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Peter Carter, the general secretary of the RCN said that the consequence of the local government budgets' cuts is that hospitals would no longer be able to discharge patients, according to the BBC.
The union said that almost 27,000 posts would be diminished in the UK and it warned that services suffer more in the future.
The equivalent of 0.1% annual rise will be given to NHS for the next four years despite the fact that the RCN said because of issues like the ageing population and rising price of drugs the costs for the NHS would reach much more than what expected.
In an answer to the union's question on evidence of job cuts, NHS replied that 10,000 posts could go, but this figure has increased to 26,841 by now.
Carter said: "Right now, staff are not only concerned about losing their jobs, they are concerned about keeping services open and how they will cope if they stay. The public should be really concerned about the potential impact to the NHS. I predict waiting will rise. It won't be too long before people start asking what is going on."
While the NHS in England is under its reorganisations, the government is trying to make savings. This is criticised by some RCN members including Carter.
Shadow health secretary John Healey said: "This RCN report is an early warning of the strains that the NHS is under and looming problems for staff and patients."
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson said: "We have made it clear that efficiency savings must not impact adversely on patient care, and that every penny saved must be reinvested in support of front line services and improving quality."