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RCN Wales responds to the Wales Audit Office’s Report on Agency Nursing Costs
Helen Whyley, Interim Director, Royal College of Nursing Wales, said: “The research shows that delivery of high quality patient care depends on the skills and experience of registered nurses. Wales’s ageing population and chronic disease rate makes it more dependent upon healthcare. What is evident from this report is that the demand for registered nurses has not diminished and the reliance agency staff has increased.
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RCN Wales expresses disappointment in statement from Betsi Cadwaladr UHB regarding rota changes
RCN Wales believes the decision made by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to implement changes to nursing staff rotas will have a devastating impact on the morale of nurses and do little to address the very real problems faced by the Health Board of staff shortages and service pressures.
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RCN Wales launches report on the Safe Staffing Act
Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 provides detailed information on the Health Boards’ progress during the past 18 months.
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New initiative represents widening access for entry into nursing in Wales
RCN Wales welcomes this announcement of an additional route in to nursing for Healthcare Support Workers.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Autumn Statement
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This statement was short-sighted, not long-term. The NHS faces a multi-billion pound deficit - giving away at least £5 billion in tax cuts in place of health spending confirms the NHS is no longer a priority for the government."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to consultant pay offer
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff will be appalled by this announcement and where it leaves them. The government has shown it has the political will to reform pay for some of the highest earners in the NHS - while our members are left with the lowest pay rise in the public sector."
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Royal College of Nursing comments in anticipation of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The release of this plan must mark a moment where all players begin to shift to discussing meaningful and long-term solutions before the staff shortages bite even harder. Regular reviews will ensure its relevance and will prevent the plan from gathering dust on a shelf."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the publication of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: "On the back of this plan, I make an offer to work with all parties on its urgent implementation and help to fill in any blanks. While it is a long-term plan, the workforce growth could hardly come quickly enough."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to a record number of patients sitting on an NHS waiting list
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Nicola Ranger, said: "With a record number of patients now on a waiting list in England, the NHS is falling into deeper crisis."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to fall in nursing courses acceptance rate
RCN Deputy Director for Nursing, Dr Nichola Ashby, said: “The UK Government has stumbled at the first hurdle of their NHS Workforce Plan, with 13% fewer people expected to take up nursing courses this year in England."
