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RCN asks mayoral candidates to put nursing at the heart of their manifestos
The RCN is asking mayoral candidates across the North West to put nursing at the heart of their manifestos ahead of the elections.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Department of Health and Social Care statement on 50,000 extra nurses in the NHS
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff will reject government claims that it is ‘mission accomplished’ on nurse recruitment - this political target had no basis in the reality of demands on health care. There are still tens of thousands of nursing vacancies in the NHS."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's mid-year registration data report
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “The headline findings of this report don’t reflect what nurses are seeing on the NHS frontline. Since 2019, the NHS waiting list has grown four times faster than the nurse workforce, meaning there aren’t enough staff to provide the outstanding care patients deserve."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report and NHS Vacancy Statistics
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “This winter will be just as challenging as last year. Nursing staff are doing all they can to hold together the NHS whilst it is under immense strain."
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RCN demands new negotiations following NHS consultant pay offer
We remain in dispute with the UK government regarding NHS nursing pay in England with more than 100,000 members voting for further strike action in our last ballot.
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RCN responds to 50,000 extra nurses claim: ‘political target not based in reality’
The NHS waiting list is growing four times faster than the nurse workforce.
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Latest news for Nursing Support Workers
Sandra-Jane, RCN Eastern's Nursing Support Workers Committee member, shares some important updates.
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Using technology to improve pain management in care homes
Carol Dale, Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care in Scotland, discusses how independent care nurses are exploring ways to improve pain management, including using digital technology.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to proposed update to NHS Constitution for England
Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive said: “Patients are already able to request intimate care from a staff member of the same sex, but in an NHS missing tens of thousands of nursing staff it is nigh-on impossible to accommodate with any consistency. It’s also important to recognise that nursing staff treat all patients with the utmost respect and professionalism, no matter their gender."
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Critical care at 30,000ft
Transporting a Critical Care patient within a hospital is sometimes a difficult and dangerous task. At 30,000ft transporting a Critical Care patient from hospital to hospital or accident scene to a hospital can be even more difficult and dangerous when combined with the aviation environment.