Nurses 'Trying to Stay Safe' on Shifts as Staffing Crisis Grows

Nurses 'trying to stay safe' on shifts as staffing crisis grows

The Royal College of Nursing's annual congress begins in Liverpool today

Patients facing 'deadly mix' of collapsing nurse growth and rising complexity, research shows

A “deadly mix” of nurse shortages and soaring patient demand is putting lives at risk across the National Health Service, nursing leaders will warn as thousands of frontline staff gather in the north of England this week.New evidence from the Royal College of Nursing, which will be released as its annual Congress opens in Liverpool today, shows nurses fear patients are increasingly being harmed because wards and community services are dangerousl…

RCN leader warns of collapsing nurse growth and rising clinical complexity

Collapsing growth in the nurse workforce and increasingly complex patient needs are leaving staff struggling to keep people safe, warns RCN.

RCN Scotland’s claim of ‘unsafe’ patient loads on nurses ignores NHS Scotland’s far higher staffing level per patient

As the Royal College of Nursing launches research claiming ‘Two-thirds of NHS nurses believe lack of staff is putting patients at risk, survey finds’ and ‘across the UK’, at their conference in Liverpool today, their Scottish branch continues to ignore, conceal, the facts on staffing. In the Herald today, there’s no mention of this crucial context their readers might need: There are 67 700 nurses in NHS Scotland as of March 2025 figures. 1 To co…