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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Health at a Glance 2023 report from OECD
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Politicians should see this as an indictment and a source of shame. On the day the government only gave the NHS a passing reference in the King's speech, the UK is being shown up – with our health and care services now being left unaddressed until the next general election."
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Shaping nursing practice
Our dedicated team of nursing practice experts and Professional Leads is here to support your nursing practice. Use this page to access training, resources and guidance on all areas of nursing practice, and see how you can help shape our work.
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NHS waiting list growing four times faster than the nurse workforce
Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Not a single nurse will say that it feels like there are more staff now – they say the very opposite. When patient numbers and demand is so high, staffing levels become dangerously inadequate. It is unsafe for patients and professionals alike when one nurse cares for 10, 15 or more patients at a time and beds are put in corridors or other inappropriate places."
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Defining nursing support workers and their level descriptors
These definitions have been developed as a collaboration between the RCN Professional Nursing Committee and the Nursing Support Workers Committee, facilitated by a Joint Partnership Board and with support from the RCN Professional Forums and Fellows.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to appointment of Victoria Atkins as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Victoria Atkins' first priority must be to get the NHS the extra funding it needs in next week’s autumn statement. The current financial settlement is penalising patients - those on waiting lists are being told to wait even longer in a cash-strapped NHS. She can begin to address that."
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Career Frameworks
This collection of career and competency frameworks has been brought together to support nurses, nursing support workers and those considering a nursing career to navigate and progress their career journeys.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new record number of patients sitting on NHS waiting list
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The government has lost control of NHS waiting times and the record numbers waiting increases each month on their watch."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS England’s new warning system to spot deterioration in children’s health faster
Royal College of Nursing's Head of Nursing Practice, Wendy Preston, said: “We now need to see this warning system implemented successfully across the NHS. For it to be effective, there must be investment in the training and education of staff so they can use the new warning system to act swiftly when a patient’s condition deteriorates.”
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Royal College of Nursing responds to National Audit Office report ‘Reforming adult social care in England’
Royal College of Nursing Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Just a day after we hear NHS patients are being let down by ever growing record waiting lists, we learn about the catastrophic failure to invest in a social care system we’ve been repeatedly told there was a plan of reform for."
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RCN responds to HSSIB report on Caring for adults with a learning disability
RCN Professional Lead for Learning Disability Nursing, Jonathan Beebee, said: “The double-edge sword of a lack of learning disability nursing staff and national guidance on service standards has created an unacceptable level of care. People with learning disabilities are being denied the quality specialist support they deserve."
