Press Releases
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15/03/2023
Press Release
Royal College of Nursing responds to the Budget Statement
Responding to the Budget Statement, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: "England's NHS and social care system is ailing and the Budget did not put it on a better path. Jeremy Hunt is on the record less than a year ago raising the alarm over the greatest workforce crisis in NHS history but as Chancellor he is not yet gripping it."
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09/03/2023
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NHS England survey ‘lays bare’ staff in crisis, says RCN, warning change cannot wait
A decline in staff satisfaction with the quality of care, increased pressure in the workplace and crisis in mental health could spell disaster for the National Health Service.
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09/03/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to latest NHS performance statistics
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Waiting lists again at record levels, people waiting hours in A&E for treatment and thousands of patients well enough to go home stuck in hospital beds is not a picture of an NHS in the peak of health."
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03/03/2023
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RCN says landmark race discrimination case ‘must drive change’ as NHS England apologises to senior nurse
The Royal College of Nursing says a landmark race discrimination case ‘must drive change’ as NHS England (NHSE) apologises to a senior nurse, Michelle Cox, who faced racial discrimination, harassment and victimisation while employed by NHSE&I Commissioning.
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02/03/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England vacancy statistics
Responding to the latest NHS England vacancy statistics, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “This is a startling reminder of the depth of the crisis in the nursing workforce."
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21/02/2023
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Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks
A statement has been released by the UK government this evening reads: "The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks."
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21/02/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the publication of the Regulatory Policy Committee’s report on the anti-strike legislation
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This is a damning assessment of the government’s attempt to stifle the rights of workers. The independent committee is saying it is not fit for purpose and should essentially go ‘back to the drawing board'.
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16/02/2023
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Royal College of Nursing steps up strike action by removing wide-ranging derogations
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I have today asked even more nursing staff to join this dispute. These strikes will not just run for longer and involve more people but will leave no area of the NHS unaffected. Patients and nurses alike did not want this to happen."
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16/02/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The pressure on the NHS has been unrelenting for months now – with bed occupancy still at 95% while on average well over 13,000 patients are stuck in hospital every day despite being medically fit to be discharged."
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14/02/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to ONS labour market statistics
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It is low pay that is contributing to the staffing crisis and ultimately impacts on the safety of patients. Nurses are leaving the profession in their droves with many taking similarly paid roles in sectors where they're not responsible for people’s lives in a crumbling health service."
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