@dkell999
Registered Nurse, Trade Unionist and Nursing 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
The recent commitments from the Westminster gov't are a vital step to properly valuing the nursing profession. But we know more is needed.
We’re encouraging all members across the UK working for the NHS & HSC to explore job evaluation to ensure they’re being paid correctly. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ORyyXb
Denise Kelly, Chair of the RCN Trade Union Committee, breaks down what it means for members and why it is a positive step forward for nursing structural pay reform ⬇️ (2/2)
If you haven’t listened to this yet from @rcn.org.uk Nicola Ranger don’t miss this powerful conversation which brings depth and realism to the table @dkell999.bsky.social @alimully.bsky.social @bejoysebastian.bsky.social
🆕 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 ⬇️
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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.
A graphic by the Royal College of Nursing stating "NHS and HSC pay consultations result are in: 3.6% is NOT enough," on a blue and yellow background.
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
Text reads; Our pay. Our say. 1 day to go. 3.6% is it enough?
⏰ 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
“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
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/
📣 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 💪
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...
Text reads: Our pay. Our say. Consultation now open. Have your say on 3.6% today.
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
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:
Nurses and NHS staff at the bottom of the pile. #letsgetloud
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10. Our members working in the NHS should get ready to have their
say. Consultations will open shortly.
⏰Update your details now at www.rcn.org.uk/myRCN. If you are not yet a member, there is still time to join the RCN and have your say.
#YourPayYourSay #EnoughIsEnough #FairPayForNursing
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9. Nursing needs bigger and bolder action to turn the profession around including better financial support for nursing students, and structural pay reform that values nursing and encourages people to stay in the profession.
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8. The UK government need to look at the cost of failing to take action - we have a recruitment and retention crisis in nursing - students do not have guaranteed jobs and others aren't completing their studies.
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7. We're angry the UK government hasn't demonstrated it values our crucial contribution to safe patient care - we are the 24/7 presence in health care.
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5. We don't just need a proper pay rise but also urgent structural pay reform, including higher starting salaries and clear paths to progression.
6. We want everyone in the NHS to be properly rewarded, but it's not right that nursing is yet again at the bottom of the pile.
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3. This award is symptomatic of a broken system which erodes our pay year on year and keeps nursing weighted to the bottom of the pay structure.
4. Nursing has received one of the lowest pay awards in the public sector
- this is unacceptable.
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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
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. 👇
Two women wearing RCN tabards. Photo: Picket line at Royal Berkshire, Reading by Duncan Soar 2022
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
Members of the Royal College of Nursing participate in a demonstration, holding signs for fair pay and safe staffing. Text reads: 'HeartUnions' week 10-16 February 2025.
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
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 ⬇️
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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
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...
Square graphic. Text reads: "General practice nursing staff. Do you feel better or worse off financially than you did five years ago? Take our quick survey on your pay."
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
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
