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RCN Northern Ireland comments on public sector pay announcement
Commenting on today’s publication by the Department of Finance of the Northern Ireland public sector pay policy for 2019-2020, along with an ensuing Department of Health press statement on its implication for the pay of nurses and other health workers, RCN Northern Ireland Director Pat Cullen said:
Updated: 31 October 2019 -
Deadline for updating your details for ballot 25 Sepember 2019
RCN members are being urged to update their details for ballot on industrial action and strike action
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN pays tribute to Professor Jean Orr CBE
Professor Jean Orr CBE passed away suddenly on 11 January.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
Openness and transparency key to rebuilding services
Commenting in response to today’s publication of a strategic framework for rebuilding HSC services, Pat Cullen, Director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Northern Ireland said:
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN members in Northern Ireland accept proposals on pay parity and safe staffing
Nursing staff have voted to accept an offer made in response to their historic strike action.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN statement regarding fit-testing for respiratory masks in HSC
RCN statement regarding fit-testing for respiratory masks in HSC
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
Half of nursing staff under pressure to work without PPE, reveals RCN
Half of nursing staff, including those working in in the most high-risk environments, have felt pressure to carry out their work without the levels of protection set out in official guidance, the RCN can reveal. High-risk environments include areas where patients with or suspected of having COVID-19...
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
Safe staffing on the agenda as RCN presents evidence to NI Assembly Health Committee
RCN Northern Ireland Director Pat Cullen tells the Assembly’s Committee for Health that safe staffing must remain a priority.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN raises concerns to First and Deputy First Ministers about PPE
The RCN in Northern Ireland has written to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to demand their intervention in ensuring the sufficient supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for nursing staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN responds to Northern Ireland Audit Office report
We need safe nurse staffing legislation now says RCN as shocking figures on workforce planning revealed
Updated: 17 May 2021