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 Dec 2023
COVID JN.1 variant: RCN seeks assurance on new PPE advice
We’ve contacted chief nursing officers in all 4 UK countries and the UKHSA to find out what action will be taken in response to WHO’s statement on a new COVID-19 variant of interest.
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20 Dec 2023
RCN slams late NHS pay rise for 2024 as government belatedly starts pay review process
We’ve responded to the health secretary’s letter of instruction to the NHS Pay Review Body for the 2024 to 2025 pay round.
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15 Dec 2023
Act now to protect your freedom to strike
Email your MP to demand they vote against strike restrictions for hospital staff.
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14 Dec 2023
RCN launches health care careers programme for displaced people in Wales
It’s an opportunity for people in Wales who are refugees or asylum seekers to get practical experience and knowledge.
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7 Dec 2023
New Chair and Vice Chair of RCN Council elected
Senior nurse Paul Vaughan will lead our governing body with Theresa Porrett elected as Vice Chair.
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6 Dec 2023
£3.2bn agency spend could have paid salaries of 31,000 nurses
New RCN analysis reveals cost of short-term approach to filling staffing gaps.
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30 Nov 2023
RCN responds to 50,000 extra nurses claim: ‘political target not based in reality’
The NHS waiting list is growing four times faster than the nurse workforce.
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28 Nov 2023
Safe nurse staffing law in Wales: improvements made to patient care, but stricter guidance is needed
We’ve launched our latest report on the impact of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 on health care delivery.
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28 Nov 2023
RCN demands new negotiations following NHS consultant pay offer
We remain in dispute with the UK government regarding NHS nursing pay in England with more than 100,000 members voting for further strike action in our last ballot.
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23 Nov 2023
RCN celebrates Nursing Support Workers' Day
We're highlighting the vital contribution nursing support workers make to patient care today.