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‘No place to hide for new government' – Royal College of Nursing responds to rise in NHS England waiting list figures
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: “Waiting lists are up and there will be no place to hide for the next government when it comes to bringing them down. Excuses, vague promises and unambitious levels of investment will not get patients the care they need."
Updated: 11 November 2024 -
A fresh start for nursing
The RCN’s response to the 2024 UK government consultation on nursing pay and careers.
Updated: 8 April 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing comments on the King’s Birthday Honours
RCN President Sheilabye Sobrany said: “It takes a remarkable person to work in nursing and all of those honoured today should be proud of their achievement and the way they represent the very best of nursing."
Updated: 12 November 2024 -
RCN responds to a Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on the impact of hardship on primary and community healthcare
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: “Every day, nursing staff see the connection between hardship and health. Social deprivation has a devastating impact on people’s physical and mental health and is well understood to be behind rates of increased mortality amongst children. A...
Updated: 15 November 2024 -
‘Tantamount to torture’ - Royal College of Nursing responds to Channel 4’s Dispatches undercover A&E footage
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The footage in Dispatches should shock us all, but sadly it has become commonplace across NHS hospitals. Patients can wait for days in corridors and chairs – this is tantamount to torture and a national emergency for p...
Updated: 22 November 2024 -
Productivity cannot be boosted without investment in staff – Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS Providers’ ‘Achieving value for money’ report
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This report highlights just how hard NHS staff are working to deliver for patients, but also the terrible levels of burnout they face. It is right to celebrate the innovation taking place in our health service, but we ...
Updated: 17 November 2024 -
Nursing union declares ‘national emergency’ over corridor care crisis
Patients are being left without access to oxygen, enduring intimate examinations, and even dying in hospital corridors, it is revealed today, as the nursing union declares a “national emergency” over care delivered in inappropriate crowded areas.
Updated: 1 November 2024 -
University financial crisis ‘engulfing’ nursing courses, RCN warns
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “What is happening in universities will impact the NHS, the care sector, and their ability to provide safely staffed services"
Updated: 4 November 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the Liberal Democrat's 2024 General Election manifesto
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Improving access to outside hospital services is the right commitment, but the sums offered fall far short. Any meaningful expansion will require more than the £8bn extra promised each year. Overstretched nursing staff...
Updated: 8 November 2024 -
New RCN analysis reveals devastating collapse in learning disability nursing workforce
New analysis from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) released today reveals a huge collapse in the number of learning disability nurses training to work in England’s health and care services – with the regional picture revealing large swathes of the country where shockingly few learning disability n...
Updated: 2 November 2024
