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'Nurses are best placed to lead innovation and the future of genomics', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis said nursing staff deliver the vast majority of care and are best placed to lead innovation and shape the future use of genomics.
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Investing in nurse education 'critical' for health reforms, says Royal College of Nursing as vital Level 7 Apprenticeship funding announced
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said removing the funding route for Level 7 Apprenticeships would be damaging and welcomed steps to see funding options restored to the vital specialist career routes.
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Official investigation into corridor care in NHS hospitals must mark ‘beginning of the end’ for unacceptable practice, RCN says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This is testament to the bravery of thousands of nursing staff who spoke out about a devastating collapse in care standards. No patient should languish in a corridor, a chair or be forced to endure intimate examinations in public areas. This investigation must shed more light on the scale and impact of these shocking conditions and mark the beginning of the end for this unacceptable practice."
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'The test of this will be if students can find jobs, vacant posts are filled, and patients receive the care they deserve’, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Ministers have to continue listening to nursing staff who are crying out to have their critical work valued, today’s action takes us all a little closer.”
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Nurses ‘too scared to even go into work’ - as violence against A+E staff almost doubles in five years
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Behind these shocking figures lies an ugly truth. Dedicated and hard-working nursing staff face rising violent attacks because of systemic failures that are no fault of their own. Every incident is unacceptable, but we need ministers and trust leaders to acknowledge some of the key underlying causes."
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UCAS figures ‘hammer blow’ to government’s NHS reforms as applications to study nursing hit new low, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “These figures are devastating for the nursing profession and a hammer blow for the government’s planned NHS reforms. Health services are battling with thousands of unfilled nurse jobs, and the horizon looks bleak - the numbers choosing nursing in England have plunged to a record low."
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Unhappy young nursing staff 'ticking time bomb' for NHS, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “These findings are a ticking time bomb for the NHS. Young nursing staff are the future of the workforce, but those at the start of their careers are the most unhappy."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Dawn Butler MP introducing Bill to legally protect the title ‘nurse’
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing is a safety critical profession, and the title ‘nurse’ needs to be protected. Patients deserve to know that when they are being treated by a registered nurse, that they can trust the knowledge, professionalism, and clinical expertise that brings."
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Nursing staff ready to lead roll-out of neighbourhood health service but workforce plan needed, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "To make this a reality, the secretary of state must produce a detailed and fully funded plan to grow our registered nurse workforce, especially in crucial community roles."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to public health grant allocations for 25/26
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “The increase in the public health grant is a step in the right direction for the government’s ambitions to shift towards prevention but short-term funding will not cover for years of cuts, nor help rescue the public health nursing workforce, which has been decimated over the last decade."
