Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from RCN

Wes Streeting says striking doctors ‘will lose a war with this government’

Exclusive: Health secretary says Labour will not meet union’s pay demands but both sides can ‘win the peace’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2025

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland overwhelmingly reject 3.6% pay rise

Royal College of Nursing members vote by large majority against accepting award in indicative vote run by union

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28, 2025

Nurses expected to vote to reject proposed pay deal – report

BBC reports suggest the offer will be firmly rejected by nursing staff.

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2025

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Nurses union expected to reject pay deal amid strike vote

The union highlighted that the offer falls short compared to increases received by doctors, teachers and prison officers

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025

Nurse at centre of gender storm takes action against union

Sandy Peggie was suspended from her job as a nurse with NHS Fife after objecting to trans medic Dr Beth Upton using women’s changing facilities.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2025

Nurses’ average wages £8,000 lower than expected, study reveals

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Nurses’ pay severely eroded since 2010 – study

Wages are £8,000 lower than if they had kept up with inflation in that time, according to the Royal College of Nursing.

Evening Standard · Jul 13, 2025

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Nurses’ pay has been ‘severely eroded’ since 2010, study reveals

The Royal College of Nursing said its analysis found pay is £8,000 lower than if wages had kept up with inflation

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2025

How to watch Copa America Femenina 2025: live stream every game for free from anywhere

All the ways to watch Copa America Femenina 2025 live streams online and from anywhere, with Linda Caicedo set to light up the tournament for Colombia.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 11, 2025

Nurses to vote on pay deal amid concerns of industrial action

Around 345,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing will be asked if the pay award is enough.

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025

Dame June Clark obituary

Forthright president of the Royal College of Nursing who later became a government adviser

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025

Why are doctors threatening strike action over a 4% pay rise?

Ministers previously said they could only afford a rise of 2.8 per cent in 2025-26

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Doctors threaten strike action after 4% pay rise announcement

The British Medical Association, the union representing doctors, has said the pay rise does not go far enough in restoring historical pay freezes.

The Independent UK · May 22, 2025

Nurse in trans doctor case demands clarity from union on single-sex spaces

The Royal College of Nursing reportedly wrote to an English health board claiming it was breaking the law with its changing room policy.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Nurses ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is majority female, union boss says

Nurses’ patience “will run out” warns the union boss

The Independent UK · May 19, 2025

Nursing ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is 90% female, union boss says

Professor Nicola Ranger of the Royal College of Nursing said patience is starting to run out.

The Independent UK · May 18, 2025

‘I slept in my car just to attend classes’: Inside the financial hardship faced by student nurses at university

‘It was the lowest point in my life,’ says Jess Dodds, a student nurse who was forced to sleep in her car

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Cosmetic surgery being conducted in ‘living rooms and Airbnbs’, MPs hear

There have been calls for legislation which would mean only qualified surgeons can conduct certain procedures.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK · May 13, 2025

New immigration measures will fuel ‘exodus’ of migrant nurses, union warns

A survey by the RCN of 3,000 migrant nurses found more than four in 10 internationally educated nurses are planning to leave the country.

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2025

People in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E in England

Royal College of Nursing findings described as ‘a scandal in plain sight’ with with conditions ‘close to torture’

The Independent UK · May 12, 2025

Mental health patients waiting days in A&E ‘scandal in plain sight’, says RCN

The Royal College of Nursing has called for ‘urgent and sustained’ investment in community services to ensure patients get timely care.

Evening Standard · May 11, 2025

Nurses hint at escalation if profession is left ‘ailing and underpaid’

Experts warned over unsafe staffing levels.

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025

NHS nurses could go on strike over 25% erosion in pay, union boss warns

Exclusive: RCN’s Nicola Ranger says nurses could ‘bare our teeth’ as they seek restoration of lost earnings since 2010

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year

Patients in England aged 65 or over made up almost 70% of long ‘trolley waits’, with some left for up to 10 days, data reveals

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Forgive student nurse loans to boost recruitment and retention, RCN says

Bursaries for student nurses and midwives were scrapped in 2016.

1 2 3 4 5

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Royal College of Nursing

398 stories

Middlesex

358 stories

the British Medical Association

157 stories

NHS Fife

112 stories

the Royal College of Nursing

82 stories

Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.