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Nursing staff still reporting corridor care as jam-packed hospitals struggle with norovirus and delayed discharges
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “We still don't know how many patients are being cared for in these conditions and the government needs to be open with the public about the scale of the challenge. Transparency is crucial to turning this situation around."
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Pressure on nursing staff unrelenting as norovirus surges in NHS, says RCN
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis, said: “From one of the busiest summers ever, to now surging norovirus, the pressure on nursing staff is unrelenting. They are doing their best to keep people safe, but widespread vacancies and not enough beds mean they face an impossible job. Across England, they continue to report patients being crammed into corridors – ministers need to step up and act."
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RCN position on asbestos in health and social care buildings
RCN position on asbestos in health and social care buildings
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Guidance on pin site care
This publication is under review and is due to be republished early 2020. Publication produced as a result of the project and offers guidance for the practice of pin site care based on expert opinion.
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A decisive decade: Mapping the future NHS workforce
Interim report taken from the forthcoming Royal College of Nursing Labour Market Review (LMR) 2011. Looks at the challenges facing nursing and the nursing workforce across the UK in 2011 which we believe are the greatest for a generation.
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Public Health White Paper
Full response to the Public Health White Paper including an executive summary, responses to individual chapters and specific consultations questions within the white paper and the results of the consultation survey carried out by the RCN.
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Nursing staff ready to deliver government’s NHS vision but fully funded plan needed to grow workforce, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “The government and the NHS must bring about a reset with the nursing profession too. Nursing staff are identified today as the expert leaders to deliver a neighbourhood health service and that should be truly empowering."
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Making our voice heard
RCN Scotland is the voice of nursing. We represent nurses, nursing students and health care support workers. We promote excellence in practice and influence Scottish Government policies.
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RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards
A history of the winners in the award categories
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The principles of nursing practice card
Card gives the background information on what the Nursing Principles are, why we need them, how they were put together, who put them together and what they can be used for.
