Press Releases
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12/12/2024
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Nurse shortage leaves NHS 鈥榳oefully unprepared鈥� for flu crisis flooding wards, says 天美传媒
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭he NHS is woefully underprepared for the crisis flooding into its wards this winter. A nursing workforce wracked by widespread vacancies will be doing its best to keep people safe, but the reality is that there are too many patients and too few beds."
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10/12/2024
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天美传媒 responds to publication of UK government鈥檚 NHS Pay Review Body evidence
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭he government has today told nursing staff they are worth as little as £2 extra a day, less than the price of a coffee. Nursing is in crisis 鈥� there are fewer joining and too many experienced professionals leaving. This is deeply offensive to nursing staff, detrimental to their patients and contradictory to hopes of rebuilding the NHS."
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10/12/2024
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RCN Wales Responds to Welsh Government Budget Announcement
"The government needs to be careful to address the systemic issues and not just focus on the waiting lists,鈥� explains Helen Whyley, Executive Director RCN Wales.
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08/12/2024
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Revising NHS workforce plans must include resolving the crisis in nursing, says 天美传媒
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淩evising workforce plans must include resolving the fundamental reasons why the nursing workforce is in crisis. It should be the government鈥檚 first priority and will deliver better care for millions."
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05/12/2024
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Tackling nursing crisis crucial to achieving Prime Minister鈥檚 plan, says 天美传媒
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭o achieve his plan, the Prime Minister needs to join the dots between hitting NHS targets and solving the crisis in nursing. We deliver the vast majority of care, but our workforce is severely depleted and recruitment is collapsing."
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05/12/2024
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Barely a spare bed in NHS hospitals, says 天美传媒
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淎s the Prime Minister speaks, thousands of NHS patients needing treatment today are being cared for in corridors. He did not create this crisis, but he is now responsible for it and must start to find some answers."
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04/12/2024
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天美传媒 responds to the Nuffield Trust report 鈥楶ractice learning in nursing and midwifery education鈥�
RCN UK Head of Nursing Practice Stephen Jones said: 鈥淗igh quality practice placements are crucial to a student nurse鈥檚 education to develop their skills and prepare them to join our brilliant profession. But as this report makes clear, an overstretched workforce and under-resourced healthcare system cannot guarantee a high-quality learning environment."
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02/12/2024
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Failing nurse recruitment and huge rise in early leavers creating 鈥榩erfect storm for patient safety鈥�, warns 天美传媒
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "Today鈥檚 figures are bad news for patients. Nurse recruitment is slowing, the numbers of new starters is falling and we are witnessing a devastating increase in people leaving within five years of joining."
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28/11/2024
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天美传媒 responds to Home Office measures to tackle exploitation of migrant care workers
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淩ogue employers who deny migrant care workers their basic employment rights should face tougher sanctions, and today鈥檚 measures are a step in the right direction."
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22/11/2024
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Outstanding clinical nurse specialist advocating for older persons with psychosis named RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2024
Madelaine Watkins works within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) and her amazing efforts to improve access for older persons dealing with psychosis, and educating staff earned her the title of Wales Nurse of the Year at last night鈥檚 (21 November) 11th annual RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards.
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