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Manx Care nursing staff consulted over new pay offer
Nurses on the island offered a 4% rise for 2024/25.
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Liverpool nurse awarded Royal College of Nursing Fellowship
An anti-racism champion nurse from Liverpool, has been made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) at the annual RCN Awards ceremony.
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Royal College of Nursing confirms new General Secretary and Chief Executive
Professor Nicola Ranger said: “There is an opportunity right now, not just for renewal but to make huge progress and strides forward for nursing and the people we care for. New leadership in Westminster, the regulator and senior parts of the NHS as well as here at the College gives fresh energy and new perspectives on how we work together in the interests of the profession and patients."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the King's Speech
Responding to the King’s Speech, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff are expecting a period of renewal for our health and care services and a reset with government – today’s policy programme is a move towards delivering that."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to passing of Rwanda Bill
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The Rwanda Bill is a deeply inhumane piece of legislation which represents a significant backward step in asylum and human rights policy."
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Royal College of Nursing welcomes extension of NHS Practitioner Health scheme
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: "We are relieved to see the funding to NHS Practitioner Health extended for a further 12 months. Questions remain, however, as to how the decision to close the scheme to new registrants was made."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Liberal Democrat research on delayed discharges from hospital
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said “Nobody should stay in hospital longer than they need to, but every day thousands remain on wards simply because the NHS can’t discharge them to where they can receive more appropriate care. This adds pressure across hospitals leaving patients waiting hours to be admitted and others being treated in corridors, doorways, and store cupboards."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England waiting list data
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: “More than a year since the pledge was made to cut waiting lists, millions of patients are still suffering in pain and distress. Whichever way you count the numbers, the prime minister’s promise is colliding with the reality of an understaffed and under-resourced NHS. This is far from ‘mission accomplished."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to University of Bath report on NHS staff retention
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England said: “This report tells the story of an NHS workforce at the end of its tether. Devastating nursing shortages are leaving staff burnt out and demoralised, unable to provide the level of care they want to. When nurses are the least likely of all NHS staff to recommend a career in the health service, ministers should sit up and listen."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS Charities Together survey findings
Responding to the NHS Charities Together finding that more than three in four NHS workers have experienced mental health issues, RCN Head of Nursing Practice and Professional Lead for Mental Health Stephen Jones said: “These findings highlight just how demoralised and burnt out NHS workers really are. Nursing staff go to work to care for their patients but are being emotionally and physically pushed to the edge."
