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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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Your England and Wales NHS pay awards are here
Is this increase enough? Get ready to have your say and check your details are up to date
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Pay Award for HSC staff in Northern Ireland signed off by Minister
The Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has announced that he has signed off on a pay award in line with the Pay Review Body (PRB) recommendation of a 3.6% pay rise for those employed under Agenda for Change terms and conditions for 2025-26.
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RCN Wales responds to Welsh Government's NHS pay award for 2025/26
NHS Wales staff on Agenda for Change contracts will receive a 3.6% pay increase backdated to 1 April 2025.
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Nursing Workforce Standards update: key changes to protect staff further
Support for senior nurses when they speak out, staffing uplift figures and planning for pandemics are among the latest changes
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An 鈥榚xplosion鈥� in nurse lecturer cuts risks nursing jobs and patient safety
We鈥檙e calling for urgent government action to protect nursing courses now
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RCN members in Scotland vote to accept NHS pay offer
RCN members in Scotland have spoken on pay and accepted offers for the next two years.
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Migrant nursing staff plan to leave UK due to low wages, abuse and 鈥榟ostile environment鈥�
Meanwhile the RCN says government plans to reduce immigration into the UK could accelerate the nursing staffing crisis
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RCN defines nursing support workers and their level descriptors
The new definitions will help support and protect nursing staff, and give clarity to employers and the public. They can be applied across all fields and settings
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Mental health wait times in A&E a 鈥榮candal in plain sight鈥�, says RCN
The government must significantly invest in mental health nursing, with patient demand far outpacing staffing
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RCN EDI impact report: 鈥業t鈥檚 the golden thread that runs through everything we do鈥�
After launching the RCN equity, diversity and inclusion strategy a year ago, we鈥檝e reflected on what we鈥檝e achieved so far and what鈥檚 yet to come
