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Heatwaves causing nurses to have seizures as hospital temperatures top 30C

RCN chief executive and general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger says nursing staff are being ‘failed’

The Independent UK · Aug 12

NHS nurses ‘not afraid to strike ‘over pay despite review, says union leader

The Royal College of Nursing is currently awaiting the "final plan" for the scheme's rollout

The Independent UK · May 24

Youngsters ‘unforgivably failed’ as 500,000 turn to A&E in mental health crisis

Nurses stressed emergency departments are ‘not the right environment for kids in crisis’.

Evening Standard · May 19

Shocking Number of People Leaving England's A&E Without Being Treated Triples in Six Years

The number of patients who walk out of England's A&E increased in 2025 compared to 2019.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

OPINION - Nicola Ranger: 'The rhetoric against immigrant nurses is more toxic than ever'

To say our health and care services would cease to function without migrant colleagues is no exaggeration, says the head of the Royal College of Nursing

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025

Up to 50,000 nurses could quit UK over immigration plans, survey suggests

Exclusive: union leaders say proposed changes are immoral and could threaten patient safety if there is staff exodus

The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2025

Two-thirds of nurses in UK work while unwell, says union

Understaffing is driving workers to ill health and discouraging them for taking leave, says Royal College of Nursing CEO

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025

Racist incidents against UK nurses surge by 55%

Royal College of Nursing calls on government to stop using anti-migrant rhetoric, which it says emboldens racist behaviour

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025

Medical bodies tell peers assisted dying should be separate service

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being subjected to further scrutiny by a select committee.

Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2025

Nursing unions call for UK to back prosecutions for war crimes against health workers

Calls come as report shows number of health workers killed in conflicts has risen five-fold in less than a decade

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025