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Guidance for Nurses and Midwives to Support Those Affected by Domestic Abuse
Domestic abuse is a significant safeguarding issue in all societies and is a challenge for everyone. This guidance has been reviewed and updated (previously in pocket guide format) in response to the recognition by the RCN of the need for nurses, midwives and health care support workers and all health care professionals to have an understanding of the impact of the domestic abuse of patients, clients and colleagues.
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Gender and Nursing as a Profession
This report explores and critiques the gendered construction of value within the nursing profession and evaluates how value is attributed to nursing, the value placed on individuals and the status of the profession. This work was commissioned by the Royal College of Nursing and undertaken as a collaboration between Oxford Brookes University and the RCN.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to World Health Organisation report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This report calls for nursing staff and other healthcare workers to be put at the centre of the economic and social recovery after the pandemic – fair pay is a simple way to recruit and retain nursing staff and keep patients safe."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to health secretary's new plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: "Nursing staff provide the majority of patient care and we're concerned that, when it comes to making care safer, this announcement appears to be lacking."
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Two-thirds of the public now support nurse strike, poll shows, as Royal College of Nursing announces increased strike payments for members
Just short of two-thirds of the public now support nurses taking strike action in their fight for fair pay, polling shows, as the Royal College of Nursing increases its strike payments for members ahead of this month’s ballot of 300,000 professionals.
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Menopause: RCN Guidance for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors
To provide support and advice to women it is important that health care professionals understand the changes that women face at the time of their menopause and the issues related to improving health after menopause. This updated publication aims to help health care professionals gain awareness of the menopause and the safety and efficacy of modern therapy options available. This publication is endorsed by the British Menopause Society.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the emergency budget
Responding to the emergency budget, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This statement gave billions to bankers and nothing to nurses. What clearer sign could there be of a government with the wrong priorities."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the announcement of the new prime minister
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “After many weeks of high rhetoric and headline-grabbing claims, the new prime minister must demonstrate to the millions of people in the UK’s health and care workforce that not only is she listening but also delivering. Decisive political action to help them at home and at work has never before been required with such urgency."
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Nationwide public advertising campaign demands change from new prime minister as nursing union prepares to ballot 300,000 members
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen said: “From her first moment at the Despatch Box, the new Prime Minister can demonstrate she is listening to the concerns of nursing staff. The toughest questions facing Liz Truss will come from our members and millions of health and care workers like them. They are struggling – at home and work – like never before. And deserve serious answers, not brushing aside."
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Royal College of Nursing calls for nursing workforce crisis to be addressed ahead of World Patient Safety Day
Speaking ahead of World Patient Safety Day, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: "Keeping patients safe is at the heart of everything nurses and nursing support workers do and this year’s theme, medication safety, is about precisely that.