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NHS England sickness absence data shows sharp increase in nursing sickness absences
Data released by NHS England today shows FTE days lost to sickness absence from COVID-19 among nursing staff jumped sharply, by 43%, from February to March 2022
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Public support for nursing taking industrial action has risen sharply, as Royal College of Nursing calls on new Health Secretary to end pay delay
Ministers must give nursing an immediate, substantial pay rise, the Royal College of Nursing says, as a new poll shows a sharp rise in public support in England for nursing taking industrial action.
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Royal College of Nursing writes to NHS chief executives in response to NHS England update on ambulance handovers
RCN Chair of Council Carol Popplestone and England Director Patricia Marquis said: “The setting of staffing levels and nurse-to-patient ratios are out with the control of an individual nurse working at the point of care.”
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Extreme heat will put nursing and patients at risk, warns the Royal College of Nursing
Employers must do more to protect patients and staff in every care setting as the Met Office issues the first “red extreme” heat warning in its history, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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Personal protective equipment: Use and availability during the COVID-19 pandemic
Findings from the RCN's online survey of nursing staff on the issues relating to personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PPE - are you safe?
Is the PPE you've been given safe? A flow chart including escalation steps if you have concerns.
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Government indecision means nursing staff facing postcode lottery in PPE protection
Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing said: “The Government’s silence on this issue is creating a postcode lottery for nursing staff whereby some working on wards have access to the higher-grade face masks and others do not."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Prime Minister's statement on public sector workers and nursing staff
“There is little room for complacency about the increases to nurse numbers last year - they aren’t yet sufficient and are inflated by staff who came back to work in the pandemic."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to expanding the NMC register to more overseas-trained nurses
Dame Donna Kinnair, RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, said: “These measures are vital to expand the nursing workforce temporarily and help services in providing the highest level of care to patients."
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RCN responds to the Prime Minister's statement on public sector workers and nursing staff in the House of Commons today
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "It cannot be right that ten months into this pandemic, our nursing staff are still worse off than ten years ago."