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RCN announces further strike action as members in England vote to reject NHS pay offer
More than six in ten of eligible members took part in the ballot, with 54% voting to reject the latest Government pay offer. RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen has written to the Health Secretary to notify of imminent strike action, new ballot and to seek talks.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Hewitt Review
Responding to the Right Hon Patricia Hewitt’s review of oversight and governance of integrated care systems (ICSs), RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Almost every day a new report highlights the crisis in our NHS with patients suffering and staff struggling. We welcome many of the measures set out in this report as starting points to reverse the dramatic deterioration that health services – and those working on the frontline – are facing."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to consultant pay offer
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff will be appalled by this announcement and where it leaves them. The government has shown it has the political will to reform pay for some of the highest earners in the NHS - while our members are left with the lowest pay rise in the public sector."
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Government confirms High Court application against the Royal College of Nursing strike next week
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It’s so wrong for the government to use taxpayers' money to drag our profession through the courts. We’re determined to show that the nursing profession is strong and determined and defend our members' right to strike.”
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS Employers statement on a legal challenge to the next nursing strike
Responding to the statement from NHS Employers on government to decide on a legal challenge to the next nursing strike, Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The decision of the NHS not to take this further is the right one but ministers need to decide whether to silence nurses."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new analysis showing 15,000 children’s operations cancelled last year
Responding to new analysis from the Liberal Democrats, which shows nearly 15,000 children’s operations were cancelled at hospitals in England last year in part due to bed and staff shortages, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: "When 15,000 children’s operations are cancelled in a single year due to a shortage of staff and beds – and some children are left waiting over three years for an operation – then it really does throw a stark light on the dangerous state of our NHS."
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Planning and investment failures left public and NHS unprepared for Covid-19, RCN tells inquiry
Rose Gallagher, Professional Lead for Infection Prevention and Control at the RCN said: “The UK and the NHS was not prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic because the government focused on the most predictable risk – influenza, or flu – despite warnings from experts including the RCN who raised concerns about other organisms with pandemic potential."
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RCN fights for all nursing staff to receive full pay award after many miss out
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, says: “If this situation is not resolved, it will create a two-tier system for staff engaged on Agenda for Change terms and conditions and will do nothing to quell industrial unrest regarding pay."
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Public support for nurse strike has risen six months after first industrial action
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Public support this year has been immense but nursing staff have not taken it for granted. To know that our patients still support our campaign for fair pay is a real shot in the arm. Nurses should see that the public backs them and they can back themselves."
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Royal College of Nursing comments in anticipation of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The release of this plan must mark a moment where all players begin to shift to discussing meaningful and long-term solutions before the staff shortages bite even harder. Regular reviews will ensure its relevance and will prevent the plan from gathering dust on a shelf."
