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Often unseen. Always vital. 💛
Nursing support workers are an integral part of the workforce, supporting registered nurses to provide outstanding care across all settings.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay, share this film to show your thanks and to celebrate their contribution. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Nursing support workers are an integral part of the workforce, supporting registered nurses to provide outstanding care across all settings.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay, share this film to show your thanks and to celebrate their contribution. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
The chancellor pledged to protect the NHS, yet it was just a footnote in today’s Budget.
Simply declaring there will be ‘more nurses’ without the funding or plan to make it a reality risks deepening the workforce crisis and putting patients at risk.
Read our full response ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3K0A9Z0
Simply declaring there will be ‘more nurses’ without the funding or plan to make it a reality risks deepening the workforce crisis and putting patients at risk.
Read our full response ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3K0A9Z0
Budget 2025: nursing and NHS ‘just a footnote’ despite promises to protect health care | News | Royal College of Nursing
The chancellor offered no transformative funding for nursing, despite RCN calls for fair pay and workforce investment
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November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The chancellor pledged to protect the NHS, yet it was just a footnote in today’s Budget.
Simply declaring there will be ‘more nurses’ without the funding or plan to make it a reality risks deepening the workforce crisis and putting patients at risk.
Read our full response ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3K0A9Z0
Simply declaring there will be ‘more nurses’ without the funding or plan to make it a reality risks deepening the workforce crisis and putting patients at risk.
Read our full response ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3K0A9Z0
This report is a damning indictment of the way nursing is chronically undervalued, with highly-skilled nurses being routinely pushed into lower paid, less senior roles.
Governments need to recognise nursing as the expert, safety-critical profession it is.
Read our response: bit.ly/3MpQs20
Governments need to recognise nursing as the expert, safety-critical profession it is.
Read our response: bit.ly/3MpQs20
📣We have just published our new ICNO report highlighting a concerning hidden “trap-door” in nursing careers, with many experienced nurses being pushed into lower-band roles due to burnout, restructuring and inflexible conditions.
Read the report here👉: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read the report here👉: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This report is a damning indictment of the way nursing is chronically undervalued, with highly-skilled nurses being routinely pushed into lower paid, less senior roles.
Governments need to recognise nursing as the expert, safety-critical profession it is.
Read our response: bit.ly/3MpQs20
Governments need to recognise nursing as the expert, safety-critical profession it is.
Read our response: bit.ly/3MpQs20
The US administration's proposals to exclude nursing from its list of professional degrees will restrict access to student loans, leaving many students unable to pursue a nursing career.
This is the wrong approach and we will always defend those who sit at the heart of every health and care system.
This is the wrong approach and we will always defend those who sit at the heart of every health and care system.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The US administration's proposals to exclude nursing from its list of professional degrees will restrict access to student loans, leaving many students unable to pursue a nursing career.
This is the wrong approach and we will always defend those who sit at the heart of every health and care system.
This is the wrong approach and we will always defend those who sit at the heart of every health and care system.
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the government's goal of ending new transmissions.
What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?
Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?
Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
How nursing can end the HIV epidemic in the UK | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the goal of ending new transmissions
www.rcn.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
For the last 40 years, nursing staff have led the fight against HIV – there are now just five years left to meet the government's goal of ending new transmissions.
What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?
Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
What needs to happen by 2030 to make this goal a reality?
Learn more in our latest feature ⬇️
Calling all nursing students 📢
Tell us what nursing education and training is really like. We want to know about your experiences to demand the change you need.
Take the survey ➡️ https://bit.ly/488m2Zt
Tell us what nursing education and training is really like. We want to know about your experiences to demand the change you need.
Take the survey ➡️ https://bit.ly/488m2Zt
November 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Calling all nursing students 📢
Tell us what nursing education and training is really like. We want to know about your experiences to demand the change you need.
Take the survey ➡️ https://bit.ly/488m2Zt
Tell us what nursing education and training is really like. We want to know about your experiences to demand the change you need.
Take the survey ➡️ https://bit.ly/488m2Zt
Investing in the nursing profession supports both the health and wealth of the nation. Read why the Chancellor's budget this week must deliver for nursing from Director of Policy, Amber Jabbal.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/43Qmjz3
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Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/43Qmjz3
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November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Investing in the nursing profession supports both the health and wealth of the nation. Read why the Chancellor's budget this week must deliver for nursing from Director of Policy, Amber Jabbal.
Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/43Qmjz3
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Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/43Qmjz3
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“It’s the best feeling in the world.” 💛
Elle is a health care assistant working with children with complex needs.
As we celebrated #NursingSupportWorkersDay, Elle told us about the difference she makes every day working alongside registered nurses.
Watch and share #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Elle is a health care assistant working with children with complex needs.
As we celebrated #NursingSupportWorkersDay, Elle told us about the difference she makes every day working alongside registered nurses.
Watch and share #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“It’s the best feeling in the world.” 💛
Elle is a health care assistant working with children with complex needs.
As we celebrated #NursingSupportWorkersDay, Elle told us about the difference she makes every day working alongside registered nurses.
Watch and share #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Elle is a health care assistant working with children with complex needs.
As we celebrated #NursingSupportWorkersDay, Elle told us about the difference she makes every day working alongside registered nurses.
Watch and share #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
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The role of nursing support workers is sometimes unseen but is always crucial.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
November 23, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The role of nursing support workers is sometimes unseen but is always crucial.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families. 💛
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate #NursingSupportWorkersDay today! 💛
The nursing support workforce is diverse and powerful, and we are proud to represent them across the UK. Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/488EwJp
The nursing support workforce is diverse and powerful, and we are proud to represent them across the UK. Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/488EwJp
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate #NursingSupportWorkersDay today! 💛
The nursing support workforce is diverse and powerful, and we are proud to represent them across the UK. Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/488EwJp
The nursing support workforce is diverse and powerful, and we are proud to represent them across the UK. Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/488EwJp
Lynne is a health care support worker at HMP Durham.
We recently spoke to her about what it's like working in prison health care as a nursing support worker, what the challenges and rewards are and much more. ⬇️
#NursingSupportWorkersDay 💛
#NSWD25
We recently spoke to her about what it's like working in prison health care as a nursing support worker, what the challenges and rewards are and much more. ⬇️
#NursingSupportWorkersDay 💛
#NSWD25
What I do at work: health care support worker in a prison | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
"You don’t know what to expect on any day," says Lynne, who works in a challenging and rewarding role
www.rcn.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Lynne is a health care support worker at HMP Durham.
We recently spoke to her about what it's like working in prison health care as a nursing support worker, what the challenges and rewards are and much more. ⬇️
#NursingSupportWorkersDay 💛
#NSWD25
We recently spoke to her about what it's like working in prison health care as a nursing support worker, what the challenges and rewards are and much more. ⬇️
#NursingSupportWorkersDay 💛
#NSWD25
How much do you know about nursing support workers and what the type of work they undertake?
Find out with our #NursingSupportWorkersDay quiz! 📝
Share your score with your colleagues, and challenge them to test their knowledge ⬇️
Find out with our #NursingSupportWorkersDay quiz! 📝
Share your score with your colleagues, and challenge them to test their knowledge ⬇️
Test your knowledge of nursing support work | Royal College of Nursing
How much do you know about the nursing support workforce and its vital work? Test your knowledge with our quick quiz.
www.rcn.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
How much do you know about nursing support workers and what the type of work they undertake?
Find out with our #NursingSupportWorkersDay quiz! 📝
Share your score with your colleagues, and challenge them to test their knowledge ⬇️
Find out with our #NursingSupportWorkersDay quiz! 📝
Share your score with your colleagues, and challenge them to test their knowledge ⬇️
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Great to celebrate Nursing Support Worker day at the RCN NSW conference.
Nursing support workers are the bedrock of the Nursing profession, worthy of celebration 🎉
Find out how you can get more involved to shape the future of the nursing profession: 💪
www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved
Nursing support workers are the bedrock of the Nursing profession, worthy of celebration 🎉
Find out how you can get more involved to shape the future of the nursing profession: 💪
www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Great to celebrate Nursing Support Worker day at the RCN NSW conference.
Nursing support workers are the bedrock of the Nursing profession, worthy of celebration 🎉
Find out how you can get more involved to shape the future of the nursing profession: 💪
www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved
Nursing support workers are the bedrock of the Nursing profession, worthy of celebration 🎉
Find out how you can get more involved to shape the future of the nursing profession: 💪
www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved
Happy #NursingSupportWorkersDay! 🎉
Today we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families.
Join the celebrations – tag or send this to your colleagues to say thank you #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Today we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families.
Join the celebrations – tag or send this to your colleagues to say thank you #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
November 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Happy #NursingSupportWorkersDay! 🎉
Today we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families.
Join the celebrations – tag or send this to your colleagues to say thank you #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Today we shine a light on nursing support workers and the essential care they provide to patients and their families.
Join the celebrations – tag or send this to your colleagues to say thank you #NSWD25 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Often unseen. Always vital. 💛
Nursing support workers are an integral part of the workforce, supporting registered nurses to provide outstanding care across all settings.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay, share this film to show your thanks and to celebrate their contribution. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Nursing support workers are an integral part of the workforce, supporting registered nurses to provide outstanding care across all settings.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay, share this film to show your thanks and to celebrate their contribution. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
November 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Often unseen. Always vital. 💛
Nursing support workers are an integral part of the workforce, supporting registered nurses to provide outstanding care across all settings.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay, share this film to show your thanks and to celebrate their contribution. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
Nursing support workers are an integral part of the workforce, supporting registered nurses to provide outstanding care across all settings.
On #NursingSupportWorkersDay, share this film to show your thanks and to celebrate their contribution. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
As a nursing associate on a neurology ward, Hazel's work includes caring for patients who have diseases and disorders of the nervous system including Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.
As we head into #NursingSupportWorkersDay, find out more about Hazel's role ⬇️
As we head into #NursingSupportWorkersDay, find out more about Hazel's role ⬇️
What I do at work: nursing associate on a neurology ward | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Hazel works with patients who have diseases and disorders of the nervous system including Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis
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November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
As a nursing associate on a neurology ward, Hazel's work includes caring for patients who have diseases and disorders of the nervous system including Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis.
As we head into #NursingSupportWorkersDay, find out more about Hazel's role ⬇️
As we head into #NursingSupportWorkersDay, find out more about Hazel's role ⬇️
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian, and RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger send a huge thank you to all nursing support workers ahead of tomorrow’s celebrations 💛
Find out how you can get involved this weekend #NursingSupportWorkersDay ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
Find out how you can get involved this weekend #NursingSupportWorkersDay ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
November 22, 2025 at 9:10 AM
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian, and RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger send a huge thank you to all nursing support workers ahead of tomorrow’s celebrations 💛
Find out how you can get involved this weekend #NursingSupportWorkersDay ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
Find out how you can get involved this weekend #NursingSupportWorkersDay ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
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We're starting our #NursingSupportWorkersDay celebrations today. Thank you to all our NSW members for all the amazing work you do 💛💙💛💙💛!
If you're near by, drop by our London Library and Museum for a NSWD cake and to collect your badge.
If you're near by, drop by our London Library and Museum for a NSWD cake and to collect your badge.
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
We're starting our #NursingSupportWorkersDay celebrations today. Thank you to all our NSW members for all the amazing work you do 💛💙💛💙💛!
If you're near by, drop by our London Library and Museum for a NSWD cake and to collect your badge.
If you're near by, drop by our London Library and Museum for a NSWD cake and to collect your badge.
With an estimated one in three adults in the UK affected by hearing loss, nursing staff will encounter patients and colleagues who are deaf or hard of hearing every day.
Learn more about communicating more confidently with your D/deaf and hard of hearing patients ⬇️
Learn more about communicating more confidently with your D/deaf and hard of hearing patients ⬇️
Deaf awareness: getting it right for your patients | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
From making simple adjustments to aiding lip readers – here’s how to be more deaf-aware and how to communicate more confidently with your D/deaf patients
www.rcn.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
With an estimated one in three adults in the UK affected by hearing loss, nursing staff will encounter patients and colleagues who are deaf or hard of hearing every day.
Learn more about communicating more confidently with your D/deaf and hard of hearing patients ⬇️
Learn more about communicating more confidently with your D/deaf and hard of hearing patients ⬇️
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What a night! We’ve loved celebrating the incredible achievements of nursing staff in Wales.
Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors and congratulations again to our #WalesNOTY25 finalists for their incredible achievements.
Planning for #WalesNOTY26 starts tomorrow!
Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors and congratulations again to our #WalesNOTY25 finalists for their incredible achievements.
Planning for #WalesNOTY26 starts tomorrow!
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
What a night! We’ve loved celebrating the incredible achievements of nursing staff in Wales.
Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors and congratulations again to our #WalesNOTY25 finalists for their incredible achievements.
Planning for #WalesNOTY26 starts tomorrow!
Huge thanks to our amazing sponsors and congratulations again to our #WalesNOTY25 finalists for their incredible achievements.
Planning for #WalesNOTY26 starts tomorrow!
“I can't imagine doing anything else.”
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
“I can't imagine doing anything else.”
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
There's only two days until #NursingSupportWorkersDay!
We recently spoke to Benita, a team lead senior health care assistant, to hear what she loves about her work. 💛
Watch, share and find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
We will never forget how nursing staff and their patients were failed by those at the highest levels of government during the pandemic.
This report must mark a turning point in how health emergencies are responded to and how the voice of nursing must never be ignored again. #CovidInquiry
This report must mark a turning point in how health emergencies are responded to and how the voice of nursing must never be ignored again. #CovidInquiry
The Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Baroness Heather Hallett, has today published her second report.
Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of 19 key recommendations.
Read about the report on the Inquiry's website 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
Baroness Hallett is calling for the prompt and thorough implementation of 19 key recommendations.
Read about the report on the Inquiry's website 👇
covid19.public-inquiry.uk/reports/
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We will never forget how nursing staff and their patients were failed by those at the highest levels of government during the pandemic.
This report must mark a turning point in how health emergencies are responded to and how the voice of nursing must never be ignored again. #CovidInquiry
This report must mark a turning point in how health emergencies are responded to and how the voice of nursing must never be ignored again. #CovidInquiry
3 days to go! 💛
#NursingSupportWorkersDay is an opportunity to celebrate your colleagues and shine a light on the vital work done by nursing support workers across all settings.
Get involved this weekend, and tag us in your pictures 📸 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
#NursingSupportWorkersDay is an opportunity to celebrate your colleagues and shine a light on the vital work done by nursing support workers across all settings.
Get involved this weekend, and tag us in your pictures 📸 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
3 days to go! 💛
#NursingSupportWorkersDay is an opportunity to celebrate your colleagues and shine a light on the vital work done by nursing support workers across all settings.
Get involved this weekend, and tag us in your pictures 📸 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
#NursingSupportWorkersDay is an opportunity to celebrate your colleagues and shine a light on the vital work done by nursing support workers across all settings.
Get involved this weekend, and tag us in your pictures 📸 https://bit.ly/4h51HbE
🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Almost 50,000 nursing staff could leave UK under proposed new visa rules, RCN warns | News | Royal College of Nursing
We’re urging ministers to scrap plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period, which could deepen the staffing crisis and put patient care at risk
bit.ly
November 20, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨| Plans to double the Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from five to 10 years will only deepen uncertainty and financial hardship for internationally educated nursing staff.
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
Ministers must scrap these plans which will only worsen the staffing crisis and put patients at risk. ⬇️
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Historic win for health care support workers in Wales: following sustained campaigning by RCN Wales, eligible HCSWs will be re-banded from band 2 to band 3, with backdated pay and Welsh government funding to support rollout across NHS Wales.
Full details and next steps ➡️ https://bit.ly/4i4vSjw
Full details and next steps ➡️ https://bit.ly/4i4vSjw
RCN secures landmark pay increase for nursing support workers in Wales | News | Royal College of Nursing
Thousands of health care support workers (HCSWs) across Wales are set to receive a pay increase following a historic agreement between trade unions, NHS employers and the Welsh Government.
bit.ly
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Historic win for health care support workers in Wales: following sustained campaigning by RCN Wales, eligible HCSWs will be re-banded from band 2 to band 3, with backdated pay and Welsh government funding to support rollout across NHS Wales.
Full details and next steps ➡️ https://bit.ly/4i4vSjw
Full details and next steps ➡️ https://bit.ly/4i4vSjw
“I don’t think people realise how much we actually do.”
Ahead of #NursingSupportWorkersDay, we spoke to Michelle about her role as a health care assistant, and the feeling of pride she has making a difference to patient care. 💛
Watch, share and get involved this weekend ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
Ahead of #NursingSupportWorkersDay, we spoke to Michelle about her role as a health care assistant, and the feeling of pride she has making a difference to patient care. 💛
Watch, share and get involved this weekend ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“I don’t think people realise how much we actually do.”
Ahead of #NursingSupportWorkersDay, we spoke to Michelle about her role as a health care assistant, and the feeling of pride she has making a difference to patient care. 💛
Watch, share and get involved this weekend ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv
Ahead of #NursingSupportWorkersDay, we spoke to Michelle about her role as a health care assistant, and the feeling of pride she has making a difference to patient care. 💛
Watch, share and get involved this weekend ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LLx7bv