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Do you want to support the RCN in becoming an anti-racist organisation?
Expert members are needed to support the delivery of the RCN equity, diversity and inclusion strategy
Updated: 22 September 2025 -
New immigration rules and delayed pay could significantly impact nursing workforce
The late NHS pay award in England could see overseas nursing support workers ineligible for visa renewals
Updated: 30 August 2025 -
Pay spine plans stopped: government 'failing nursing, the NHS and patients'
Nursing staff 'bitterly let down' as ministers confirm no separate pay spine for nursing
Updated: 7 September 2025 -
‘Workforce planning must be based on patient need, not budgets’, says new RCN Chief Nursing Officer
Lynn Woolsey will provide strategic leadership on nursing issues including safety and education, while raising the voice and profile of the nursing workforce
Updated: 7 September 2025 -
RCN EDI impact report: ‘It’s the golden thread that runs through everything we do’
After launching the RCN equity, diversity and inclusion strategy a year ago, we’ve reflected on what we’ve achieved so far and what’s yet to come
Updated: 11 October 2025 -
Mental health wait times in A&E a ‘scandal in plain sight’, says RCN
The government must significantly invest in mental health nursing, with patient demand far outpacing staffing
Updated: 10 October 2025 -
Your England and Wales NHS pay awards are here
Is this increase enough? Get ready to have your say and check your details are up to date
Updated: 31 October 2025 -
COVID inquiry: 'Clinical and nursing voice absent' from PPE procurement
The RCN's Rose Gallagher tells the inquiry it was “upsetting” that nursing expertise was ignored when making PPE decisions
Updated: 18 March 2025 -
Migrant nursing staff plan to leave UK due to low wages, abuse and ‘hostile environment’
Meanwhile the RCN says government plans to reduce immigration into the UK could accelerate the nursing staffing crisis
Updated: 12 October 2025 -
Nursing Workforce Standards update: key changes to protect staff further
Support for senior nurses when they speak out, staffing uplift figures and planning for pandemics are among the latest changes
Updated: 19 October 2025
