Press Releases
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26/11/2025
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Nurse career regression report ‘damning indictment’ of failure to value nursing, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said “This report is a damning indictment of the way nursing is so chronically undervalued. Rather than being recognised as the expert clinicians they are, highly-skilled and experienced nurses are routinely pushed into lower paid, less senior roles."
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25/11/2025
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'One stop shops' announced by Chancellor need a plan for the workforce, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: "The very nurses crucial to these centres are likely to be those already working out in the community, including district nurses and health visitors, but their numbers have collapsed by thousands in the last decade or more."
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24/11/2025
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Chancellor urged to provide ‘hope’ for patients and NHS staff alike in budget, as crisis of morale deepens
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The Chancellor has set her sights on protecting the NHS this budget but to truly do what’s right by patients investment must be focussed on driving up staffing levels and stopping the rot in the NHS workforce."
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21/11/2025
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RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2025: Annie Clothier recognised for outstanding contribution to vascular care
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has named Annie Clothier, Vascular Clinical Nurse Specialist at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB), as the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2025.
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20/11/2025
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Nursing staff will never forget how they and their patients were failed by those at the highest levels of government, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "Nursing staff could see the devastation of the virus but their voices went unheard until it was too late. Too many of those who did everything they could to protect their patients paid the ultimate price."
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20/11/2025
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Home Secretary's ILR policy a 'betrayal of those who have kept our social care system afloat', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “It is right that nurses working in the NHS won’t see their ILR qualifying period extended and we have fought hard for that. However, scratch beneath the surface and it’s clear these proposals could have serious consequences for other sectors such as social care, for both nurses and nursing support workers."
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20/11/2025
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Up to 50,000 migrant nursing staff could be at risk of leaving the UK over Indefinite Leave to Remain proposals, damning new research from the RCN has warned
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “These proposals are not just immoral; they would be dangerous for our patients. No Minister who has any interest in the success of our health and social care system would press ahead with extending the qualifying period for ILR."
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19/11/2025
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Historic agreement secures pay rise for health care support workers across Wales
Health Care Support Workers (HCSWs) in Wales are set to receive a significant pay boost following the signing of a landmark agreement between trade unions, NHS employers, and the Welsh government.
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19/11/2025
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PAC NHS waiting times report shows government hasn’t matched ambition with investment, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “No patient should wait longer for treatment than needed, but this report shows just how problematic it can be when government ambition isn't matched with the necessary investment. "
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17/11/2025
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Working in understaffed services is making nurses sick, as new research shows staff suffering nightmares and panic attacks
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff are being driven to ill health from working in understaffed and under resourced services. And what’s worse, many feel they cannot take time off for fear of leaving their colleagues at the mercy of brutal pressures."
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