Press Releases
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09/11/2022
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Nursing staff vote to strike in the majority of NHS employers across the UK
Nursing staff at the majority of NHS employers across the UK have voted to take strike action over pay levels and patient safety concerns, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) can confirm.
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28/10/2022
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Nursing staff are effectively working one day a week for free after a decade of real-terms pay cuts
The goodwill and expertise of the profession is being exploited by governments across the UK, the RCN says, with new analysis showing that experienced nurses are working one day a week for free because of a decade of real-terms pay cuts.
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27/10/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England workforce sickness absence data
RCN Interim Director of Nursing, Helen Whyley, said: “It should be sounding alarm bells in the office of the new health secretary when more than one in five of the days lost to sickness in the NHS in England are due to stress, anxiety, and depression."
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25/10/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the announcement of Steve Barclay as the Secretary of State for Health and Care
Responding to the announcement of Steve Barclay as the Secretary of State for Health and Care, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Last time in this job, the Health Secretary handed down the NHS pay cut we are currently balloting our members on. Within days, he will find out the result of that and the historic strike action that may result from it."
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25/10/2022
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Nursing staff quitting their NHS pensions to make ends meet as cost-of-living crisis bites
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: “It is a sad day when the people who care for this country from cradle to grave don’t earn enough to provide for their own future. A lifetime of service should never mean a lifetime of poverty."
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24/10/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the announcement of Rishi Sunak as the new prime minister
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: "Rishi Sunak must now decide if he wants to be the prime minister who cut the NHS and social care to the bone or one that invested in its people, patients and priorities"
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24/10/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS England's recruitment drive to employ more nurses
Responding to NHS England's recruitment drive to employ more nurses, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “This campaign highlights what an incredible job nursing is – and the incredible people who do it. It’s one of the most brilliant and rewarding careers that someone can do, and our patients see every day how much nurses care."
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24/10/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to analysis from New Economics Foundation
Responding to analysis from the New Economics Foundation showing nurses will be unable to afford the cost of essentials by over £1,450 a month from next April, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Nursing staff across the UK are already struggling — and this analysis shows it will go from bad to worse with many nurses unable to afford the cost of basic essentials."
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21/10/2022
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RCN exposes false economy of relying on international and agency nursing recruitment, as strike ballot is under way
New analysis from the RCN today exposes the UK Government’s flawed policy of relying heavily on recruiting nursing staff from overseas and agencies, and letting undervalued, experienced staff quit the profession.
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21/10/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report
Responding to the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The social care sector is in a perilous state, with thousands of nursing vacancies in England. The CQC makes clear that the vast majority of providers cannot recruit the staff needed. And more care homes are struggling to provide adequate care — likely because of the huge workforce pressures. The system is at breaking point."
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