A proposed 2.4% pay increase in England would do nothing to repair years of lost earnings for nursing staff, the RCN says ...

Freedom of Information requests by the RCN to the Student Loans Company show every nursing cohort in England since 2021 – the ...

The RCN is saddened to announce the death of Peter Davis, who served members in a range of elected roles and made a ...

The nursing workforce is comprised of staff from all over the world – and this diversity is its real strength. But our hardworking nurses haven’t always achieved equal recognition. Now, there are ...

You are here: Royal College of Nursing / News and events / Press Releases / New nurse numbers collapsing in every English region, as RCN warns Government’s 10 Year Plan at risk The number of people ...

The RCN has described the COVID-19 Inquiry's Module 6 report as a "damning assessment" of the failures that left social care services, staff and those receiving care exposed during the pandemic. The ...

You are here: Royal College of Nursing / News and events / Press Releases / Proposed 2.4% NHS pay award would be a betrayal of nursing staff, says RCN Responding to the publication of the Westminster ...

Designed for nurses, midwives, support workers, students and other healthcare professionals, this session will explore the importance of early identification of perinatal mental health concerns, ...

Debby Holloway MBE, RCN Fellow, retired nurse consultant in gynaecology and menopause specialist, and member of the RCN Women’s Health Forum, answers the questions nursing staff are most likely to ...

Nursing Support Workers (NSWs) may include Healthcare Assistants (HCAs), Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs) or Maternity support workers (MSWs). They are an essential part of a health or social care ...

Details of the next stages are available on our dedicated RCN Wales Nurse of the Year pages. The Welsh government announced a 3.3% NHS Wales pay award for 2026/27. This award applied from 1 April 2026 ...

Frameworks (Apprenticeship frameworks) See the Apprenticeship Standard - Senior Healthcare Support Worker on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) website. Competences See ...