News
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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20 Dec 2022
Day two of nursing strikes: RCN issues ultimatum to government
Open formal pay negotiations within 48 hours or face another wave of strike action, warns RCN leader, as the second day of strikes begins in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
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19 Dec 2022
RCN Council elections: nominations open
A number of seats are vacant on our governing Council due to resignations prior to and following our recent Extraordinary General Meeting.
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15 Dec 2022
‘We strike for the future of the NHS’: RCN strike action begins
The largest strike in RCN history starts today, as nursing staff in England, Northern Ireland and Wales demand fair pay and patient safety.
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13 Dec 2022
RCN strikes will go ahead, after Health Secretary refuses to discuss pay
Government rejects option to avert nursing strikes by choosing not to enter formal pay negotiations. Strikes in England, Northern Ireland and Wales will happen on 15 and 20 December.
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8 Dec 2022
Unfair treatment of nurses deterring students from entering profession, says RCN
New UCAS figures show a 10% fall in the number of students accepted onto UK nursing courses.
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8 Dec 2022
Start formal NHS pay negotiations now, demands RCN, as new report shows UK nursing staff are worse off than their European counterparts
Health Secretary Steve Barclay can still stop imminent strikes if he chooses to value nursing staff and pay them fairly.
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7 Dec 2022
RCN opens donations to strike fund in response to public desire to support striking staff
We’ve launched a donation page for people to financially help nursing staff on strike.
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6 Dec 2022
Sheila Sobrany elected as new RCN President
Sheila will take up the role from 1 January 2023, acting as an ambassador for the nursing profession and representing the RCN across the UK and internationally.
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2 Dec 2022
RCN announces what NHS services will be exempt from nursing strike action this December
Chemotherapy, dialysis, critical care units (for example ITU/HDU), neonatal, paediatric intensive care and paediatric A&E are the services exempt from strike action later this month.
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30 Nov 2022
NHS pay dispute: December strike locations confirmed
Up to 100,000 nursing staff will take part in strikes in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
