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26/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to latest NHS England workforce data
Responding to NHS England workforce data, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “We are deeply concerned that one in ten NHS nursing roles are now vacant in England, with 4,000 more than this time last year. The highest year on year change since public reporting began."
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26/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Chancellor's cost of living statement
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Today’s announcement represents a drop in the ocean for nursing staff struggling with soaring living costs after more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts. If ministers are serious about helping nursing staff they would give them a fair pay rise which recognises their skills and professionalism."
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18/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NMC register data
Responding to the latest NMC register data, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “With an imminent government decision on NHS pay and the pay review body reports due this month, these figures are a reminder of the scale of the challenge and why radical action is needed to boost the nursing workforce."
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13/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to report on A&E waiting times
RCN Director for England. Patricia Marquis, said “Staff see patients waiting in cubicles, on trollies and being treated in corridors every day and it's patients who are suffering. Ministers must invest urgently in the nursing workforce, which has seen so many leave and vacancies steadily grow. Health services need staff as well as beds."
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12/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to latest NHS England performance data
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Nursing staff will continue to raise the alarm on behalf of patients. Until there is realisation that health services need staff as well as beds, patient waiting lists will continue to grow and they will be left without the care they need for years to come.”
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12/05/2022
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Public names nursing as society’s top job but worries about shortages, as the UK celebrates Nurses’ Day
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) wants to start a national conversation about the “Best of Nursing”, as the public take to social media to share their appreciation of and support for nursing staff.
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11/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS Workforce Disability Equality Standard
Royal College of Nursing’s Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “The fact only 76.6% of staff are receiving reasonable adjustments means that almost a quarter of NHS staff with disabilities are struggling to work in a safe and conducive environment."
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10/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Queen's Speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “Ministers say supporting the NHS to clear the COVID-19 backlog is one of their key priorities – but without the workforce to do it these are only hollow words.
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06/05/2022
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Royal College of Nursing Council confirms extension of General Secretary and Chief Executive
Pat Cullen is to stay in the role of General Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal College of Nursing for a further 12 months until the end of 2023.
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02/05/2022
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Reducing glove use protects hands and saves the planet, says Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Nursing is calling on health and care staff to think ‘is this necessary?’ every time they reach for the examination gloves and to ‘make one change’ during Glove Awareness Week (2 – 9 May).
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