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 need reassuring that they are not being asked to do even more with less."

‘Recommitting to old targets not enough’ – RCN responds to Conservative Party manifesto

RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff want firm commitments to turn around the crisis in health and care but this manifesto stops short of providing them. Recruiting and retaining more nurses is urgent, but recommitting to old targets in rhetoric is not enough."

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Guidance on General Meetings

Our Royal Charter

Our Royal Charter was awarded to us in 1928 by King George the 6th.

‘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."

Royal College of Nursing responds to the Labour Party’s 2024 General Election manifesto

Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The millions on waiting lists must be a priority for the next government and an expansion of appointments is desperately needed. Nurses provide the majority of patient care and turning the service around urgently requires more of them."

RCN position statement on infertility provision for the UK 2015

Position statement providing members with a background to key issues relating to the access of NHS IVF treatment in the UK. It also sets out the implications for nursing and the RCN's recommendations.

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Expand your knowledge about endometriosis, which affects more than 1.5 million women in the UK. Uncover the latest publications and factsheets about the disease and learn how to become a clinical nurse specialist in endometriosis.

Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health

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