodus of nursing staff, alongside a substantial above-inflation NHS pay rise.
Updated: 23 February 2024 -
Raising the voice of independent health and social care staff in Wales
Lisa Kieh, our Independent Sector and Community Adviser for Wales, discusses the challenges faced by members in independent health and social care and the work she’s been doing to support them.
Updated: 23 August 2023 -
RCN demands emergency package of measures to boost nurse recruitment in March budget
We’ve written to the health secretary calling for urgent action to address the large fall in applicants to nursing degree courses in England.
Updated: 15 February 2024 -
Israel and Gaza conflict: RCN reiterates call for ceasefire as MPs prepare for vote in UK parliament
We continue to condemn attacks on health care workers and their patients amid a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Middle East.
Updated: 21 February 2024