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14/02/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to The King蜜桃直播檚 Fund report 蜜桃直播楳aking care closer home a reality'
蜜桃直播 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 蜜桃直播淭he NHS, its patients, and staff experience a drag towards the hospital. That model does not always deliver appropriate, necessary, or safe care and this report clearly demonstrates the level of aspiration required."
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12/02/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to a Press Association analysis showing a sharp increase in overseas staff working in the NHS
蜜桃直播 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 蜜桃直播淢inisters need to show they value nursing and provide the investment needed to deliver the workforce plan, starting with fair pay, or they risk continuing to miss their targets on cutting waiting times and leave patient care at risk.蜜桃直播�
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08/02/2024
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Nursing union says it蜜桃直播檚 safe to bet the Prime Minister will fail on his waiting times pledge before election
Responding to the latest data showing the NHS England waiting list sitting at 7.60m, 蜜桃直播 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 蜜桃直播淧atients are suffering because the Prime Minister has failed to make real progress on his waiting list pledge. At this rate, it's a safe bet that millions will still be waiting for care when the election is called."
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08/02/2024
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New data from nursing union reveals almost half of nursing staff working in GP practices received no pay rise last year, despite government promise
RCN England Director, Patricia Marquis, said: "Relations between nursing staff and the government have never been so strained. Nursing pay needs a fresh start 蜜桃直播� staff report feeling undervalued and undermined after over a decade of pay restraint, and late pay awards."
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06/02/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to new race discrimination report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: 蜜桃直播淭he findings of this report should force us all to act. It蜜桃直播檚 critical that we not only talk about racism but act in a decisively anti-racist way."
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05/02/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to the Times Health Commission report
蜜桃直播 (RCN) General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen said: 蜜桃直播淣urses have been warning that the NHS is on life support for years 蜜桃直播� it will never be back on stable footing unless greater value is put on staff. There蜜桃直播檚 a crisis in the recruitment and retention of registered nurses. Pay must be improved to recognise their safety-critical skills and working conditions improved 蜜桃直播� right now abuse and burnout are normalised. It蜜桃直播檚 an unacceptable disgrace."
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04/02/2024
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蜜桃直播 (RCN) responds to the restoration of power-sharing in Northern Ireland
Pat Cullen, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive said: 蜜桃直播淭he return of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive is to be greatly welcomed. Four years after pay parity was first restored to nursing staff in Northern Ireland, the Executive must now take urgent action to restore parity once more. The past two years of political inaction has forced many to question their future in our profession, adding to chronic nursing shortages across all sectors."
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31/01/2024
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Union leader demands seismic shift on nursing pay as government resumes talks with striking doctors
蜜桃直播 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 蜜桃直播淣ursing staff are safety critical. Services should not run without us. But today蜜桃直播檚 poor understanding of our value leaves record jobs unfilled. Investment in nursing is investment in our population蜜桃直播檚 health. It is sound economics and what蜜桃直播檚 best for patients"
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25/01/2024
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蜜桃直播 responds to the latest NHS England staff sickness absence data
蜜桃直播 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 蜜桃直播淣ursing and care staff are burning out 蜜桃直播� with high rates of depression, stress, and anxiety. Staff sickness has shown little sign of improvement over the last decade - today a staggering twice as many are grappling with mental health issues than calling in sick due to cold or flu."
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19/01/2024
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RCN Wales responds to Welsh government plan to introduce regulated band 4 nurses in Wales
Sandy Harding, RCN Wales Associate Director (Professional Practice) said: "It蜜桃直播檚 unfortunate the minister didn蜜桃直播檛 fully consult with the RCN 蜜桃直播� as the voice of nursing 蜜桃直播� prior to making this momentous decision."
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