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Nurse ‘wrote final wishes’ on card after being forced to lock down in care home, Covid Inquiry hears
A former social care nurse has told the Covid Inquiry that she wrote her final wishes on a card in case she died, after an outbreak left her as “the last nurse standing” at the care home where she worked.
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New strategy step in the right direction, but Ministers need to a plan to boost student nurse numbers
RCN Head of Independent Health and Social Care Claire Sutton, said: "We will need to see joined-up work between government, providers and education institutions to ensure every nursing student on placement receives the best learning experience."
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Neighbourhood Health Service needs plan to address community nursing shortages
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “A neighbourhood health service is a bold vision and it needs nursing staff in the driving seat. The Prime Minister must back up his plan with a clear one to turn around the shortage of nurses in all local communities."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to ONS data showing increased gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in England
Responding to ONS data showing an increased gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in England, Professor Nicola Ranger said the figures show why this week's NHS turnaround plan must not fail.
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Ministers must not delay in introducing a fair pay agreement and a new body to improve conditions for care workers, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “It is a sad state of affairs that such a vital workforce is so poorly valued and little wonder that there are so many vacancies and care homes are unable to recruit staff, leaving so many without access to the care they deserve."
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As doctors prepare to strike, new analysis shows nurse starting salaries over £8k lower due to decade of pay cuts
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: "This award is derisory. It does nothing to reverse the trend of collapsing wages, especially for nurses at the start of their careers, and even by the government’s own calculations barely covers the cost of a sandwich and a drink."
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‘Significant’ amendments to Employment Rights Bill won after RCN campaigning
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “These are significant victories for our campaigning, on behalf of a female-dominated profession, for a fairer and more compassionate society. Extending bereavement leave to those who have been through pregnancy loss and separate and greater restrictions being placed on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are vital amendments to the Bill and the RCN has fought hard for these."
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New permanent NMC Chief Executive
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "In his first six months, he has started to grasp the nettle and I know that he is determined to make the NMC fit for purpose."
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Explosion in 12-hour A&E waits shows corridor care is year-round crisis, says RCN in response to new Liberal Democrats' analysis
Executive Director for RCN England Patricia Marquis, said: "An explosion in 12-hour waits is the clearest indicator that corridor care is now a year-round crisis. There has been no respite for understaffed nursing teams during a record summer and they will now be worried about what the coming winter has in store."
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Long waits and corridor care ‘clearest indicators’ hospitals have too few staff to meet patient need, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Behind these figures are thousands of vulnerable people, forced to endure intimate examinations in public, placed into areas with little to no appropriate medical equipment. It is undignified, unacceptable and must end."
