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Royal College of Nursing responds to Health Secretary's Conservative Party Conference speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “The Health Secretary pledged to ‘deliver’ for the NHS but she’ll struggle to deliver anything unless she urgently addresses the staffing crisis."
Updated: 4 March 2023 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s economic plans announcement
Responding to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s update on the Government’s economic plans, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “The Chancellor’s announcement today will have done nothing to reassure nursing that it will get the investment it so desperately needs"
Updated: 17 March 2023 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the Prime Minister's resignation
Responding to the Prime Minister's resignation, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This government collapsed because it pursued a narrow agenda for the rich — giving most to those who have the most."
Updated: 20 March 2023 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to media comments by the Health Secretary on not making changes to NHS pay
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: “Nurses and support workers hearing this will be angry but it will make them even more determined. Members should find their ballot papers today and show the Health Secretary we have a strong voice that she cannot dismiss."
Updated: 11 March 2023 -
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.
Updated: 28 October 2022 -
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."
Updated: 26 March 2023 -
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 ...
Updated: 24 March 2023 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS performance data
RCN England director Patricia Marquis, said: “These record waiting lists speak volumes about the state of our health and care services, in part a consequence of not having enough nursing staff."
Updated: 13 March 2023 -
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 i...
Updated: 24 March 2023 -
The principles of nursing practice
A3 poster shows the full Principles, and can be displayed for patients, carers and nursing staff.
Updated: 4 February 2021