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Treatment in corridors and waiting rooms ‘degrading’ for patients, say A&E nurses
The treatment of patients in inappropriate areas such as corridors and waiting rooms is increasingly common and compromises patient safety and dignity, emergency nurses have told the Royal College of Nursing.
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Statement from RCN General Secretary speaking in the final hours of the current strike
RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen, speaking in the final hours of the current strike and ahead of the NHS Staff Council meeting on Tuesday, said: “Deep concerns over patient safety should be aired every day, not only on the day of a strike. Today was a reminder that our action is always safe and has a belief in safe patient care at its core. Nursing staff are fighting for a stronger NHS that has enough nurses – a health service able to fill the tens of thousands of vacant jobs."
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RCN members demand action to ensure nurses can better support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime
RCN Diversity and Equalities Co-ordinator, Bruno Daniel, said: “The increase in LGBTQ+ hate crimes is deeply alarming but sadly is the reality faced by the UK’s LGBTQ+ community. The victims of homophobic or transphobic hate crimes are loved ones, colleagues, families, friends, and neighbours who may disclose their lived experiences to members of the nursing team when they are seeking care and treatment."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NMC register data
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “These figures bear out our concerns over the failure to retain experienced staff. Thousands of nurses are leaving the profession early citing burnout, physical or mental health, and concerns about the quality of people’s care."
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What Nursing means to me
Nursing has been my life. From my experience as very young child undergoing multiple orthopaedic operations, I knew I wanted to be a nurse.
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Nursing staff across England to vote on further strike action as RCN opens new ballot
Today, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) opens its new strike action ballot which will see almost 300,000 nursing staff across England asked whether they’re prepared to take further strike action over the next six months. The ballot of RCN members working on Agenda for Change contracts in England will ask whether nursing staff are prepared to take strike action in response to the NHS pay award the UK government is implementing for 2022/23 and 2023/24.
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Fight for fair pay to continue without new strike mandate for Royal College of Nursing in England
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will continue to put pressure on the government to deliver fair pay for nursing in the NHS in England but turnout in a statutory strike ballot did not surpass the 50 per cent legal threshold for action.
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Royal College of Nursing announces new strike ballot dates in England
The Royal College of Nursing is today announcing dates of a new England-wide strike action ballot which will ask members employed by the NHS in England if they’re prepared to take further strike action in response to the UK government’s pay offer for 2022/23 and 2023/24.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to DHSC announcement on NHS staff pay
RCN Executive Director for Pay, Colin Poolman, said: “Our members have spoken loud and clear – their pay is far from fair and appropriate. It in no way matches the value or importance of nursing staff who have experienced a real-terms pay cut for the last decade.
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The benefits of a roundtable discussion - and a care home provider success story
Why independent sector nursing staff should attend our roundtable discussions - and how one care home provider successfully negotiated funding for their health care support workers to study nursing with the Open University while continuing employment in their workplace.