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Royal College of Nursing responds to an announcement from the Department of Health and Social Care about one-off payments for more healthcare workers
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “After a year of campaigning, this progress is a huge leap forward. They deliver NHS care and deserve the same treatment."
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I am at the heart of health care
Comic book stories about the daily work of HCAs show how HCAs make a difference.
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'Those on the frontline of care are being left to take accountability for failures out of their control', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "Those working in support roles are a hugely important part of the nursing workforce and large parts of the NHS would not run without them. But this report brings into sharp focus how the lessons of the past have gone unheeded and those on the frontline of care are being left to take accountability for failures out of their control."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Nuffield Trust report ‘Practice learning in nursing and midwifery education’
RCN UK Head of Nursing Practice Stephen Jones said: “High quality practice placements are crucial to a student nurse’s education to develop their skills and prepare them to join our brilliant profession. But as this report makes clear, an overstretched workforce and under-resourced healthcare system cannot guarantee a high-quality learning environment."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “These amendments will pave the way to ensuring our profession is properly valued. After yet another winter crisis, nursing staff have been working harder than ever and the public know they deserve to be fully recognised for the work they do."
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RCN position on the National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) – practice and workforce implications
RCN position on the National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person (RCRP)
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Welfare cuts will undermine government's health mission, says RCN in response to Spring Statement
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “As clinical professionals, nursing staff are clear that the government’s health mission and plans to shift from treatment to prevention will be undermined by these cuts. Inequality and deprivation are directly linked to poor health. Measures that push vulnerable people into poverty, particularly those with disabilities and long-term conditions, will not only worsen both physical and mental health outcomes but pile more pressure on NHS services, costing more in the long run."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to government plan to abolish NHS England
Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “The chaotic reorganisation that created NHS England cost billions and took money and attention away from clinical care. Nobody can afford a repeat now that NHS performance is already at a historic low and money is scarce."
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The King celebrates 1,000th nursing cadet as scheme renamed in his honour
Professor Nicola Ranger, Royal College of Nursing Chief Executive & General Secretary said: “We are delighted to have been joined by His Majesty as we rename the cadet scheme and celebrate our wonderful cadets from across the UK. Nursing is an incredible career and the support of His Majesty has inspired young people to begin their journey working in healthcare."
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Nurses would stay in the NHS for up to 10 extra years if their student loans were ‘forgiven’, major report finds
NHS nurses would stay in their jobs for between 7-10 extra years if the government forgave their student debt, new research has found.
