Press Releases
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05/03/2026
Press Release
Baroness Casey right to point out need for urgent workforce reform, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "The government must be prepared to tackle the big challenges facing the sector that undermine health and care integration and have an honest conversation with the public about how these are addressed."
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05/03/2026
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New analysis ‘more evidence’ nursing is undervalued for being female dominated, RCN leader says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Just days before we mark International Women’s Day, we are handed more evidence that our profession is undervalued for being female dominated. Despite being the largest NHS workforce and delivering the vast majority of care, we are pushed to the bottom on pay, facing among the largest real terms cuts, slowest wage growth and far away from recovery."
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04/03/2026
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Definition and additional actions mark progress on corridor care but new investment now needed to eradicate practice, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Today marks progress, but truly eradicating corridor care requires bigger and bolder long term action, with the detail and new funding to match."
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03/03/2026
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'Bad care costs more in the long run', says Royal College of Nursing after chancellor's spring statement
Responding to the spring statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said nursing is essential, safety critical infrastructure that is vital for the wellbeing of the population.
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26/02/2026
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RCN Wales Board meets in Cardiff and demands urgent action from Welsh Government on nursing pay progression
The RCN Wales Board met in Cardiff today and issued a clear call for the Welsh government to act immediately to improve pay progression for nursing staff, warning that Wales risks falling behind the rest of the UK.
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25/02/2026
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Fair Pay Agreement must have 'real teeth' and be implemented without delay, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Director of Policy, Amber Jabbal, said: “Improving wages and workplace rights in social care are crucial to bolstering the sector’s workforce and easing pressure on the NHS. But desperately needed reforms have been continually kicked down the road."
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25/02/2026
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Not for the first time this new contract has failed to recognise the vital contribution of the general practice nursing workforce
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: "We must now see ministers commit to discussions to rebuild trust and ensure nursing staff are never left out again.”
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12/02/2026
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Below inflation pay rise 'an insult', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “A pay award below the current level of inflation is an insult. Unless inflation falls, the government is forcing a very real pay cut on its NHS workers. This knife-edge gameplaying is no way to treat people who prop up a system in crisis."
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12/02/2026
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Record 12-hour A&E waits show how endemic corridor care is, says RCN
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis, said: “Nursing staff have been sounding the alarm for far too long about the crisis in our A&E departments. Today’s figures show just how endemic corridor care is and the damage being done to patient care."
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12/02/2026
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RCN Wales disappointed by 3.3% Welsh government NHS pay award
Agenda for Change staff will receive a pay increase of 3.3%
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