63% felt they were under too much pressure at work… we can’t keep expecting nurses to endure excessive workloads and distress from not being able to deliver care properly. They (and their patients) pay the price for lack of investment in nurse staffing levels. #safestaffing #RCN26

Promoting mental health & wellbeing in the nursing workforce. #RCN26 #RCNCongress

Yes! Please do. 🥰 JOB OPPORTUNITY We need good quality researchers to make strong case that a spend on nursing is money well spent

Looking forward to presenting at the Safety-Net seminar tomorrow with @janeeball.bsky.social and Prof Amanda Adegboye - not too late to register: psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2026/04/30/s...

Come to our webinar tomorrow! psrc-network.nihr.ac.uk/2026/04/30/s...

Sing your heart out in Brighton. Drop in workshop. Open to all. #singtoconnect #FullJoy www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-joy-s...

Fabulous to see Prof Alison Leary giving the KEYNOTE at #RCNEd26 #ED26 The sector is under more pressure now than ever. Cuts to programmes and continued failure to understand the value of nursing - treated as a ‘hotel service’. As a cost not a good return on investment (which it is)

🔴 What exactly has the Westminster government announced for NHS nurses in England currently working at band 5? 🔴 How will it be funded? 🔴 When do the reviews begin? Read our explainer to find all the details on these new commitments to nursing.

Delighted to be here in Yokohama, where the Japanese Nursing Association are hosting the ICN International Workforce Forum. #IWFF2026 @howardcatton.bsky.social

Please find out more about the work of the RCN’s Institute of Nursing Excellence by reading this blog & checking out our report on 2025 @rcn.org.uk

Did you work as a Clinical Research Nurse in the UK up until the year 2000? We are interested in speaking with nurses who worked as Clinical Research Nurses prior to the year 2000 for an oral history study. If you are interested please contact [email protected] or [email protected]

Great to be at the Leadership Academy hosted event for chief nurses and deputies. @billypalmer.bsky.social shows the huge variation in skill mix across NHS trusts. 5-fold variation in the RN: support workforce ratio. @rcn.org.uk @emilymcwhirter.bsky.social

Great to be at the Leadership Academy hosted event for chief nurses and deputies. @billypalmer.bsky.social shows the huge variation in skill mix across NHS trusts. 5-fold variation in the RN: support workforce ratio. @rcn.org.uk @emilymcwhirter.bsky.social

Please find out more about the work of the RCN’s Institute of Nursing Excellence by reading this blog & checking out our report on 2025 @rcn.org.uk

But this is only the beginning. The Institute is more than a set of programmes. It’s a movement. As the pressures on nursing remain relentless, read about how we will build on these successes to tackle the most complex and persistent issues in 2026 & beyond in @janeeball.bsky.social's latest blog.

Indexicality lesson for students and others who submit attachments. You need to label your file with your OWN NAME, not "Chapter 6" or "Paris conference presentation". The Paris conference will receive 400 files, 395 of which will have identical/similar names. Recipe for chaos. #academicsky #PhDchat

This is such a beautiful painting and such a beautiful idea/intention to have set up this fund. Have donated x

A review of international research on minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and safe staffing legislation from @unisouthampton.bsky.social has strengthened our call for ratios to protect patients and staff from harm to be enshrined in law. Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️

“It’s been a brutal year. I hope we will start to be united about this. If we had legislation on the maximum number of patients per nurse, our nursing budgets couldn’t be cut.” “Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow” Nicola Ranger #NursingLive

The de-professionalisation of nursing is rife…. #NursingLive

Who better to get us to think differently about nursing workforce challenges than the inimitable Prof Alison Leary? #NursingLive @alisonleary1.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk

Lena Johnson at #NursingLive Discussing impact of corridor care (care in the wrong places) on staff.

Almost 10 years ago, I did research at a large acute trust, which showed that job applicants were significantly more likely to be offered B5 RN roles if they were young, white, and female. I wonder whether anything has changed?

“It’s been a brutal year. I hope we will start to be united about this. If we had legislation on the maximum number of patients per nurse, our nursing budgets couldn’t be cut.” “Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow” Nicola Ranger #NursingLive

Pay and conditions, career progression - needs radical rethink “Nursing needs to be VALUED” #NursingLive @rcn.org.uk

“We need to be united to get nursing the status and resoect it deserves. Nursing is the solution” Prof Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief Execuitve of @rcn.org.uk #NursingLive

It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable….

Delighted to be at #NursingLive at the NEC Birmingham. @rcn.org.uk President Bejoy Sebastian introducing our chief executive, Nicola Ranger

It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable….

District nursing services are in crisis as supply of nurses has plummeted while demand has risen finds a report published today by Nuffield Trust. This is a critically important service for shift of care from hospital into community. www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/1-...

BLOG from Marcus Wooton. “If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.” www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Ooh - my new paper on case study is out! What’s a case study, how do you do one, how do you spot a good one? Includes niche examples like the REF impact case study (though it’s mainly about research case studies).

What a fabulous leadership summit organised by @emilymcwhirter.bsky.social & team today. Great presentations but more importantly some fabulous reflections & questions from senior nurses. And a real sense of developing community. So glad to be a part of it. @rcn.org.uk #RCN #NursingLeadership

BLOG from Marcus Wooton. “If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.” www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

NEW PAPER: “Addressing ‘persistent’ and detrimental organisational factors throughout nurses’ careers should continue to be a priority to retain them, safeguard their well‐being and enable them to deliver the standard of care they aspire to” scholar.google.com/scholar?as_y...

Fabulous to hear clear commitments from country CNOs to make research a central pillar in nursing - opportunities, placements, career paths, pay, workfotce plans, contracts…. And fab that they cited the new @rcn.org.uk Research Strategy! #RCNresearch25

Different strategies - shared goals. Making research everyone’s business. Professor Ruth Endacott, NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery #RCNResearch25

What might influence nurses choices to stay in their jobs and in nursing? It depends in part on carrer stage…. Two discrete choice experiments undertaken as part of the #N50k study. Presentation by Dr Zoe Ejebu @unisouthampton #RCNresearch25

How to deliver a project (and manage priorities) in 4 easy steps from @workchronicles.bsky.social #rcnresearch25 Familiar?!

The latest RCN Research forum podcast is now live! In the podcast Gordon Hill & an ECR discuss writing for publication with Ann McMahon & Andree Le May. Ann & Andree share strategies & give excellent advice to help nurses to get their work published. #RCNResearch25 on.soundcloud.com/nmhwvyVvTiIQ...

Great analogy for leadership in nursing research: ripples, waves and swell. Inspiring keynote from Dr Jo Cooper #RCNResearch25

Dr Joanne Cooper (Deputy Director of Nursing Research for System Transformation at NHS England) offers inspiration through her keynote at #RCNResearch25 Conference

Whether you're attending the RCN International Nursing Research conference or just starting out, check out our Using and Doing Research Guide. It’s packed with books, reports, and journal articles. 📚 Start your research journey here: https://bit.ly/3JPu8hb #NursingResearch #RCNresearch25

Gender discrimination in nursing “You have to be young and pretty and quiet” #RCNResearch25 @gaucipatricia.bsky.social

It's astonishing to me that so much healthcare policy fails to take on board subject matter expertise or engaging the workforce in design or implementation and still expect success www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/...

NEW BLOG: Nursing staff need to be empowered with the skills to understand, engage with and potentially lead research – to ensure care is safe, effective and future-ready. That requires a step up in support for nursing research and for nurses engagement in research. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

If you’re at #RCNResearch25 in Exeter - you can pick up a hard copy from the RCN standard. Or find me! @rcn.org.uk