Press Releases
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30/12/2022
Press Release
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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20/12/2022
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Royal College of Nursing General Secretary comments ahead of second day of nursing strikes
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The Prime Minister should ask himself what is motivating nursing staff to stand outside their hospitals for a second day so close to Christmas. They are prepared to sacrifice a day’s pay to have their concerns heard. Their determination stems as much from worries over patient safety and the future of the NHS than personal hardship."
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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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14/12/2022
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Statement from General Secretary ahead of first strike day
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Nurses are not relishing this, we are acting with a very heavy heart. It has been a difficult decision taken by hundreds of thousands who begin to remove their labour from tomorrow in a bid to be heard, recognised and valued"
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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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12/12/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to meeting with the Health Secretary
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Ministers had too little to say and I had to speak at length about the unprecedented strength of feeling in the profession. I expressed my deep disappointment at the belligerence – they have closed their books and walked away.”
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08/12/2022
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Number of nurses entering education falling, UCAS shows
Responding to UCAS figures showing that the number of nurses entering education is falling in the UK, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It is deeply troubling to see things heading in the wrong direction. People are put off nursing by the poor and unfair treatment this fantastic profession gets, often at the hands of politicians."
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08/12/2022
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Royal College of Nursing demands action from the Health Secretary as it says “UK is sick man of Europe again”
The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Health Secretary to open negotiations on NHS pay as new research shows the UK is the “sick man of Europe” again when it comes to nursing pay.
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