The RCN is saddened to announce the death of Peter Davis, who served members in a range of elected roles and made a ...

You are here: Royal College of Nursing / News and events / Press Releases / New nurse numbers collapsing in every English region, as RCN warns Government’s 10 Year Plan at risk The number of people ...

A proposed 2.4% pay increase in England would do nothing to repair years of lost earnings for nursing staff, the RCN says ...

The nursing workforce is comprised of staff from all over the world – and this diversity is its real strength. But our hardworking nurses haven’t always achieved equal recognition. Now, there are ...

RCN Northern Ireland has today opened a ballot for industrial action and strike action among nursing staff employed in Health ...

Cabinet Secretary for health, social care and sport agreed to follow our recommendation and begin recording and reporting on ...

You are here: Royal College of Nursing / News and events / Press Releases / Corridor care entrenched as NHS heads towards winter, says RCN as record high September records nearly 100,000 instances ...

How the RCN’s Health Care Careers for Displaced People Scheme is opening doors for displaced people in Wales, supporting them to build skills, confidence and careers while helping create a more ...

We’re calling on the Scottish government to urgently start routine collection of data on care taking place in inappropriate places – so-called ‘corridor care’ – and a single agreed definition. We ...

Details of the next stages are available on our dedicated RCN Wales Nurse of the Year pages. The Welsh government announced a 3.3% NHS Wales pay award for 2026/27. This award applied from 1 April 2026 ...