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Royal College of Nursing responds to the latest NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting list data
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The NHS waiting list remains extraordinarily high and the UK government only has itself to blame. It’s been over a year since the prime minister pledged to bring down the waiting list, yet it remains 400,000 higher than when he made his promise."
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Research into-nurse-led staffing decisions
The RCN Foundation is funding a Cardiff University study that explores nurses’ use of professional judgement to meet patient needs.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the opening of the consultation on a pay spine for nursing staff in the NHS
Royal College of Nursing General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The current pay scale turns 20 years old this year and no longer reflects the skills and expertise in nursing today. Despite many years of experience, the vast majority of nurses are on the lowest pay bands possible. The current system only rewards people the further away they get from patient care. This approach is poor for patients and works against career progression for a nurse. Automatic pay band progression is afforded to some staff groups and never to nurses – it is unfair and unsustainable."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Prime Minister's claim that the government reached an agreement with nursing staff on their pay offer
Responding to the Prime Minister’s claim on ‘Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’ that the government reached an agreement with nursing staff on their pay offer, Royal College of Nursing General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The Prime Minister is forgetting basic facts – he never reached a pay resolution with nursing staff in the NHS. Our members rejected his pay offer and we remain in dispute."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to figures showing over one million 12-hour A&E waits this year
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Dangerously long waits have become normalised in our NHS, whilst nursing staff are forced to deliver unsafe care in corridors. They are overworked, understaffed and professionally demoralised. The government needs to step in ahead of winter and prevent this patient safety crisis worsening."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to laying of the Employment Rights Bill
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Today’s bill marks a historic moment for our female-dominated profession, paving the way for the biggest advance in workers’ rights in a generation. A fair pay agreement in social care, enshrined in law, and a new body to root out care worker exploitation are measures the RCN has long been calling for. Raising pay, rights and employment standards in the sector is now a step closer to reality."
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New nurse numbers collapsing in every English region, as RCN warns Government’s 10 Year Plan at risk
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “The prospect of huge debt and lack of financial support is putting off the nurses of the future, threatening to leave patients without the highly trained nursing professionals they desperately need."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to launch of government’s NHS 10 Year Plan engagement exercise
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Nursing staff deliver the vast majority of care in the NHS and they know better than anyone how to make services better for patients. The government’s ambitions are the right ones, but to work they will require the expertise of our profession."
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Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) and Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs
The role of bDMARDs and tsDMARDs in the treatment of rheumatological conditions continues to evolve and is an area that has significant implications for all practitioners and patients. This edition has been developed to support practitioners in the safe and effective assessment, screening and management of patients when these drugs are being considered. It provides a best practice framework for rheumatology specialist practitioners and the wider health care team involved in supporting the administration, monitoring and delivery of care to patients in a variety of settings.
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Royal College of Nursing responds to new figures showing the cost of NHS estate repairs hitting £14bn
Kim Sunley, RCN Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing, said: "Nursing staff are trying to deliver care in a health service that is falling apart in front of their eyes. They shouldn't have to worry about collapsing ceilings, water leaking through the walls or the presence of dangerous asbestos, but that is the daily reality for many."
