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‘Emergency package of measures’ needed following collapse in nursing applicants, RCN tells government
The government must use the budget to introduce an emergency package of measures to support nurse recruitment, says RCN leader Pat Cullen after new official figures from UCAS show a further sharp drop in applicants to nursing courses for the next academic year.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to The King's Fund review on mental health care in England
RCN Head of Nursing Practice and Professional Lead for Mental Health Stephen Jones said: “It’s positive to see increased access and investment in mental health services in England, but the size of the mental health nursing workforce is only just returning to 2010 levels as demand continues to rise."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new race discrimination report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “The findings of this report should force us all to act. It’s critical that we not only talk about racism but act in a decisively anti-racist way."
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Urgent clarification needed on new Immigration Salary List, says Royal College of Nursing
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive, said: “These recommendations risk driving away overseas nursing staff from the health and care sector, just as services grapple with chronic workforce shortages."
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Early support hubs good first step, but needs to be the first of many, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Head of Nursing Practice and Professional Lead for Mental Health Stephen Jones said: "The RCN has repeatedly pushed the government to invest in early mental health intervention and we’re pleased to see these calls recognised with additional funding for early support hubs. But as demand continues to rise, this must be one step of many."
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New pay structure can deliver ‘fresh start’ for nursing, RCN tells government
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive said: “Nursing is not a calling. Or a vocation. Or ‘women’s work’. We are a profession; we are experts; we are leaders. There is an art and a science to what we do."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Times Health Commission report
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: “Nurses have been warning that the NHS is on life support for years – it will never be back on stable footing unless greater value is put on staff. There’s a crisis in the recruitment and retention of registered nurses. Pay must be improved to recognise their safety-critical skills and working conditions improved – right now abuse and burnout are normalised. It’s an unacceptable disgrace."
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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."
