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Denise K ☘️💜📚👩🏼‍🎓✊🏻
@dkell999.bsky.social
Registered Nurse, Trade Unionist and Accredited Activist. RCN Steward & Health and Safety Rep.
Chair of RCN Trade Union Committee.
Vice Chair of RCN NI Board.
Committed to making & improving people’s lives via fair pay, terms & conditions #NurseSky #O4P
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1. The 2025/26 NHS pay award in England and Wales is 3.6%. Northern Ireland have accepted the award but funding is unclear.
2. This award will be entirely swallowed up by inflation (3.5%) and does nothing to change the status quo - where nursing is not valued, too few enter it and too many quit
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🆕 Together with health unions we’re calling for formal talks on NHS pay reform to begin.

The Westminster government must start delivering on its promises. No more time should be wasted.

Read more ⬇️
NHS pay in England: ‘We need formal negotiations now’ | News | Royal College of Nursing
The RCN has joined 13 other health unions in calling on the Westminster government to urgently begin promised direct talks on NHS pay reform and future pay awards
www.rcn.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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If you are an RCN member and need to contact the advice team, call

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8.30am - 8.00pm on weekdays

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If you would like to JOIN the world's largest union and professional body for NURSING , click the link ⬇️

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January 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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🆕 | After sustained RCN campaigning, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body has announced an official investigation into corridor care in England.

This is an important moment, and wouldn’t have happened without RCN members sharing their experiences of this unacceptable practice.

Read more.
Corridor care investigation launches following RCN campaign | News | Royal College of Nursing
Official investigators will consult with staff, patients and families about their experiences of “temporary care environments”
www.rcn.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Reposted by Denise K ☘️💜📚👩🏼‍🎓✊🏻
We asked if 3.6% was enough. In record numbers, RCN members have said it is not.

You need to see reform to nursing pay that makes a difference. We’re finished fighting for scraps every year.

Ministers must use the summer to reach agreement that will deliver for nursing.

Read more: buff.ly/gka9Gli
July 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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⏰ Last day to have your say on 3.6% - is it enough?

If you’re eligible, make sure you vote before 11.59pm on Sunday when our consultation closes.

Make your voice heard: buff.ly/83xmD17
July 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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“This is our chance to actually get our voice heard.”

Our strength is in our numbers. Use your voice. 🗣️

Is 3.6% enough to value nursing? Join your colleagues and tell governments what you think. You have 5 days left to vote in the consultation. ➡️ bit.ly/47xm0db
July 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Help shape the future of RCN rep roles 🚀

What’s working? What isn't working? How could RCN representatives make a difference in your working life, and in the lives of your colleagues? What are your biggest issues at work?

📋 It takes 5 mins and is fully anonymous.

🔗 surveys.rcn.org.uk/s/6G6BEO/
Help Shape The Future of the RCN in the Workplace
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
surveys.rcn.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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📣 Attention NHS/HSC members in England, Wales and NI

4 days left to Get Out the Vote! 🗣️

Today, can you find one member who hasn't voted yet and convince them to vote?

Keep sharing the link: rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved/Have-your-say#pay

Keep up the good work 💪
July 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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We are SO excited about this! 😍

Are you retired or retiring?

Do you have lots of expertise to share?

Do you want to explore new routes into RCN activism?

If so, this is for you 🫵

www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
RCN Retired Members Conference | Royal College of Nursing
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July 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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3.6% - is it enough?

Our consultation for members on Agenda for Change terms and conditions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is open NOW.

Our strength is our numbers, make your voice heard today: buff.ly/SjCj9YV
June 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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The UK govt has announced a 3.6% pay award for nursing staff on Agenda for Change in England - an increase that will be swallowed up by inflation.

Our consultation will open soon for you to tell us what you think.

Only you and your colleagues can decide if it's enough to value nursing.

Read more:
Nursing pay: Your England NHS Agenda for Change pay award is here | News | Royal College of Nursing
Is this pay increase enough? Get ready to have your say and check your details are up to date
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May 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Nurses and NHS staff at the bottom of the pile. #letsgetloud
May 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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1. The 2025/26 NHS pay award in England and Wales is 3.6%. Northern Ireland have accepted the award but funding is unclear.
2. This award will be entirely swallowed up by inflation (3.5%) and does nothing to change the status quo - where nursing is not valued, too few enter it and too many quit
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May 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Let's supercharge the reach and influence of reps! 🚀

Check out this blog from RCN Trade Union Committee Chair @dkell999.bsky.social on our ambitious plans to build rep power. 💪

Read about our plans and how you can be involved. 👇
Building rep power | Royal College of Nursing
To organise and build our collective power, we need to build our rep presence.
www.rcn.org.uk
February 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Unions are vital for everyone at work. This #HeartUnions, become part of the voice of nursing:
✅ Join the RCN: https://www.rcn.org.uk/join-the-rcn/Join
✅ Get active: @rcnactivism.bsky.social
✅ Check out our RCN Reps Subject Guide: https://www.rcn.org.uk/library/Subject-Guides/rcn-reps
February 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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It's #HeartUnions week! Are you an RCN member?

❤️ We are over half a million strong
❤️ We represent nursing staff in all settings
❤️ We are leading the conversation
❤️ We are the voice of nursing

Join us: https://www.rcn.org.uk/join
February 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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We’ve responded to a consultation on the new nursing profiles, led by the NHS Staff Council Job Evaluation Group, calling for further refinement of the Agenda for Change draft profiles for bands 7 to 9.

Read more in our latest member news story ⬇️
NHS consultation: 'new draft nursing profiles don’t value clinical expertise' | News | Royal College of Nursing
The RCN is calling for further refinement of the Agenda for Change draft profiles for bands 7 to 9. More differentiation is needed for each band, and the role of reflective practice in nursing leaders...
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January 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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Make sure you stay up to date with all the important RCN news and announcements.

Check your details on MyRCN here: www.rcn.org.uk/myrcn
January 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Changing patients by vending machines, breaking bad news in corridors or seeing them collapsing in overcrowded spaces: #CorridorCare is undignifying & must not be normalised.

A new @rcn.org.uk report shares the experiences of 5,000+ NHS nursing staff.

Read it here👇🏾
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
January 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Are you currently working in general practice? There's still time to tell us about your pay, terms and conditions.

It only takes 10 minutes. ➡️ https://buff.ly/3DLKqVf
January 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Today we've released a devastating report on the crisis of patients being treated in inappropriate settings in our NHS.

With over 5000 testimonies from nursing staff, the report reveals how widespread this crisis has become, and how it's putting lives at risk.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Nicola Ranger launches the RCN Corridor Care Report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger launches the RCN report on corridor care in the UK.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The UK government cannot understand the impact of care in corridors on patients, families and staff if it isn't being reported.

Alongside a coalition of organisations, we’ve written to Wes Streeting MP and NHS England calling for mandatory reporting.

Read more:
Corridor care letter
We've written to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP, and NHS England calling for an end to treating patients in unsafe spaces. Bringing together a coalition of health care orgs we're demanding transparent reporting and an end to this unacceptable practice.
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January 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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We've written to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting MP, and NHS England calling for an end to treating patients in unsafe spaces.
After pressure from the RCN & a coalition of partners, NHS England has indicated they will begin to report cases of corridor care this month. ⬇️ https://buff.ly/3DPPpV2
Corridor care: RCN-led coalition demands transparency and mandatory reporting | News | Royal College of Nursing
The UK government must urgently tackle the issue of care in corridors, cupboards and car parks and introduce mandatory reporting to improve patient care and experience as we bring together a…
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January 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Without trade unions we wouldn’t have

• a minimum wage
• maternity & paternity rights
• pension provision
• holiday & sickness entitlements

victories which have benefited every single person in this country

Join a union👇

www.tuc.org.uk/joinunion

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Let’s make Jacob’s day and join a union today
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January 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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The UK government told the PRB it suggests just a 2.8% pay increase for nursing next year.

The NHS PRB process is outdated. Alongside UNISON and Unite, we are calling for direct negotiations on NHS pay.

Find out the details and sign our letter: https://buff.ly/3VDEkfN
January 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM