Press Releases
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17/06/2023
Press Release
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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16/06/2023
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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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14/06/2023
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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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08/06/2023
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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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05/06/2023
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Nursing numbers plummet and waiting lists soar while government delays workforce plan, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “These figures paint a disturbing picture for patients in hospitals and nursing homes, in the community and in their own homes. The crisis in the nursing workforce is leaving patient care at risk and the immense pressure could risk the collapse of health and care services."
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31/05/2023
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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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24/05/2023
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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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23/05/2023
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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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22/05/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Strikes Bill
An RCN spokesperson said: “We continue to oppose this Bill which seeks to curtail the freedoms that workers have to stand up for their rights. The news that the Commons have rejected an amendment which would have prevented striking nursing staff facing dismissal is very disappointing. We call on the Lords to stand by the change they made."
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16/05/2023
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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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