Press Releases
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13/11/2019
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Labour's healthcare election announcements
“All parties now need to commit to invest in nursing - there are nurses in every constituency and they need a Parliament and UK Government that supports them", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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08/11/2019
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‘Immigration system failing patients and nurses’, says the RCN
"A failure to grow enough of our own nursing staff has left services all over the UK with shortages and it is patients who are paying the price", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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08/11/2019
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Conservatives' NHS visa announcement
“There are tens of thousands of unfilled nursing jobs and we need more ambitious plans than this to address it", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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07/11/2019
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Nurses vote to take industrial action including strike action
“This is a day we had hoped not to reach, and the first time RCN members have voted to strike in our 103 year history", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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06/11/2019
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RCN responds to the Conservatives' campaign launch, the Labour Leader's campaign speech in Telford and the launch of the Liberal Democrats' 'Plan for a Brighter Future'
“Any party leader or would-be MP knows our door is open. If you want to meet with our members - as people, not props – and hear their concerns and solutions, this offer is open to every one of you", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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31/10/2019
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RCN responds to NHS new clinical standards report
RCN responds to NHS new clinical standards report
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29/10/2019
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Royal College of Nursing responds to MPs voting in favour of general election
Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said:“Elections are the single best time to put politicians on the spot and make the most of our own precious vote.
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18/10/2019
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Dame Donna Kinnair elected to board of European Federation of Nurses Associations
“I am honoured to be successful in this election to the EFN Executive Committee so that I can continue to robustly represent the interests of the UK nursing community alongside our fellow national nursing associations at the European level", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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15/10/2019
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Royal College of Nursing responds to CQC 'State of Care' Report
"While there are some examples on improved efforts to retain staff, the report reads as a catalogue of pressures and strains on the current workforce which it recognises are the driver of high turnover and vacancies across NHS and care", says RCN England Director Patricia Marquis
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14/10/2019
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Queen's Speech
"If any proposals are to achieve the best for services and their nursing staff, they must include a commitment to introduce clear roles, responsibilities and accountability for workforce planning and supply", says Dame Donna Kinnair
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