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Crisis in nursing unresolved after today's Budget, Royal College of Nursing says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The Chancellor’s task was difficult, but the crisis in nursing remains unresolved after today’s Budget. Thousands of staff continue to leave the profession, whilst new nurse numbers have collapsed in every English region. We are a safety-critical profession, worthy of infrastructure-style investment."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report 'Recent trends in public sector pay'
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive said: “This report should be essential reading for government ministers. With repeated below-inflation pay awards, and the lowest pay deal in the entire public sector last year, ministers exposed nursing staff to a brutal cost of living crisis."
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RCN Wales responds to Welsh government’s 5.5% NHS pay award for 2024/25
The Welsh government has announced a 5.5% pay award for NHS Wales staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions, accepting the independent pay review body recommendations in full.
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Half of England’s nursing staff could quit as new analysis reveals impact of decade-long attack on nursing pay
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: “This new analysis exposes the scale of the government’s sustained attack on nursing. Over a decade of below inflation pay offers, followed last year by the lowest award in the entire public sector, have caused hardship and forced thousands to consider quitting altogether."
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Lecturing, numeracy and nursing in India with Nelson Selvaraj
Adult Nursing Lecturer, Nelson Selvaraj, tells us about his nursing career so far and what it meant to win the RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2023 Nurse Education Award.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the British Social Attitudes Survey on public satisfaction with the NHS
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive said: "Nursing staff will respond with mixed emotion today – great sorrow that we have sunk this low and hope that the public shares their view that ‘enough is enough’. It did not have to be this way and it did not start with the pandemic either."
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Caring for people with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia syndromes: a competency framework for nursing staff
This updated competency framework is intended to guide all health care professionals working with sickle cell and thalassaemia patients.
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Making Sense of Women’s Health
This updated publication is designed for the non-specialist nurse. It highlights conditions that women can experience, the likely outcomes and how to access appropriate resources or treatment.
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Continuing learning and development for RCN Reps
Continuing learning and development for RCN representatives (CL&D for reps) is a programme of ongoing learning that supports all RCN reps to maintain, develop and enhance their knowledge and skills. This framework was developed collaboratively by reps and staff across the UK, to keep our learning opportunities and resources accessible, up-to-date, quality assured and consistent across the UK.
