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Royal College of Nursing responds to Supreme Court ruling that UK trade union law breaches the ECHR
RCN Director of Legal and Member Relations, Joanne Galbraith-Marten, said: “Today’s ruling is welcome news for workers as the Supreme Court recognised that our domestic legislation is not compatible with article 11 of the ECHR given the lack of protection for detriment short of dismissal in respect ...
Updated: 17 September 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the retirement of England’s Chief Nursing Officer
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: "Ruth has been the strongest ambassador for nursing over five very difficult years for our profession. We have worked extremely closely in recent years and her personal support and wise counsel has been invaluable."
Updated: 14 September 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 -
Majority of voters urge government to deliver above inflation pay rise for NHS nursing staff
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The public trusts our profession more than any other and they overwhelmingly agree that nursing staff deserve a proper pay rise. Ministers who claim to be committed to the public’s priorities should now act upon them."
Updated: 30 August 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 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the Labour Party’s 2024 General Election manifesto
Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The millions on waiting lists must be a priority for the next government and an expansion of appointments is desperately needed. Nurses provide the majority of patient care and turning the service around urgently requi...
Updated: 11 November 2024 -
Four pillars of nursing
The concept of the four pillars is referred to across nursing publications by respective departments of health in the UK and other health care professionals. The order of the pillars and terms for each vary, but all have the essence of Clinical Practice, Education, Research and Leadership.
Updated: 5 September 2025 -
NHS Long Term Workforce Plan will be 10,000 new nurses behind target by 2025
Declining numbers starting nursing degree courses in England and university course closures creates ‘irretrievable downward spiral’ in workforce planning, RCN warns.
Updated: 2 November 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Liberal Democrats plan on ambulance handovers and corridor care
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Corridor care is a national emergency and ending it needs to be a priority for politicians in this election."
Updated: 7 November 2024 -
Negotiate on NHS pay through summer, nursing leader asks next PM
The only way to avoid a six-month delay to this year’s NHS nurse pay uplift is to hold negotiations in the weeks after the election, the RCN leader has said at the union’s annual conference. Professor Nicola Ranger, Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, made the call in her keynote speech at...
Updated: 1 November 2024
