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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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Immigration reforms scaled back after campaigning by nursing staff
Registered nurses and some care workers will keep a five-year route to settlement under new rules, but the RCN warns wider measures could still worsen workforce shortages
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Budget 2026: failure to deliver change for nursing
The nursing measures we wanted to see were missing from the government's financial plan
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Nursing student debt: immediate action needed over 鈥榙eep injustice鈥�
A toxic debt system is harming recruitment and retention while posing a threat to national care service plans, the RCN says
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RCN mourns the loss of elected member Peter Davis
Tributes have been paid to Peter, a respected nurse and longstanding RCN activist who championed nursing staff through a range of elected and representative roles
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鈥楽ocial care was so badly failed鈥�: RCN responds to COVID Inquiry report
Vulnerable people, nursing staff and care services were let down during the pandemic, says the RCN
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鈥楢 betrayal of nursing staff鈥�: RCN responds to government pay evidence
A proposed 2.4% pay increase in England would do nothing to repair years of lost earnings for nursing staff, the RCN says
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RCN Northern Ireland opens strike ballot over absence of pay award
RCN members are urged to use their vote, following the continued failure to deliver a pay award for staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions
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Chair and Vice Chair of RCN Council announced
Carmel O鈥橞oyle and Natalie Brooks have been re-elected to lead the RCN鈥檚 governing body
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Who inspires you? RCN Awards nominations open now
Make a colleague鈥檚 day 鈥� nominate them for one of our 2027 awards today
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Get set to celebrate as RCN Nursing Support Workers' Day returns
We鈥檒l highlight the crucial contribution nursing support workers make to patient care on 23 November
