Press Releases
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27/04/2023
Press Release
Royal College of Nursing responds to High Court decision on strike action
Responding to the High Court decision on strike action, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The full weight of government gave ministers this victory over nursing staff. It is the darkest day of this dispute so far - the government taking its own nurses through the courts in bitterness at their simple expectation of a better pay deal."
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24/04/2023
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Government confirms High Court application against the Royal College of Nursing strike next week
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It’s so wrong for the government to use taxpayers' money to drag our profession through the courts. We’re determined to show that the nursing profession is strong and determined and defend our members' right to strike.”
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21/04/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to government 'letter before action' and threat of interim court order to stop entire 48-hour nurse strike
Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, responding to government ‘letter before action’ and threat of interim court order to stop entire 48-hour nurse strike, said: “This is nakedly political. Nurses will not be gagged in this way by a bullying government.
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21/04/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS Employers statement on a legal challenge to the next nursing strike
Responding to the statement from NHS Employers on government to decide on a legal challenge to the next nursing strike, Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The decision of the NHS not to take this further is the right one but ministers need to decide whether to silence nurses."
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14/04/2023
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RCN announces further strike action as members in England vote to reject NHS pay offer
More than six in ten of eligible members took part in the ballot, with 54% voting to reject the latest Government pay offer. RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen has written to the Health Secretary to notify of imminent strike action, new ballot and to seek talks.
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04/04/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Hewitt Review
Responding to the Right Hon Patricia Hewitt’s review of oversight and governance of integrated care systems (ICSs), RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Almost every day a new report highlights the crisis in our NHS with patients suffering and staff struggling. We welcome many of the measures set out in this report as starting points to reverse the dramatic deterioration that health services – and those working on the frontline – are facing."
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03/04/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new analysis showing 15,000 children’s operations cancelled last year
Responding to new analysis from the Liberal Democrats, which shows nearly 15,000 children’s operations were cancelled at hospitals in England last year in part due to bed and staff shortages, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: "When 15,000 children’s operations are cancelled in a single year due to a shortage of staff and beds – and some children are left waiting over three years for an operation – then it really does throw a stark light on the dangerous state of our NHS."
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29/03/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the British Social Attitudes Survey
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “This should send shockwaves through the heart of Westminster and yet the findings will come as no surprise to those working across health and care."
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28/03/2023
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Nursing staff to vote on new NHS pay offer in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: "Weeks of negotiation resulted in a new offer and it’s only right that we ask our members to vote again and to give their view on the government’s proposal."
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16/03/2023
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UK government announces new NHS pay offer for nursing staff in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The government was forced into these negotiations and to reopen the pay award as a result of the historic pressure from nursing staff. Members took the hardest of decisions to go on strike and I believe they have been vindicated today."
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