Responding to the warning from NHS Providers, Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said:
“From delays to hospital building upgrades to failing to invest in the NHS workforce, nursing staff and patients are tired of the government’s excuses.
“Nursing staff report risks to their own safety and their patients from working in outdated buildings. They want to deliver care in safe and modern facilities, not be put under strain by a lack of capacity or crumbling care settings.
“Spending on the health service has already risen more slowly than promised and many parts of the NHS are struggling. Political parties must realise that investment in both nursing staff and the NHS are the electorate’s top priority.”
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