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RCN cancels next weeks strike in Wales and says Prime Minister has no place left to hide on NHS pay in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “If the other governments can negotiate and find more money for this year, the Prime Minister can do the same. Rishi Sunak has no place left to hide. His unwillingness to help nursing is being exposed as a personal choice, not an economic necessity."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to an urgent question put to the government in Parliament about today's strikes
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “No Health Secretary and no Business Secretary were there to answer urgent questions in Parliament today – and no response from the Prime Minister after I wrote to him this weekend. People may wonder if the government is also on strike."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to National Audit Office report on mental health services
RCN Professional Lead for Mental Health Nursing, Stephen Jones, said: “This report reflects the huge strain that mental health services are under, particularly since the pandemic which has led to soaring demand. That some young people, including those with severe illnesses like eating disorders, are unable to access the care they need is especially concerning."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Autumn Statement
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This statement was short-sighted, not long-term. The NHS faces a multi-billion pound deficit - giving away at least £5 billion in tax cuts in place of health spending confirms the NHS is no longer a priority for the government."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to UCAS data showing nursing applications drop by almost a fifth in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “These figures are damning for the government. Not only are they losing a record number of experienced nurses from the NHS but they are compounding the problem by deterring the next generation."
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Royal College of Nursing steps up strike action by removing wide-ranging derogations
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I have today asked even more nursing staff to join this dispute. These strikes will not just run for longer and involve more people but will leave no area of the NHS unaffected. Patients and nurses alike did not want this to happen."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the publication of the Regulatory Policy Committee’s report on the anti-strike legislation
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This is a damning assessment of the government’s attempt to stifle the rights of workers. The independent committee is saying it is not fit for purpose and should essentially go ‘back to the drawing board'.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The pressure on the NHS has been unrelenting for months now – with bed occupancy still at 95% while on average well over 13,000 patients are stuck in hospital every day despite being medically fit to be discharged."
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Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks
A statement has been released by the UK government this evening reads: "The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report
Responding to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “On the Prime Minister’s 100th day in office — and the day the RCN hands in a 100,000-strong petition to Downing Street calling for fair pay for nursing — data shows how the NHS is deteriorating rapidly on his watch."
