❗️UK nurses’ union cuts ties with Israeli pharma giant Teva

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), which represents more than 500,000 nursing staff across the UK, has ended its commercial partnership with Teva UK, the British arm of Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceuticals.

The decision means Teva UK will no longer sponsor the RCNi nursing leadership summit on migraine and headache services, scheduled for 30 October at the RCN's London headquarters.

RCN chair Carmel O'Boyle confirmed the decision in a letter to Nurses for Palestine, saying further due diligence had identified operations by Teva Pharmaceuticals that had been subject to legal sanctions and public scrutiny.