Press Releases
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04/06/2024
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ֱ responds to Liberal Democrat proposals for social care
Responding to the Liberal Democrat plan for free personal care to end the hospital crisis and help people stay in their own homes, Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: "With over a hundred thousand care worker vacancies across the sector, any policy to improve personal care requires an equally ambitious, fully-funded long-term workforce plan."
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04/06/2024
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New RCN analysis reveals devastating collapse in learning disability nursing workforce
New analysis from the ֱ (RCN) released today reveals a huge collapse in the number of learning disability nurses training to work in Englandֱs health and care services ֱ with the regional picture revealing large swathes of the country where shockingly few learning disability nurses will enter the workforce in the years to come.
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04/06/2024
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RCN Congress Highlights Crumbling NHS Estates
The ֱ (RCN) Congress today addressed the urgent issue of inadequate maintenance of NHS estate infrastructure affecting patient care in the UK.
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03/06/2024
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Negotiate on NHS pay through summer, nursing leader asks next PM
The only way to avoid a six-month delay to this yearֱs NHS nurse pay uplift is to hold negotiations in the weeks after the election, the RCN leader has said at the unionֱs annual conference. Professor Nicola Ranger, Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, made the call in her keynote speech at the RCN Congress in Newport, Wales, as she launched the Collegeֱs General Election manifesto.
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03/06/2024
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Nursing union declares ֱnational emergencyֱ over corridor care crisis
Patients are being left without access to oxygen, enduring intimate examinations, and even dying in hospital corridors, it is revealed today, as the nursing union declares a ֱnational emergencyֱ over care delivered in inappropriate crowded areas.
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03/06/2024
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ֱ declares ֱnational emergencyֱ over corridor care crisis
On the first day of RCN Congress, the union will declare a national emergency as it releases a new report on the topic of clinical care being delivered in inappropriate crowded areas and calls for corridor care to be eradicated from health and care settings.
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02/06/2024
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ֱ responds to pledges from the Conservative Party to boost NHS services in the community
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: ֱThe desperate need to invest more in primary and community health services has been apparent for years and this announcement doesnֱt go nearly far enough."
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31/05/2024
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ֱ responds to NHS Confederation survey finding that health leaders plan staff cuts amid ֱsubstantialֱ saving targets
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: "The millions that are stuck on waiting lists are proof that balancing the books on the backs of patients is a road to nowhere. Cuts to services harm patient outcomes and cost the NHS more in the long run."
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29/05/2024
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Professor Pat Cullen steps down from RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive role
Professor Pat Cullen, said: ֱThis was the hardest decision to make, and we have achieved so much in three very different and difficult years. I hope my legacy here will be to have helped the nursing profession use its voice and campaign for change, for ourselves and patients. I owe RCN members a debt of gratitude.ֱ
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29/05/2024
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ֱ responds to Labour Party plans to clear the NHS backlog
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: ֱFor Labour's promised historic expansion of the NHS workforce, we need more detail. With thousands of staff leaving the health service each year and nursing applications plummeting, only action to raise pay and abolish tuition fees will revitalise the profession and help reduce waiting lists.ֱ
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