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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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: ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥˜political target not based in realityÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™
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
WeÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™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.
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22 Nov 2023
Autumn statement: NHS needs urgent cash injection but was ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥˜entirely forgottenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™
RCN says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt squandered the opportunity to change course ahead of the next election and support the NHS through an immensely tough winter.
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20 Nov 2023
RCN fights for membersÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™ freedom to strike
WeÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™ve responded to a UK government consultation on how to maintain minimum service levels in hospitals during strike action, saying ministers misled nursing staff on how they would be applied.
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17 Nov 2023
Long COVID: RCN demands action from UK government
WeÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™ve written to the Department for Work and Pensions to insist long COVID is classed as an occupational disease for health care workers, which could mean they get more financial support.
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16 Nov 2023
'Dangerously inadequate staffing levels': NHS waiting list growing 4 times faster than nurse workforce
RCN analysis exposes failure of UK governmentÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s promise to recruit 50,000 nurses to tackle the crisis facing the NHS.
