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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1 Nov 2023
‘Ministers must urgently invest in inclusive mental health services’
A new report reveals inequality in accessing talking therapies among Black and minority ethnic people. The RCN is calling for improvements in the diversity of the mental health workforce so those delivering care are reflective and responsive to the needs of the population.
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27 Oct 2023
Urgent investment in the nursing workforce needed as waiting lists look set to soar
Patients will only get the treatment they deserve when there are enough nursing staff to care for them, the RCN says.
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25 Oct 2023
Sexual harassment in health care: ‘We can’t have slogans, we’ve got to have action’
RCN tells MPs how sexual misconduct affects nursing staff in the NHS workforce, during evidence session in Parliament.
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23 Oct 2023
General practice nursing staff in England should receive pay increase
The RCN is demanding all GP practice employers provide their staff with the increase in pay now funding has been confirmed.
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20 Oct 2023
Health Secretary’s stance on diversity roles is ‘playing politics’, RCN says
Steve Barclay’s instruction to NHS managers to stop recruiting to diversity and inclusion roles creates ‘false division’, threatens staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.
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19 Oct 2023
Wales safe staffing law secured by RCN members has delivered better care for patients
RCN Wales has presented evidence on safe nurse staffing to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee.
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19 Oct 2023
Nursing Support Workers' Day returns this autumn
Join us in highlighting the vital contribution nursing support workers make to patient care on Thursday 23 November.
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18 Oct 2023
Israel and Gaza conflict: all parties must respect and protect access to health care
The RCN stands with other global health organisations to condemn every attack on health care workers and their patients
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12 Oct 2023
Adult social care: workforce plans encouraging, but government investment crucial
As the voice of nursing, we expect to influence the development of a new social care workforce plan.
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10 Oct 2023
Mental health parity: 'It feels like a losing battle'
Nursing staff raise alarm over mental health care inequality, saying it’s got worse since the pandemic and governments have failed to address the issue.
