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18/03/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to The King's Fund's analysis - 'Illustrating the relationship between poverty and NHS services'
RCN Deputy Chief Nurse, Dr Nichola Ashby, said: 蜜桃直播淓very day, nursing staff see the impact poverty has on people蜜桃直播檚 health. But despite working in every possible setting 蜜桃直播� from people蜜桃直播檚 homes to social care and emergency departments 蜜桃直播� they are often powerless to stop the root causes of poverty that lead to poor health."
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18/03/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to Workforce Race Equality Standard and Workforce Disability Equality Standard reports
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: 蜜桃直播淒iscrimination in the NHS is systemic - and it蜜桃直播檚 clear the health service still has a long way to go in overcoming the prejudices that both patients and staff face. It蜜桃直播檚 promising to see some progress 蜜桃直播� including an increase in the number of Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff at senior manager level 蜜桃直播� but it is not nearly fast enough, and the NHS can ill afford to waste more time moving at this glacial pace."
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14/03/2024
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Ministers should listen to NHS staff, not create false divisions, says RCN
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: 蜜桃直播淣ursing staff agree with NHS leaders that Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is vital to improving both the culture of the NHS and patient care. Ministers on a culture war crusade have no business lecturing NHS staff on what their services need."
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14/03/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to NHS performance figures
Responding to the latest NHS performance figures, RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 蜜桃直播淗orrendous waits are becoming normalised in a system that cannot cope with demand. Whilst the NHS continues to battle chronic nursing workforce shortages, the number of those waiting the longest has grown and waiting times for urgent cancer referrals are still way below target. Having the right amount of staff is intrinsically linked to providing quick, safe and effective care."
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14/03/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) report on patient safety investigations
Responding to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) report on patient safety investigations, RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 蜜桃直播淲hen things go wrong in the NHS it is vital they are investigated so lessons can be learnt, and steps taken to prevent them from happening again. All nursing staff, no matter their contractual status or role, should have an opportunity to input into investigations."
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13/03/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to The King蜜桃直播檚 Fund蜜桃直播檚 annual social care review
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 蜜桃直播淩ecord demand for services and the second ever highest social care workforce vacancy rate paints a picture of a sector simply unable to meet the needs of an ageing population with increasingly complex needs."
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13/03/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to Nuffield Trust report on learning disability
RCN Professional Lead in Learning Disabilities Nursing Jonathan Beebee said: 蜜桃直播淚t is a damning indictment of the way health inequalities have been allowed to flourish that those with learning disabilities are dying much sooner and from preventable causes."
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09/03/2024
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Nursing Exodus: Nurses fleeing England for better pay
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Pat Cullen said: 蜜桃直播淟ow pay and poor working conditions are driving chronic workforce shortages. With the prospect of better pay and working conditions abroad, it should be little wonder why nurses are opting to use their skills elsewhere."
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07/03/2024
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NHS Staff Survey shows nursing and midwifery staff facing almost every type of abuse
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 蜜桃直播淭he findings provide an urgent reality check for government ministers and lay bare the impact of workforce shortages. Nurses remain unhappy with their pay and say there isn蜜桃直播檛 enough time or staff to do their job properly."
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06/03/2024
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Chancellor's budget lays ground for nursing crisis to worsen, says RCN
Professor Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, said: 蜜桃直播淭he Chancellor蜜桃直播檚 tax cut is enough to cover the student loans of NHS nurses for the next four decades. The public do not back his agenda 蜜桃直播� they want the health service turned around more than they support tax reduction."
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