RCN and UNISON – Funds and Grants available to apply

grants and funds from RCN and UNISON pictogramMost of the nurses are members in different nursing unions like RCN, UNISON etc in UK.
They have a membership fee and then rolling subscription fee every month. Do you know
that RCN and UNISON give away money to its members in form of grants and welfare funds.
Yes, you heard it right. RCN provides this money as grants for nurses, nursing students,
midwives, HCSWs for education, career development, research or financial needs. UNISON
mainly provides money through its welfare charity as well. As you all know RCN and UNISON
are the key players in nursing unions, let’s see what are the different grants or funds are
available from these unions and how can we apply it in this article.

Renters Rights Act May 2026, What Nurses need to know?

Renters rights act may 2026 pictogramYou might have heard of the new bill called ‘’Renters Rights’’ which has become act and came in to force from May 1st 2026. Many new nurses have come to United Kingdom and has rented properties for living with their family.  This act mainly applies to privately rented properties and properties like renting from a housing association ( or local council), living in student halls of residence or being a lodger are excluded from this law. Its important to know for nurses who rent house from private landlords about what this bill is and how they are affected.