News
All the latest on current ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ 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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2 Mar 2026
RCN 'deeply concerned' by escalating crisis in Middle East
The RCN President calls for international law to be upheld and health workers to be protected
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27 Feb 2026
Artist Haleema Aziz installing her Balikbayan box artwork, ‘Inside Home’ RCN unveils major exhibition on 150 years of ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ migration
Historic artefacts and contemporary creative work reveal the personal journeys of migrant nurses
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13 Feb 2026
Westminster government announces Agenda for Change pay award in England
The RCN says the government’s below-inflation 2026/27 NHS pay award is an insult
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13 Feb 2026
Pay Review Body recommends 3.3% pay award - but NI ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff still waiting
The Pay Review Body (PRB) has recommended a 3.3% pay rise for ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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12 Feb 2026
The Welsh government announces Agenda for Change pay award in Wales 
The Welsh government has announced that the pay award for ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff in Wales employed on NHS terms and conditions (Agenda for Change) for 2026/27 will be 3.3%.
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11 Feb 2026
Government funding to improve ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ career progression in England
After sustained RCN pressure, ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff will benefit from a package to tackle barriers to progression
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4 Feb 2026
Nursing staff must be central to delivering National Cancer Plan
The success of the plan will depend on investing in the ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff who deliver cancer care every day, says the RCN
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15 Jan 2026
‘Ashamed and angry’ ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff speak out on corridor care
The RCN says the practice must end urgently, as testimony from our members shows its damaging effects
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8 Jan 2026
Corridor care is ‘policy failure with devastating human consequences’
RCN demands urgent action as investigator says corridor care is happening throughout the year
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5 Jan 2026
Clearer pay band progression and ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responsibility recognised in handbook update
Following RCN campaigning, a change to the NHS national terms and conditions handbook reflects the accountability nurses take on early in their careers