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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11 Nov 2023
RCN Nursing Awards: winners announced
Julie Roye, an inspirational nurse commended for transforming care in GP surgeries, has been named RCN Nurse of the Year 2023.
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8 Nov 2023
Manx Care make further pay offer after pressure from nurses
The Isle of Man’s largest nursing trade union is to survey its members once again over a revised pay offer from employer Manx Care.
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7 Nov 2023
King’s speech: government fails to address nursing workforce crisis in last chance before election
RCN responds to government’s legislative plans for next parliamentary session, warning patient care will suffer without law to ensure safe nurse staffing in England.
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6 Nov 2023
NHS pay update: staff denied lump sum in England could now get it in new funding deal
Following RCN campaigning, the UK government has announced it’ll provide funding for non-NHS organisations to give one-off payments to staff on dynamically linked Agenda for Change contracts, but clarity on eligibility and timing of payments is urgently needed.
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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.
