Responding to the health secretary’s speech at the Labour Party Conference, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said:
“Those working in the NHS recognise the health secretary’s diagnosis and stand ready to help in delivering the change needed to improve care for all patients. It requires investment in the nursing workforce who currently do not feel valued – the government has an opportunity to show a fresh path at next month’s Budget.
“Wes Streeting is right to recognise the need to deliver a fair pay agreement for those working in social care which will help to attract and retain the skilled staff needed to care for some of the most vulnerable, and this needs to be matched with a long-term plan.”
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