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Agenda for Change has lost sight of our value.

After 20 years, three quarters of our members are on the two lowest pay bands possible for registered professionals.

Nursing needs a fresh start and a new place in health care: bit.ly/4aqrqHq

#FairPayForNursing

Are you a nurse in Northern Ireland looking for financial aid to enhance your skills and uplift patient care? Apply now for the RCN Foundation Marcia Mackie Bursary Scheme and Rae Bequest Grants. Let's make a difference together in nursing practice. 💪🏥💙 bit.ly/3P3D4hS

Dr Una St Ledger presenting wellbeing during preceptorship and transition period Northern Trust RCN Northern Ireland @linzi relating it to the journey from caterpillar to butterfly ...
'If transition isn't painful then you aren't making progress' #selfcare #triggers #copingstrategies #mindfulness

Healthcare workforce:
It’s Time to Act!

Tomas Zapata of WHO/Europe vigorously sets out a call for action to address the burgeoning workforce crisis.

Great keynote Magnet4Europe Celebration Conference

As the Rwanda Bill becomes law, the Royal College of Nursing will continue to oppose the government’s approach to asylum on medical, ethical and humanitarian grounds.

Nurse-to-patient ratios: what are they and how could they work in practice?

Hear from Linda Silas Linda Silas on how nursing staff in Canada have made this a reality.

Book your place today: rcn.org.uk/congress

Did you know that GP nurses…

⚡ are not on the same terms and conditions as NHS colleagues?

⚡ have only statutory maternity and sick leave terms and conditions?

⚡ are integral to running the primary care our communities rely on?

Learn more: bit.ly/49S7AUe

We need serious action to tackle the exodus of nursing staff from the NHS.

Support us? Sign-up to get involved with our campaigns here: bit.ly/3DpJIcO

…🧐Fact check
❌50k more nurses? 1000s of nursing vacancies unfilled.
❌Waiting lists down 5 months in a row? Yet higher than when the pledge was made.
❌Pay disputes settled? Yet nursing left out in the cold.

Hardly a year to be proud of - nursing & patients deserve better.

The nursing workforce is comprised of staff from all over the world – and this diversity is its real strength. Read #RCNMagazine inspirational profile of Daphne Steele the NHS' first Black matron, with her blue plaque recently unveiled in Yorkshire.
rcn.org.uk/magazines/Hist…

Fabulous programme for our newly qualified nurses. Care for each other is key Dr Una St Ledger linzi mcilroy RCN Northern Ireland

Public support for nursing is overwhelming.

Join us on 12 May to show your support by using the hashtag #NursesDay to tell us why you think nursing should get the value it deserves.

🔗 bit.ly/2A890yW

#StephenLawrenceDay is always a solemn day.

His murder and the subsequent findings of the Macpherson Report were a watershed moment for the fight against racism in the UK.

Today and all days, let's commit to challenging racism wherever we find it.

#NursesDay celebrates the incredible contribution of all nursing staff.

Join us on 10 May for a new exhibition from Royal College of Nursing Libraries shining a light on nursing support workers.

Full details ⬇️ rcn.org.uk/news-and-event…

ICYMI keynote speakers announced for #RCN24

pat cullen, @GarethThomas14, and Linda Silas (@CFNUPresident) will be joining this year's event.

Read more to find out what they'll be discussing and how you can get involved: bit.ly/49IMibR

Our Nursing Workforce Standards are the first national blueprint for tackling nursing shortages across the UK.

Join one of our upcoming webinars to learn how they can be used in your workplace to support the delivery of safe and effective patient care: bit.ly/3PHaxjd

Exclusive: Nurses are being forced into lower pay bands by NHS employers who refuse to accommodate flexible hours.

Thanks to Prof Alison Leary 💙#ProtectNurse for flagging this to me

rcni.com/nursing-standa…

The Professional Nursing Committee The RCN has had a busy start to the year. You can read our latest update here - as well as our (rather delayed) review of 2023! rcn.org.uk/About-us/How-t…

Agenda for Change has lost sight of our value.

After 20 years, three quarters of our members are on the two lowest pay bands possible for registered professionals.

Nursing needs a fresh start and a new place in health care: bit.ly/4aqrqHq

#FairPayForNursing