Content overview: “Royal College of Nursing Ends Teva UK Partnership Over Israel Military Links and Corporate”. The Guardian Health Oct 2, 2026 • 6:00 AM 1 views The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Britain's largest nursing union, has severed its commercial partnership with Teva UK, the British subsidiary of Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. The decision, announced this week, also cancels Teva's sponsorship of an upcoming RCN event on migraine and headaches at the union's London headquarters.
The union cited Teva's links to Israel's military and a history of corporate misconduct as reasons for cutting ties. Teva, one of the world's largest generic drug makers, has faced criticism for its operations in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and for providing medicines to the Israeli army at discounted rates. The RCN's move aligns with the growing Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement, which pressures institutions to end complicity with Israeli policies. This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.