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Royal College of Nursing responds to Public Accounts Committee report ‘Reforming adult social care in England’
RCN Transformational Lead for the Independent Health and Social Care Sector Claire Sutton said: “Social care is gripped by devastating workforce shortages whilst staff working in the sector take home up to a third less pay than their colleagues in the NHS. As demand for social care services continue...
Updated: 18 August 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Nuffield Trust report on learning disability
RCN Professional Lead in Learning Disabilities Nursing Jonathan Beebee said: “It is a damning indictment of the way health inequalities have been allowed to flourish that those with learning disabilities are dying much sooner and from preventable causes."
Updated: 11 August 2024 -
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government’s 5.5% NHS pay award for 2024/25
The Welsh government has announced a 5.5% pay award for NHS Wales staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions, accepting the independent pay review body recommendations in full.
Updated: 9 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to The King’s Fund’s annual social care review
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “Record demand for services and the second ever highest social care workforce vacancy rate paints a picture of a sector simply unable to meet the needs of an ageing population with increasingly complex needs."
Updated: 11 August 2024 -
Chancellor's budget lays ground for nursing crisis to worsen, says RCN
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The Chancellor’s tax cut is enough to cover the student loans of NHS nurses for the next four decades. The public do not back his agenda – they want the health service turned around more than they support tax reduction."
Updated: 4 August 2024 -
Nursing Exodus: Nurses fleeing England for better pay
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Pat Cullen said: “Low pay and poor working conditions are driving chronic workforce shortages. With the prospect of better pay and working conditions abroad, it should be little wonder why nurses are opting to use their skills elsewhere."
Updated: 7 August 2024 -
NHS budget must take account of our ageing population and increasing demand, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “The NHS budget must take account of our ageing population and increasing demand – failing to do so means stealth cuts for the NHS which could have profound consequences for patient care."
Updated: 17 August 2024 -
Write off NHS nurse loans, Tory voters tell Chancellor
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Pat Cullen, said: “There is an undeniable consensus for the Chancellor to act at the budget on Wednesday. A loan forgiveness scheme for nurses working in the NHS and public services can stop students being shackled with debt and help attract and re...
Updated: 3 August 2024 -
Half of England’s nursing staff could quit as new analysis reveals impact of decade-long attack on nursing pay
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “This new analysis exposes the scale of the government’s sustained attack on nursing. Over a decade of below inflation pay offers, followed last year by the lowest award in the entire public sector, have caused hardship and force...
Updated: 20 August 2024 -
Lecturing, numeracy and nursing in India with Nelson Selvaraj
Adult Nursing Lecturer, Nelson Selvaraj, tells us about his nursing career so far and what it meant to win the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2023 Nurse Education Award.
Updated: 26 November 2024
