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Royal College of Nursing responds to Liberal Democrat proposals for social care
Responding to the Liberal Democrat plan for free personal care to end the hospital crisis and help people stay in their own homes, Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: "With over a hundred thousand care worker vacancies across the sector, any policy to improve personal care req...
Updated: 2 November 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the new Mental Health Bill being introduced in Parliament
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey, said: “Modernising the Mental Health Act is welcome, but these long overdue reforms won’t be successful unless we address the crisis in the workforce. A third of all nursing vacancies are in mental health services, meaning vulnerable people are routinely denie...
Updated: 6 April 2025 -
No NHS modernisation without social care investment, Royal College of Nursing says
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said “Overstretched staff working in social care have been sounding the alarm for years, but successive governments have failed to listen."
Updated: 6 April 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Home Office measures to tackle exploitation of migrant care workers
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Rogue employers who deny migrant care workers their basic employment rights should face tougher sanctions, and today’s measures are a step in the right direction."
Updated: 29 April 2025 -
Tuition fee rise will 'make a bad situation worse', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “As student nurse numbers collapse in every English region, ministers decide to make a bad situation worse. Today’s announcement will discourage more people from joining the profession. That means fewer highly-skilled staff on ...
Updated: 4 April 2025 -
Corridor care disaster unfolding in hospitals, Royal College of Nursing says
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “Today’s figures show a corridor care disaster is unfolding in front of our eyes. Near record numbers are languishing on trolleys after being deemed sick enough to be admitted, whilst thousands cannot be discharged due to a lack of community c...
Updated: 14 April 2025 -
Nursing staff going into winter ‘running on empty’, Royal College of Nursing warns
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “A severely depleted nursing workforce is going into winter running on empty, whilst trust leaders sound the alarm that they can’t guarantee high quality care."
Updated: 12 April 2025 -
Ministers must act on growing body of evidence linking nurse numbers and patient deaths, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “This study adds to the growing body of evidence about the link between lower nurse numbers and patient deaths. Ministers need to pay attention and take urgent action to keep highly skilled nurses in the profession."
Updated: 20 April 2025 -
League tables will not address crisis in nursing or NHS, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: "To raise standards, the health secretary needs to fill tens of thousands of nurse vacancies. Employers want to see a workforce plan for hiring people, when too many are quitting and student nurse numbers are falling."
Updated: 13 April 2025 -
RCN Group annual report 2023
Combined RCN Group annual report and consolidated financial accounts for year ended 31 December 2023. Comprising the RCN of the United Kingdom, its trading subsidiary RCN Publishing Limited (RCNi), RCN Holdco Limited, and the RCN Foundation.
Updated: 22 November 2024
