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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Autumn Statement
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This statement was short-sighted, not long-term. The NHS faces a multi-billion pound deficit - giving away at least £5 billion in tax cuts in place of health spending confirms the NHS is no longer a priority for the government."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to consultant pay offer
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff will be appalled by this announcement and where it leaves them. The government has shown it has the political will to reform pay for some of the highest earners in the NHS - while our members are left with the lowest pay rise in the public sector."
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Planning and investment failures left public and NHS unprepared for Covid-19, RCN tells inquiry
Rose Gallagher, Professional Lead for Infection Prevention and Control at the RCN said: “The UK and the NHS was not prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic because the government focused on the most predictable risk – influenza, or flu – despite warnings from experts including the RCN who raised concerns about other organisms with pandemic potential."
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RCN fights for all nursing staff to receive full pay award after many miss out
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, says: “If this situation is not resolved, it will create a two-tier system for staff engaged on Agenda for Change terms and conditions and will do nothing to quell industrial unrest regarding pay."
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Public support for nurse strike has risen six months after first industrial action
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Public support this year has been immense but nursing staff have not taken it for granted. To know that our patients still support our campaign for fair pay is a real shot in the arm. Nurses should see that the public backs them and they can back themselves."
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Royal College of Nursing comments in anticipation of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The release of this plan must mark a moment where all players begin to shift to discussing meaningful and long-term solutions before the staff shortages bite even harder. Regular reviews will ensure its relevance and will prevent the plan from gathering dust on a shelf."
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Royal College of Nursing comments on the King’s Birthday Honours
RCN President, Sheilabye Sobrany, said “Congratulations to all the nursing and healthcare staff who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. They should be enormously proud of their achievements."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the publication of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: "On the back of this plan, I make an offer to work with all parties on its urgent implementation and help to fill in any blanks. While it is a long-term plan, the workforce growth could hardly come quickly enough."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to latest NHS England waiting list data
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said “Despite the Prime Minister saying cutting waiting lists is one of his top priorities, waiting times continue to head in the wrong direction and reflect a health and care system in crisis."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to a record number of patients sitting on an NHS waiting list
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Nicola Ranger, said: "With a record number of patients now on a waiting list in England, the NHS is falling into deeper crisis."
