An update from the RCN on our use of X. https://t.co/CAvfM73Kxa

Two years ago, the government's own advisory body said long COVID must be recognised as occupational, allowing staff to access vital financial support. It's a disgrace that this recommendation has not been acted upon. Ministers must take action. 🔗 https://t.co/CvRmQgpiLy

🆕 Near record numbers of patients are languishing on hospital trolleys, whilst thousands can't be discharged due to a lack of community care. This is a corridor care disaster unfolding in front of our eyes. Read our full response from Patricia Marquis: https://t.co/Wz7FVSIuAO

NHS League tables will not solve the crisis in nursing or our health service. If ministers want to raise standards, they should invest in our profession, not pit staff against one another.

Low pay, unfair wage deductions, threats to visas and repeated employment rights abuses have become the norm, because rogue employers are not being held to account. The Home Secretary needs to come good on her pledge to investigate employment practices across the sector.

Raise pay, improve conditions and waive nurse tuition loans. That's how we solve the crisis in nursing and deliver NHS reforms. When the public speaks, government should listen. Read more: https://t.co/uOPU5z40c6

🆕 | Burnout, low staffing levels and increasing patient need, are forcing staff to quit early, not long after registration. With more staff leaving and fewer joining, this is a perfect storm which threatens patient care. https://t.co/uOPU5z40c6

We've had a brilliant response to this, but we still want to hear from more of you. As a nursing graduate, how is debt and the cost of living impacting you? Drop us a DM or email mediateamhq@rcn.org.uk

📢 Call for action! We need you 🫵 Contact the press office if this affects you 👇👇

📢 CALLING NURSING GRADUATES 📢 We are working on a media story about the impact of student debt on nurses. Will your experience help us show how unfair the tuition fee system is? Our press office DMs are open. ✉️

The Chancellor’s task was difficult, but the crisis in nursing remains unresolved after today’s Budget. We are safety-critical, worthy of infrastructure-style investment. That's how you make the NHS safer, local communities healthier & boost the economy. https://t.co/yKVvyLur8X

🧵 In an exclusive interview with the Financial Times, RCN General Secretary Professor Nicola Ranger has called on the government to invest in nursing as part of the country’s vital infrastructure. Here’s what she had to say: (1/6)

New nurse numbers are collapsing in every region in England, but it doesn't have to be like this. A loan forgiveness scheme and proper financial support for students can boost recruitment into nursing. Listen to Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, on #BBCPM ⬇️

NEW | new nursing student numbers are collapsing across England. Our analysis shows by 2029, just 1,000 extra people will be studying nursing compared to 2019. We're demanding action to fix our broken education model, including tuition fee loan forgiveness. More:

The prospect of huge debt and lack of financial support is putting off the nurses of the future. We need action from the govt, including: ✅ forgiveness for nursing tuition fee loans ✅ financial support for nursing students to help with living costs 🔗

RCN Council statement calls for an end to the deliberate targeting of health workers and health systems and reiterates our call for immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Middle East. Read the full statement🔗

New figures show more than 1 million people waited over 12 hours in A&E this year. Dangerously long waits have become normalised, but forcing nursing staff to deliver care in corridors is not a solution. 🎧 Professor Nicola Ranger on @TimesRadio 🔗 https://t.co/6qHNvBx56u

Nursing staff know better than anyone how to make services better - we are key to making the next NHS decade better than the last. The 10 Year Plan national conversation must include specific commitments and new investment to turn nursing around. https://t.co/CwI0brinOa

Our profession is ready to help move care closer to people's homes, but there needs to be a reality check. The number of community nurses is on track to be half what it was two decades ago. We need new investment in nursing, now. 🔽

Today’s Employment Rights Bill marks a historic moment for our female-dominated profession, paving the way for the biggest advance in workers’ rights in a generation. Now, we expect to see a fundamental shift in how nursing is valued by those in power. Read more: