Press Releases
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12/07/2023
Press Release
RCN Director warns MPs that NHS Workforce Plan is a ‘lofty set of aspirations without any detail’
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is a ‘lofty set of aspirations without any detail of how they’ll be delivered’, the RCN’s Director for England Patricia Marquis said today when giving evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
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30/06/2023
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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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30/06/2023
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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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27/06/2023
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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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26/06/2023
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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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17/06/2023
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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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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
Press Release
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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