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RCN summer strike ballot: voting starts

Members urged to vote 'yes' to achieve new mandate for industrial action in England,&

23 May 2023
Is the promise of a golden hello the incentive you need when considering job options?

Employers are using financial sweeteners to help them stand out from the crowd, as crisis

22 May 2023
Patient waits on urine-soaked sheets as emergency department runs 300% over capacity

Serious concerns were raised over patient safety when an inspection of an emergency depart

19 May 2023

RCN members protest at Stormont in Belfast as college’s Northern Ireland director says she

19 May 2023
Ideas wanted: charity supporting nurses’ education and well-being invites your input

RCN Foundation appeals to nurses and healthcare support workers to say what’s important to

19 May 2023
No sick pay, no pay rise, no incentive: independent sector falls far behind NHS

Calls for pay parity after RCN congress hears about pitiful private contracts which saw on

18 May 2023
Lucy Letby: ‘I was isolated and expected to lie’ after leaving neonatal unit

Nurse accused of murdering seven babies tells court she had to pretend

18 May 2023

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 to

16 May 2023

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

16 May 2023

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

15 May 2023

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

15 May 2023

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

15 May 2023

Nurse awarded £13,000 to cover loss of earnings, on top of original damages of almost £26,0

12 May 2023

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