The Latest Breaking News from RCN

Third of NHS doctors in England are non-UK nationals

Nearly 18% of the total staff have non-UK nationality, up from 13% in 2016.

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Therese Coffey: Government ‘has already acted’ to help nurses with cost of living

Exclusive: Health Secretary tells Standard there will be no movement on pay increase for nurses after strike ballot

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022

Tory Therese Coffey says nurses WON'T get a better pay rise despite strike threat

Hundreds of thousands of nurses are being balloted for a strike across the UK over the coming weeks - which would be the first walkout in their union's 100-year history

Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022

NHS nurses call on Labour leader Keir Starmer to speak out in support of strikes

Campaigners said Labour leader Keir Starmer must 'stand up for the rights of workers' after he repeatedly refused to back those voting for industrial action this week

Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022

Humza Yousaf branded ‘shameful’ after comment to protesting nurses

The Health Secretary told Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members “let’s not patronise each other” as they discussed an ongoing pay dispute.

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2022

Nurses protest at SNP conference as Humza Yousaf warned over strike action

The health secretary met with members of the Royal College of Nursing who are calling for a pay rise to help staff struggling with the cost of living.

Daily Record · Oct 8, 2022

‘I see no other option’: NHS nurses on potential strikes

Royal College of Nursing is balloting members about industrial action over pay and staff shortages

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

NI nurses working 12 hours a day full-time struggling to put food on table for their families

"I've never known it to be this bad."

Belfast Live · Oct 7, 2022

Hundreds of NHS vacancies in Bristol as record numbers of staff leave the sector

The Royal College of Nursing Union is asking members if they want to take industrial action

Bristol Post · Oct 6, 2022

‘Exhausted, underpaid & leaving in droves’: Why London’s nurses are voting to strike

As the Royal College of Nurses prepares to announce results of a strike ballot of its 300,000 members, Daniel Keane speaks to the nurses saying ‘enough is enough’

Evening Standard · Oct 6, 2022