Press Releases
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13/11/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to appointment of Victoria Atkins as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Victoria Atkins' first priority must be to get the NHS the extra funding it needs in next week’s autumn statement. The current financial settlement is penalising patients - those on waiting lists are being told to wait even longer in a cash-strapped NHS. She can begin to address that."
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10/11/2023
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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."
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09/11/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new record number of patients sitting on NHS waiting list
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The government has lost control of NHS waiting times and the record numbers waiting increases each month on their watch."
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07/11/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the King's Speech
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "The Prime Minister has failed to deliver legislation to address the crisis in the nursing workforce and our NHS and patients will continue to pay the price until at least the next election."
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07/11/2023
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Health at a Glance 2023 report from OECD
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Politicians should see this as an indictment and a source of shame. On the day the government only gave the NHS a passing reference in the King's speech, the UK is being shown up – with our health and care services now being left unaddressed until the next general election."
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06/11/2023
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Royal College of Nursing launches new exhibition on the history of children and young people’s nursing
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The NHS was set up to provide care from the cradle to the grave, and children and young people’s nursing staff are vital to ensuring the health service is always there when we need it throughout our entire lives. This event is an important celebration of their incredible work."
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