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Royal College of Nursing responds to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry’s evidence from Professor Kevin Fong and Professor Sir Chris Whitty
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Today’s evidence profoundly captures the relentless devastation nursing staff faced during the pandemic. Despite trying to give patients the best care, they faced an almost unimaginable scale of death in a health and care sys...
Updated: 24 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to HSSIB workforce and patient safety report
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “The findings that temporary nursing staff, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, are being discriminated against and prevented from raising concerns about patient safety are extremely serious. This requires swift and decisive action from NHS ...
Updated: 3 February 2025 -
Specialist nurse workforce on track to halve in size compared with two decades ago, as RCN urges government to intervene on eve of Darzi review
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “A shift to delivering preventative care is vital for patients and our NHS. Prevention helps keep people healthy in their communities, eases the pressure on hospital services and is much more cost effective. But the nurse number...
Updated: 9 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the NHS England announcement on reporting patient care in corridors
A spokesperson for the RCN said: "Clear reporting should be mandatory, not optional, if the NHS is going to get a grip on this emergency situation. No patient deserves the indignity of care in such inappropriate locations."
Updated: 14 February 2025 -
A Competency Framework for Rheumatology Nurses
Rheumatology nursing has undergone significant changes since the publication of the original competency framework. This latest framework builds upon the foundations established in the first edition and is an important milestone in enhancing and refining professional standards in rheumatology nursing...
Updated: 17 May 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the IPPR ‘Our Greatest Asset’ report
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “The government can only achieve its stated missions for growth and the NHS by prioritising health, including prevention. Doing that will require increased investment to scale up community and public health nursing services, whilst ensuring th...
Updated: 17 September 2024 -
Meeting the Health Needs of Children and Young People in Educational and Community Settings
This publication aims to provide information and professional guidance to health care professionals employed in a wide range of professional roles that provide or are responsible for the implementation of physical health needs delivery and training in nurseries, schools, and any other community sett...
Updated: 16 May 2025 -
NHS nursing staff vote to reject government pay award for current year
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “We are witnessing a fundamental shift in the determination of nursing staff to stand up for themselves, their patients and the NHS they believe in."
Updated: 21 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest UCAS figures showing a further fall in the acceptances onto nursing degree courses
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “The continuing collapse in the number of people accepted onto nursing courses should act as a warning sign to government of the urgent need to act. Ignoring this now would be an act of abandonment at a time of crisis."
Updated: 17 February 2025 -
Warnings about COVID-19 transmission ignored until it was ‘too late’, Royal College of Nursing tells Inquiry
Rose Gallagher, RCN Professional lead for Infection Prevention and Control, said: “Throughout the pandemic, the Royal College of Nursing regularly raised concerns and provided detailed evidence on how the virus was spreading and the need for greater, more specific protection."
Updated: 8 February 2025
