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In England there is no law related to nurse staffing.
The RCN is campaigning for legislation to guarantee nurse staffing levels in England across all sectors and settings.
Safe staffing legislation which covers NHS hospitals has already been introduced in Wales.
The RCN is continuing to campaign to ensure that this law improves the situation for nursing teams and their patients. The RCN is also working with the Welsh Government to extend the legislation to other areas of nursing.
In May 2019 the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act became law.
The RCN is now focused on monitoring how the law is implemented and making sure it achieves its aims.
RCN members in Northern Ireland are currently undertaking a programme of industrial action to demand measures promoting safe nurse staffing and pay equality.
16 Jan 2020
The RCN will use the results to fight for better working conditions and improved patient care.
16 Jan 2020
We’ll now consult members on the offer for pay parity and safe staffing.
14 Jan 2020
The RCN will consider written details of this and a costed plan to improve nurse staffing levels before deciding whether to suspend strike action next week.
11 Jan 2020
The Northern Ireland Assembly has sat for the first time in three years with MLAs nominating a new power-sharing Executive.
10 Jan 2020
RCN members join picket lines again in bid to secure safe staffing and pay parity.
10 Jan 2020
RCN President Professor Anne Marie Rafferty is leading a project that will interview members involved in our safe staffing campaign, and you could be a part of it.
8 Jan 2020
RCN members left with no other choice in dispute over pay parity and safe staffing.
18 Dec 2019
RCN members join picket lines to demand action on unsafe staffing levels and unequal pay.
Following the launch of RCN Wales report 'Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016', Assembly Members have tabled a motion on the report which will be discussed in the Senedd today.
RCN welcomes the Welsh Government announcement that Nurse Staffing Levels for Wales are to be extended but are disappointed that it doesn’t go far enough
Each month you'll receive an email with a quick and easy online action you can take to help us make sure we have safe staffing levels in England.
Find out all you need to know about our campaigning work across the UK and what you can do to demand safe staffing levels.
