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The latest nursing news and RCN events
We're calling on the UK government to act with 'unparalleled ambition' to invest in and reimagine the nursing specialty, as course-acceptances and staff numbers are shown to be falling at an alarming rate.
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.
Financial pressures, struggling services and worsening pay prospects are among the reasons why an alarming number of students in England are leaving nursing courses.
Universities admissions figures show just 130 extra students started nursing courses this year compared with 2023.
