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Royal College of Nursing responds to the NHS Providers’ ‘Lost Generation’ report
Responding to the NHS Providers’ ‘Lost Generation’ report, Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “When NHS leaders say staff shortages are preventing them from delivering services to children - it is time for action."
Updated: 15 July 2024 -
Manx Care nurses reject 4% pay offer
Manx Care nurses reject latest offer from employer.
Updated: 3 May 2025 -
Manx Care nursing staff consulted over new pay offer
Nurses on the island offered a 4% rise for 2024/25.
Updated: 15 April 2025 -
Liverpool nurse awarded Royal College of Nursing Fellowship
An anti-racism champion nurse from Liverpool, has been made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) at the annual RCN Awards ceremony.
Updated: 14 July 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing confirms new General Secretary and Chief Executive
Professor Nicola Ranger said: “There is an opportunity right now, not just for renewal but to make huge progress and strides forward for nursing and the people we care for. New leadership in Westminster, the regulator and senior parts of the NHS as well as here at the College gives fresh energy and ...
Updated: 7 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the King's Speech
Responding to the King’s Speech, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff are expecting a period of renewal for our health and care services and a reset with government – today’s policy programme is a move towards delivering that."
Updated: 17 July 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to passing of Rwanda Bill
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The Rwanda Bill is a deeply inhumane piece of legislation which represents a significant backward step in asylum and human rights policy."
Updated: 21 September 2024 -
NHS sickness data shows average nurse took entire week off sick last year due to stress-related illness
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “Dangerous stress levels have become normalised inside an NHS which is unable to cope with demand. Chronic workforce shortages are putting nurses under unbearable pressure, unable to deliver the high-quality care they were traine...
Updated: 25 April 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Liberal Democrats figures showing that elderly patients waiting over five days on hospital trolleys in A&E
Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, said: “Behind these figures are people’s parents and grandparents, some of society’s most vulnerable who we’d expect to be treated with the upmost dignity. The bleak reality is that those who should be given the greatest ...
Updated: 23 September 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Nuffield Trust’s analysis showing a decade of missed NHS waiting time targets
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “A decade of missed targets isn’t just a numbers game – behind every single statistic are anxious patients, desperate to be seen. An honest conversation needs to be had with the public at this general election about what is truly needed to ...
Updated: 19 November 2024
