Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS England’s new warning system to spot deterioration in children’s health faster

Royal College of Nursing's Head of Nursing Practice, Wendy Preston, said: “We now need to see this warning system implemented successfully across the NHS. For it to be effective, there must be investment in the training and education of staff so they can use the new warning system to act swiftly when a patient’s condition deteriorates.”

Royal College of Nursing responds to National Audit Office report ‘Reforming adult social care in England’

Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Just a day after we hear NHS patients are being let down by ever growing record waiting lists, we learn about the catastrophic failure to invest in a social care system we’ve been repeatedly told there was a plan of reform for."

RCN responds to HSSIB report on Caring for adults with a learning disability

RCN Professional Lead for Learning Disability Nursing, Jonathan Beebee, said: “The double-edge sword of a lack of learning disability nursing staff and national guidance on service standards has created an unacceptable level of care. People with learning disabilities are being denied the quality specialist support they deserve."

Revalidation

Starting in April 2016 registered nurses and midwives need to revalidate with the NMC to continue practising.

Royal College of Nursing responds to Department of Health and Social Care statement on 50,000 extra nurses in the NHS

Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff will reject government claims that it is ‘mission accomplished’ on nurse recruitment - this political target had no basis in the reality of demands on health care. There are still tens of thousands of nursing vacancies in the NHS."

Royal College of Nursing responds to the opening of the government’s consultation on agency workers covering for striking workers

Royal College of Nursing Director of Legal and Member Relations, Joanne Galbraith-Marten, said: “Rather than resolving disputes and strikes, the government is choosing to erode people’s freedoms instead. Changing the law is a clear sign they’ve lost the argument."

Royal College of Nursing demands new negotiations following NHS consultant pay offer

RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: Nursing is one of the most diverse and female-dominated professions within the public sector, and the injustice of nursing pay is also a gender issue. The greatest pay inequality in the NHS relates to nursing. This must be addressed as a matter of urgency.”

Royal College of Nursing responds to claims of misogynistic behaviour in government during the COVID-19 pandemic

Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “As a 90 per cent female profession, nursing staff will find today’s reminders painful. These cavalier and misogynistic attitudes left nursing staff, especially women, at even greater risk and with deadly consequences."

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