Royal College of Nursing
@rcn.org.uk
We are a trade union & professional body with over half a million nurse, midwife, HCA, AP & student members.
For membership and workplace queries: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help
Page monitored Monday-Friday 8am-6pm
For membership and workplace queries: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Help
Page monitored Monday-Friday 8am-6pm
🌈 A big thank you to everyone who joined today’s #LetsTalk webinar.
Next up: the final session in the webinar series, celebrating Women’s History Month on 10 March.
Sign up here: bit.ly/49Tort8
#Inclusion #WomensHistoryMonth
Next up: the final session in the webinar series, celebrating Women’s History Month on 10 March.
Sign up here: bit.ly/49Tort8
#Inclusion #WomensHistoryMonth
🌈 February is LGBTQ+ History Month.
Join us for a safe and supportive space to explore what LGBTQIA+ inclusivity means and how we can strive to embed inclusivity in our workplaces and practice. Part of our #LetsTalk EDI series.
Register now: https://bit.ly/49Tort8
#LGBT #Inclusion
Join us for a safe and supportive space to explore what LGBTQIA+ inclusivity means and how we can strive to embed inclusivity in our workplaces and practice. Part of our #LetsTalk EDI series.
Register now: https://bit.ly/49Tort8
#LGBT #Inclusion
Let’s talk…. equity. diversity and inclusion webinar series | Royal College of Nursing
Welcome to our first Let’s Talk…. equity, diversity and inclusion webinar series open to all members of the RCN.
www.rcn.org.uk
February 9, 2026 at 3:31 PM
🌈 A big thank you to everyone who joined today’s #LetsTalk webinar.
Next up: the final session in the webinar series, celebrating Women’s History Month on 10 March.
Sign up here: bit.ly/49Tort8
#Inclusion #WomensHistoryMonth
Next up: the final session in the webinar series, celebrating Women’s History Month on 10 March.
Sign up here: bit.ly/49Tort8
#Inclusion #WomensHistoryMonth
This #HeartUnions Week, we’re celebrating our members who organise, mobilise & grow our collective power every day.
Through building solidarity in workplaces and turning member activism into real change, you ensure that the voice of nursing cannot be ignored.
Get involved: https://bit.ly/4hOpqNI
Through building solidarity in workplaces and turning member activism into real change, you ensure that the voice of nursing cannot be ignored.
Get involved: https://bit.ly/4hOpqNI
February 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This #HeartUnions Week, we’re celebrating our members who organise, mobilise & grow our collective power every day.
Through building solidarity in workplaces and turning member activism into real change, you ensure that the voice of nursing cannot be ignored.
Get involved: https://bit.ly/4hOpqNI
Through building solidarity in workplaces and turning member activism into real change, you ensure that the voice of nursing cannot be ignored.
Get involved: https://bit.ly/4hOpqNI
Don't miss our Education Conference in Exeter this April 📆
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
February 8, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Don't miss our Education Conference in Exeter this April 📆
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
Keynote speaker Michael Rowe will explore the benefits and challenges of artificial intelligence in nursing education and practice.
Explore the full speaker line up and secure your place today ➡️ https://bit.ly/3K4vhSI
There's often a misunderstanding about what working in outpatient nursing involves.
In our magazine, surgical outpatient team lead Angela addresses the lack of awareness about the work outpatients teams undertake, the skills required, & where it can take nursing staff in their careers. Learn more ⬇️
In our magazine, surgical outpatient team lead Angela addresses the lack of awareness about the work outpatients teams undertake, the skills required, & where it can take nursing staff in their careers. Learn more ⬇️
Outpatient nursing isn't ‘tea, toast and chaperoning' | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Angela, surgical outpatient team lead, reveals why outpatient nursing might be the stepping stone your career needs
www.rcn.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
There's often a misunderstanding about what working in outpatient nursing involves.
In our magazine, surgical outpatient team lead Angela addresses the lack of awareness about the work outpatients teams undertake, the skills required, & where it can take nursing staff in their careers. Learn more ⬇️
In our magazine, surgical outpatient team lead Angela addresses the lack of awareness about the work outpatients teams undertake, the skills required, & where it can take nursing staff in their careers. Learn more ⬇️
Corridor care is becoming increasingly normalised but there are RCN health and safety reps using their expertise and influence to push for change.
Read more from RCN Joint Heads of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leona Cameron and Kim Sunley, in their latest blog ⬇️
Read more from RCN Joint Heads of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leona Cameron and Kim Sunley, in their latest blog ⬇️
Levers to tackle corridor care: The power of RCN health and safety reps | Royal College of Nursing
Levers to tackle corridor care: The power of RCN health and safety reps
www.rcn.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Corridor care is becoming increasingly normalised but there are RCN health and safety reps using their expertise and influence to push for change.
Read more from RCN Joint Heads of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leona Cameron and Kim Sunley, in their latest blog ⬇️
Read more from RCN Joint Heads of Health, Safety and Wellbeing Leona Cameron and Kim Sunley, in their latest blog ⬇️
In her latest blog, our General Secretary & Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on our latest indefinite leave to remain report, the nursing profession working together and finding strength in the face of challenges, and looks ahead to this year’s Congress, which takes place in May. ⬇️
Working together: stronger in the face of challenge | Blogs | Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the strength of global nursing, our latest indefinite leave to remain report and looks forward to Congress.
www.rcn.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
In her latest blog, our General Secretary & Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on our latest indefinite leave to remain report, the nursing profession working together and finding strength in the face of challenges, and looks ahead to this year’s Congress, which takes place in May. ⬇️
Our Nursing Workforce Standards set the benchmark for safe and effective nursing care. ☑️
Are you a team manager? Gain CPD hours, and find out more about the standards and their practical application in the workplace by attending one of our workshops this year.
Find out more and book your place ⬇️
Are you a team manager? Gain CPD hours, and find out more about the standards and their practical application in the workplace by attending one of our workshops this year.
Find out more and book your place ⬇️
Nursing Workforce Standards | Professional Development | Royal College of Nursing
Nursing workforce standards
www.rcn.org.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Our Nursing Workforce Standards set the benchmark for safe and effective nursing care. ☑️
Are you a team manager? Gain CPD hours, and find out more about the standards and their practical application in the workplace by attending one of our workshops this year.
Find out more and book your place ⬇️
Are you a team manager? Gain CPD hours, and find out more about the standards and their practical application in the workplace by attending one of our workshops this year.
Find out more and book your place ⬇️
"Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) bring a huge amount to any team - they’re used to handling complex situations and can spot when something isn’t quite right straight away." 💬
Learn more about ANPs, including how they work within a multidisciplinary team, in our magazine feature ⬇️
Learn more about ANPs, including how they work within a multidisciplinary team, in our magazine feature ⬇️
What I do at work: consultant nurse in critical care | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
We hear from Suman on what ANPs bring to intensive care, and the future of advanced practice
www.rcn.org.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
"Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) bring a huge amount to any team - they’re used to handling complex situations and can spot when something isn’t quite right straight away." 💬
Learn more about ANPs, including how they work within a multidisciplinary team, in our magazine feature ⬇️
Learn more about ANPs, including how they work within a multidisciplinary team, in our magazine feature ⬇️
Demanding shifts, emotional challenges and daily pressures take a toll on nursing staff, and their own wellbeing often takes a back seat.
This #TimeToTalkDay, check in with yourself and your colleagues, and explore our resources that can help you prioritise and talk about your mental wellbeing ⬇️
This #TimeToTalkDay, check in with yourself and your colleagues, and explore our resources that can help you prioritise and talk about your mental wellbeing ⬇️
Mental Health and Wellbeing | RCN Counselling Service | Royal College of Nursing
Advice and information on issues affecting mental health and wellbeing, including depression, domestic abuse, grief, relationships and stress.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Demanding shifts, emotional challenges and daily pressures take a toll on nursing staff, and their own wellbeing often takes a back seat.
This #TimeToTalkDay, check in with yourself and your colleagues, and explore our resources that can help you prioritise and talk about your mental wellbeing ⬇️
This #TimeToTalkDay, check in with yourself and your colleagues, and explore our resources that can help you prioritise and talk about your mental wellbeing ⬇️
🆕 | Today, the Westminster government has set out its National Cancer Plan. ANPs and cancer nurse specialists will be crucial to delivering it, and we need the upcoming workforce plan to show how ministers will invest in the nursing workforce to meet its ambitious targets.
#WorldCancerDay
#WorldCancerDay
National Cancer Plan: nursing staff must be central to delivery | News | Royal College of Nursing
The success of the plan will depend on investing in the nursing staff who deliver cancer care every day, says the RCN
www.rcn.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
🆕 | Today, the Westminster government has set out its National Cancer Plan. ANPs and cancer nurse specialists will be crucial to delivering it, and we need the upcoming workforce plan to show how ministers will invest in the nursing workforce to meet its ambitious targets.
#WorldCancerDay
#WorldCancerDay
Early bird bookings are now available our Neuroscience Forum Conference ☑️
Join us in June to accrue up to 7 CPD hours and explore positive, enabling approaches to caring for people with neurological conditions.
Find out more ⬇️
Join us in June to accrue up to 7 CPD hours and explore positive, enabling approaches to caring for people with neurological conditions.
Find out more ⬇️
RCN Neuroscience Forum Conference 2026 | Royal College of Nursing | Royal College of Nursing
Join us for this inspiring one-day event focused on promoting positive, enabling approaches to caring for people with neurological conditions.
www.rcn.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Early bird bookings are now available our Neuroscience Forum Conference ☑️
Join us in June to accrue up to 7 CPD hours and explore positive, enabling approaches to caring for people with neurological conditions.
Find out more ⬇️
Join us in June to accrue up to 7 CPD hours and explore positive, enabling approaches to caring for people with neurological conditions.
Find out more ⬇️
Internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to the UK’s health and care services every day, but UK government proposals to overhaul the Indefinite Leave to Remain system fail to recognise the value these staff bring. (1/2)
February 3, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to the UK’s health and care services every day, but UK government proposals to overhaul the Indefinite Leave to Remain system fail to recognise the value these staff bring. (1/2)
🧵 5 years after the coup in Myanmar, we remain gravely concerned by the continued targeted attacks on health care workers and facilities in the country.
Today, with @bma.org.uk, we are calling for the Tatmadaw to respect the principle of medical neutrality and their duties under international law.
Today, with @bma.org.uk, we are calling for the Tatmadaw to respect the principle of medical neutrality and their duties under international law.
Joint statement on Myanmar: 5 year anniversary of coup amidst continued attacks on health care | Royal College of Nursing
Joint statement on Myanmar: 5 year anniversary of coup amidst continued attacks on health care
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February 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
🧵 5 years after the coup in Myanmar, we remain gravely concerned by the continued targeted attacks on health care workers and facilities in the country.
Today, with @bma.org.uk, we are calling for the Tatmadaw to respect the principle of medical neutrality and their duties under international law.
Today, with @bma.org.uk, we are calling for the Tatmadaw to respect the principle of medical neutrality and their duties under international law.
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🌈It is LGBTQ+ History Month!
Spotlight on: Hermione Blackwood and Cathlin du Sautoy, a Red Cross power couple, who adopted French orphans Victor and Yvette to make a happy family 🌈
Explore their history with the RCN Archive: https://bit.ly/4rp1Z0V
#LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideInNursing #HistNursing
Spotlight on: Hermione Blackwood and Cathlin du Sautoy, a Red Cross power couple, who adopted French orphans Victor and Yvette to make a happy family 🌈
Explore their history with the RCN Archive: https://bit.ly/4rp1Z0V
#LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideInNursing #HistNursing
February 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
🌈It is LGBTQ+ History Month!
Spotlight on: Hermione Blackwood and Cathlin du Sautoy, a Red Cross power couple, who adopted French orphans Victor and Yvette to make a happy family 🌈
Explore their history with the RCN Archive: https://bit.ly/4rp1Z0V
#LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideInNursing #HistNursing
Spotlight on: Hermione Blackwood and Cathlin du Sautoy, a Red Cross power couple, who adopted French orphans Victor and Yvette to make a happy family 🌈
Explore their history with the RCN Archive: https://bit.ly/4rp1Z0V
#LGBTHistoryMonth #PrideInNursing #HistNursing
Nursing teams handle potent, lifesaving medicines every day. Yet there are no consistent UK guidelines or even clear definitions of hazardous medicinal products (HMPs).
We're calling for stronger safeguards to keep staff safe from harmful exposure. Learn more in our latest magazine piece. ⬇️
We're calling for stronger safeguards to keep staff safe from harmful exposure. Learn more in our latest magazine piece. ⬇️
Hazardous medicinal products: what nursing staff need to know | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Exposure to HMPs can affect your health. Find out how the RCN is pushing for change to protect nursing staff
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February 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Nursing teams handle potent, lifesaving medicines every day. Yet there are no consistent UK guidelines or even clear definitions of hazardous medicinal products (HMPs).
We're calling for stronger safeguards to keep staff safe from harmful exposure. Learn more in our latest magazine piece. ⬇️
We're calling for stronger safeguards to keep staff safe from harmful exposure. Learn more in our latest magazine piece. ⬇️
There is lots to discover at RCN Congress.
Join us in May to meet exhibitors from across the health and care industry, join dedicated social events relevant to you, and hear from keynote speakers to inspire you.
Secure your free place #RCN26 ➡️ https://bit.ly/47cpn9x
Join us in May to meet exhibitors from across the health and care industry, join dedicated social events relevant to you, and hear from keynote speakers to inspire you.
Secure your free place #RCN26 ➡️ https://bit.ly/47cpn9x
January 31, 2026 at 8:49 AM
There is lots to discover at RCN Congress.
Join us in May to meet exhibitors from across the health and care industry, join dedicated social events relevant to you, and hear from keynote speakers to inspire you.
Secure your free place #RCN26 ➡️ https://bit.ly/47cpn9x
Join us in May to meet exhibitors from across the health and care industry, join dedicated social events relevant to you, and hear from keynote speakers to inspire you.
Secure your free place #RCN26 ➡️ https://bit.ly/47cpn9x
Our President @bejoysebastian.bsky.social was in London yesterday visiting one of our 2025 Rising Stars, Rexford Osei Bonsu, Manager at Brixton Donor Centre.
Rexford and his nursing team are doing incredible work to boost local blood donation, especially within Black heritage communities. ❤️
Rexford and his nursing team are doing incredible work to boost local blood donation, especially within Black heritage communities. ❤️
January 30, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Our President @bejoysebastian.bsky.social was in London yesterday visiting one of our 2025 Rising Stars, Rexford Osei Bonsu, Manager at Brixton Donor Centre.
Rexford and his nursing team are doing incredible work to boost local blood donation, especially within Black heritage communities. ❤️
Rexford and his nursing team are doing incredible work to boost local blood donation, especially within Black heritage communities. ❤️
Internationally educated nursing (IEN) staff across all settings must continue to be eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years.
Join us to demand better for IENs and the health and care system. Write to your MP today 📝 https://bit.ly/45qa50U
Join us to demand better for IENs and the health and care system. Write to your MP today 📝 https://bit.ly/45qa50U
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Internationally educated nursing (IEN) staff across all settings must continue to be eligible for Indefinite Leave to Remain after five years.
Join us to demand better for IENs and the health and care system. Write to your MP today 📝 https://bit.ly/45qa50U
Join us to demand better for IENs and the health and care system. Write to your MP today 📝 https://bit.ly/45qa50U
For this year's Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture, join Professor Anne Whittaker who will explore the concept of health justice, why it is important, and how it can inform the ethics of care and research practice.
📆 19 March, 17:00 - 18:30
📍 RCN HQ or Online
@stir.ac.uk
⬇️
📆 19 March, 17:00 - 18:30
📍 RCN HQ or Online
@stir.ac.uk
⬇️
Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture| Event | Royal College of Nursing
Join us for the annual Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture on concept of health justice, why it is important, and how it can inform the ethics of care and research practice.
www.rcn.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 10:45 AM
For this year's Winifred Raphael Memorial Lecture, join Professor Anne Whittaker who will explore the concept of health justice, why it is important, and how it can inform the ethics of care and research practice.
📆 19 March, 17:00 - 18:30
📍 RCN HQ or Online
@stir.ac.uk
⬇️
📆 19 March, 17:00 - 18:30
📍 RCN HQ or Online
@stir.ac.uk
⬇️
Our RCN Flight Nursing Conference is landing soon ✈️
Programme topics include:
- The global political landscape and its impact on flight nursing
- Managing adult in-flight emergencies
- Artificial intelligence in medical assistance & more.
Secure your place ⬇️
Programme topics include:
- The global political landscape and its impact on flight nursing
- Managing adult in-flight emergencies
- Artificial intelligence in medical assistance & more.
Secure your place ⬇️
RCN Flight Nursing Conference 2026 | Royal College of Nursing
Due to overwhelming demand, we're thrilled to announce the return of our Flight Nursing Conference, back again in-person at the RCN headquarters in London.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Our RCN Flight Nursing Conference is landing soon ✈️
Programme topics include:
- The global political landscape and its impact on flight nursing
- Managing adult in-flight emergencies
- Artificial intelligence in medical assistance & more.
Secure your place ⬇️
Programme topics include:
- The global political landscape and its impact on flight nursing
- Managing adult in-flight emergencies
- Artificial intelligence in medical assistance & more.
Secure your place ⬇️
"Nurses tend to notice problems early, build trust quickly and quietly fix what others overlook."
RCN fellow Ruth Oshikanlu writes on why nursing skills are an untapped engine of entrepreneurship and how the future of health innovation depends on them.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3YYHsnW
RCN fellow Ruth Oshikanlu writes on why nursing skills are an untapped engine of entrepreneurship and how the future of health innovation depends on them.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3YYHsnW
January 28, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"Nurses tend to notice problems early, build trust quickly and quietly fix what others overlook."
RCN fellow Ruth Oshikanlu writes on why nursing skills are an untapped engine of entrepreneurship and how the future of health innovation depends on them.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3YYHsnW
RCN fellow Ruth Oshikanlu writes on why nursing skills are an untapped engine of entrepreneurship and how the future of health innovation depends on them.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3YYHsnW
We send our support to Alex Pretti's family and loved ones, and the global nursing community which has lost a devoted member. No matter where they are in the world, they - and the people they serve - deserve to be safe, both at work and in their communities.
January 27, 2026 at 11:25 AM
We send our support to Alex Pretti's family and loved ones, and the global nursing community which has lost a devoted member. No matter where they are in the world, they - and the people they serve - deserve to be safe, both at work and in their communities.
TODAY: Join our webinar this evening if you're impacted by the proposed changes to the Indefinite Leave to Remain system ⬇️
Are you affected by the UK government's proposed reforms to Indefinite Leave to Remain? Our free webinar next week will help build a clearer understanding of what the reforms could mean for you.
📅 Tue 27 Jan
🕕 6pm - 7pm
📌 Online - register now: https://bit.ly/45PHL8a
📅 Tue 27 Jan
🕕 6pm - 7pm
📌 Online - register now: https://bit.ly/45PHL8a
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 AM
TODAY: Join our webinar this evening if you're impacted by the proposed changes to the Indefinite Leave to Remain system ⬇️
🧵 Today we have released a new report on UK govt plans to overhaul the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) system.
Every day, internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to our health & care services, but UK govt’s proposals fail to recognise their value. (1/3)
Every day, internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to our health & care services, but UK govt’s proposals fail to recognise their value. (1/3)
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
🧵 Today we have released a new report on UK govt plans to overhaul the Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) system.
Every day, internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to our health & care services, but UK govt’s proposals fail to recognise their value. (1/3)
Every day, internationally educated nursing staff (IENs) make vital contributions to our health & care services, but UK govt’s proposals fail to recognise their value. (1/3)
Students: do you want change but not sure where to begin?
Our new article breaks down five simple actions every student nurse can take today to shape the future of the profession ⬇️
Our new article breaks down five simple actions every student nurse can take today to shape the future of the profession ⬇️
Students: five easy ways to take action today | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Want change but don’t know where to start? Here are our top tips on how to make a positive impact on your student life and the nursing profession
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January 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Students: do you want change but not sure where to begin?
Our new article breaks down five simple actions every student nurse can take today to shape the future of the profession ⬇️
Our new article breaks down five simple actions every student nurse can take today to shape the future of the profession ⬇️