Press Releases
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09/01/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to government winter pressures announcement
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said “Without investment in staff, providing more facilities – whether it’s more beds in care homes or hospitals – won’t make a difference. Nursing staff are leaving the profession in their droves and pay is a key factor. To halt the exodus, ministers must pay them fairly.”
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06/01/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England weekly situation report
Responding to the latest NHS England data, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Our NHS is at the point of collapse but we have a Prime Minister who is detached from the reality of the situation. Bed occupancy rates are running at dangerous levels – around 95% – with every square inch of hospital space being used to add more patients, yet there are not more nursing staff to treat the ever growing number of those who need care."
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05/01/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to government’s announcement on industrial action legislation and offers to meet
On the government’s announcement on industrial action legislation and offers to meet, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Curtailing workers’ freedom to participate in lawful industrial action is always undemocratic and we will look closely at what the government releases next week."
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04/01/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS pressure and Prime Minister's speech
Responding to NHS pressure and the Prime Minister's speech, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, writes to health secretary Steve Barclay.
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30/12/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the New Year Honours list
Commenting on the New Year Honours list, incoming RCN President, Sheila Sobrany, said: “All those who have been recognised in the New Year Honours should be proud to be acknowledged in this way. They demonstrate the incredible work done by nursing staff in what continues to be an extremely challenging time for the profession."
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30/12/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England weekly situation report
Responding to the latest NHS England data, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “As we begin a new year, the NHS is buckling before our eyes. The pressures are immense with flu cases surging while staff absences rise dramatically."
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23/12/2022
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More hospitals to take part in strikes in January, RCN announces, after UK Government fails to open NHS pay talks
The Royal College of Nursing today announces two consecutive days of strike action in January in England in an escalation of its pay dispute with the UK government. Unless negotiations are opened, RCN members will strike again on 18 and 19 January 2023.
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22/12/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England weekly situation report
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Health and care is under huge strain in the run-up to Christmas. These figures suggest there is absolutely no slack in the system, which is dangerously close to overheating completely."
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15/12/2022
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End-of-day statement
In an end-of-day statement, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “Today will be a turning point in the campaign for fair nursing pay. At the end of it, ministers find themselves under fresh pressure from unexpected places - their own MPs, NHS leaders and a former chair of the Pay Review Body."
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13/12/2022
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Gulf between private and public sector pay 'compelling evidence' why government needs to negotiate, RCN says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “This is yet more compelling evidence of why ministers are wrong to turn their backs on nursing. “With public sector salaries lagging so far behind those in the private sector it’s unsurprising that nurses can’t make ends meet. And that’s on top of a decade of real-terms pay cuts."
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