Responding to Wes Streeting’s commitment to supporting the government’s growth mission, RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said:
“Tens of thousands of unfilled nursing jobs has a direct impact on waiting lists and people kept out of work. Research globally and closer to home proves that investment in nursing is good for economic growth as well as patient outcomes. Patients receiving timely and effective care is vital to a well-run economy and nursing staff are key to that agenda.
“The new government’s growth mission is ambitious, and it requires an equally ambitious plan for the nursing workforce. That must include a fair pay offer soon and the necessary funds to turn around a failing NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.”
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