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Royal College of Nursing responds to Hft and Care England report on social care funding
RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Yet another report shows adult social care buckling under the pressure brought about by years of neglect. Quick fixes won’t remedy the catastrophic failure to invest in a system we’ve been repeatedly told there was a plan of reform for."
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Royal College of Nursing (RCN) responds to the restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland
Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive said: “The return of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive is to be greatly welcomed. Four years after pay parity was first restored to nursing staff in Northern Ireland, the Executive must now take urgent action to restore parity once more. The past two years of political inaction has forced many to question their future in our profession, adding to chronic nursing shortages across all sectors."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Liberal Democrats' analysis showing a record 420,000 patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in 2023
Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “The government is refusing to get to grips with the crisis plaguing our NHS, leaving patients frightened and nurses overstretched. Behind the numbers are people suffering for hours – with no privacy and left in danger of their health drastically deteriorating."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to increased use of virtual wards in the NHS
RCN Head of Nursing Practice, Wendy Preston, said: “Virtual wards aren’t a silver bullet to solve the crisis in health and social care. Whether they’re in a physical bed or on a virtual ward, patients still need to be able to see a nurse."
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RCN Foundation annual report 2023
This is the RCN Foundation annual report for 2023.
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RCN Foundation funds research study exploring nurses' professional judgement
A funded study at Cardiff University investigating nurses’ use of professional judgement in nurse staffing systems in England and Wales.
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Leadership framework for Band 5 nurses
What do Band 5 nurses want from their own leadership development? The RCN Foundation funded Northumbria University to create a Band 5 leadership development framework.
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Nursing union leader vows to fight for NHS on the eve of strike in Northern Ireland
On the eve of strike action in Northern Ireland, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, has given a video message to members: “Colleagues, it’s been four years since you first took to the picket lines in Northern Ireland. The first-ever nursing strike here."
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Research into-nurse-led staffing decisions
The RCN Foundation is funding a Cardiff University study that explores nurses’ use of professional judgement to meet patient needs.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to figures showing over one million 12-hour A&E waits this year
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Dangerously long waits have become normalised in our NHS, whilst nursing staff are forced to deliver unsafe care in corridors. They are overworked, understaffed and professionally demoralised. The government needs to step in ahead of winter and prevent this patient safety crisis worsening."
