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Royal College of Nursing responds to fall in nursing courses acceptance rate
RCN Deputy Director for Nursing, Dr Nichola Ashby, said: “The UK Government has stumbled at the first hurdle of their NHS Workforce Plan, with 13% fewer people expected to take up nursing courses this year in England."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England Vacancy Statistics
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “As we head towards another challenging winter there are still over 40,000 nursing vacancies in the NHS in England. It is leaving our health and care system underprepared for the months ahead."
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Royal College of Nursing respond to NMC Spotlight on Nursing and Midwifery report
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Nicola Ranger, said: “It is completely unacceptable that any internationally educated nurse would face abuse, racism and discrimination and all organisations need to work together to do more to protect staff."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new IFS research on the NHS Workforce plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: "These independent experts are laying down the challenge to the government and all parties over the significant boost needed - there are some difficult decisions and the service can ill-afford cans to be kicked further down the road."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Leader of the Opposition Keir Starmer's Labour Party Conference speech
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Ending low pay, insecurity and reforming the NHS is what our members cried out for this year and won the support of the public across the country. There is a political dividend for a party that gets this right."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Prime Minister's speech
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The Prime Minister’s plans for the NHS are at risk of being derailed by the nurse shortage he is still not addressing. After giving nurses the worst pay deal in the public sector, they will also be questioning tonight why they are being left out of the bonus scheme now being offered to others too. Nurses need to become a priority for government investment if the Prime Minister hopes to turnaround the record number of unfilled nurse jobs."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Shadow Health Secretary, Wes Streeting’s, Labour Party Conference speech
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “If our NHS is to be the envy of the world again, with quality social care to match – they each need both investment and reform."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Public Accounts Committee report urgent and emergency care
Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Another day, and yet another report into failing NHS services that cannot keep patients safe. Nursing staff have been sounding the siren on staff shortages for years, but the government remains more focused on soundbites than solutions."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to latest NHS England waiting list data
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “We have heard the opening salvo of the general election in the last ten days and the future of the NHS appears central to all campaigns. All parties must show they have the answers and the funding that meets the challenge shown in these figures."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to CQC's State of Care report
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “From the cradle to the grave, this report reveals the shocking state of care. Across maternity, social care, mental health and acute settings, the whole system is in turmoil. Health and care services can no longer be there for us when we need them. This is the damning consequence of ignoring nursing staff and not listening to their warnings about services they work in every day."
