News

1 Aug 2025

RCN Northern Ireland lodges formal dispute over failure to implement pay award

Absence of a pay award in Northern Ireland will once again push nursing staff out of pay parity with colleagues across the UK

31 Jul 2025

HSC pay consultation results: urgent action required on pay

Clear message from nursing staff in Northern Ireland that meaningful change urgently needed in the nursing profession, and the first step is to sort pay.

Exterior of Library and Museum in London

10 Jul 2025

Summer Opening Updates

Our libraries in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will have planned closure days in July and August. Check the changes before you plan your visit.

11 Jun 2025

Nursing Students to Receive Specialist Training to ‘Unlock’ a Safer Northern Ireland for Women and Girls

From this autumn, nursing students at Queen’s University Belfast will be the first to receive dedicated training on domestic abuse and violence against women and girls as part of their degree.

5 Jun 2025

GP mental health nurse is RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year 2025

A senior mental health nurse has won the award for empowering patients in managing their mental health and transforming access to emotional support

23 May 2025

Pay Award for HSC staff in Northern Ireland signed off by Minister

The Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has announced that he has signed off on a pay award in line with the Pay Review Body (PRB) recommendation of a 3.6% pay rise for those employed under Agenda for Change terms and conditions for 2025-26.

11 Feb 2025

Update on HSC pay award

Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has today confirmed that the full 12 months of backpay owed to HSC staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions will be paid following the recent January monitoring exercise.