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Northern Ireland student places fall by 300 in a move the RCN says will cause ‘irreparable

18 May 2023
Would your needs be better met by RCN if it was tied to wider union movement?

TUC affiliation could boost RCN’s voice, college congress hears, but opponents say closer

17 May 2023
Women's health: would better support keep nurses in the NHS?

RCN congress hears from nurses who have struggled with problematic periods, IVF treatments

17 May 2023
Calls to condemn unsafe rostering as students ‘learn in fear’ on understaffed placements

RCN congress hears from nursing students who say they are ‘excessively’ used to fill

17 May 2023
Lucy Letby trial: accused nurse was worried about safety on neonatal unit, court hears

‘Unsafe’ neonatal unit was beyond patient capacity, and staff were physically and emotiona

16 May 2023

In her keynote speech to RCN congress, general secretary Pat Cullen urges the government t

16 May 2023
Nurses vote to ditch 'unfit for purpose' NHS Pay Review Body

Direct negotiation with government seen as better option than NHS pay p

16 May 2023
Corridor nursing: the health system blight that makes nurses fear being struck off

Emergency department nurses tell RCN’s congress they feel broken by the lack of capacity i

15 May 2023
Strikes are not over, defiant nurses tell ministers

Nurses gathered for the RCN Congress debate steps to secure better pay

15 May 2023
RCN congress: pay, workplace pressures and nurses’ mental health on this year’s agenda

Nurses’ working conditions, service pressures and mental well-being all topics to be debat

15 May 2023

Nurse awarded £13,000 to cover loss of earnings, on top of original damages of almost £26,

12 May 2023

Question on Twitter asked students what they do, and whether not correcting patients

12 May 2023

Nurses receive odd and amazing gifts from patients and families – but de

12 May 2023

House of Lords debate suggests that staff shortage could be eased by volunteers from b

11 May 2023

RCN members in Wales have voted to reject the latest pay offer from the government, with fo

11 May 2023

Barry Fisher also defrauded families out of more than £130k; regulator said a repetition of

11 May 2023

An England-wide ballot asking nurses if they are prepared to stage furth

10 May 2023

NHS hopes the extended scheme will help solve staffing issues while the RCN has criticised

10 May 2023

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