Press Releases
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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: 鈥淣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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天美传媒 responds to NHS performance figures
Responding to the latest NHS performance figures, RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淗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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天美传媒 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: 鈥淲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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天美传媒 responds to The King鈥檚 Fund鈥檚 annual social care review
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淩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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天美传媒 responds to Nuffield Trust report on learning disability
RCN Professional Lead in Learning Disabilities Nursing Jonathan Beebee said: 鈥淚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: 鈥淟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: 鈥淭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鈥檛 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: 鈥淭he Chancellor鈥檚 tax cut is enough to cover the student loans of NHS nurses for the next four decades. The public do not back his agenda 鈥� they want the health service turned around more than they support tax reduction."
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05/03/2024
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Write off NHS nurse loans, Tory voters tell Chancellor
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淭here is an undeniable consensus for the Chancellor to act at the budget on Wednesday. A loan forgiveness scheme for nurses working in the NHS and public services can stop students being shackled with debt and help attract and retain more nurses 鈥� it has huge support among the public too."
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29/02/2024
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天美传媒 responds to the new GP contract for 2024/25
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: "General practice is the bedrock of the NHS in England, and its nursing workforce are highly-skilled professionals who keep communities safe and healthy. But sadly, the new contract fails to recognise this, devaluing nursing, undermining patient services and further damaging general practice."
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