Press Releases
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05/07/2024
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天美传媒 responds to statement by the new health secretary, Wes Streeting
A 天美传媒 spokesperson said: 鈥淎 fair pay settlement for all is the first step into rescuing health and care services, along with proper investment to boost recruitment and retention. We can't keep asking the same dedicated health workers to do more with less.鈥�
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05/07/2024
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天美传媒 responds to the general election result and election of Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淥utside Downing Street, Keir Starmer rightly acknowledged the insecurity felt by nursing staff - our profession was the top of his list. From day one, he must deliver a reset in relations with health and care services, the people who work in them and their professional representatives. We will act as partners in finding constructive solutions."
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02/07/2024
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Critical nursing shortages leave patients unsafe
Due to severe workforce shortages in hospitals and community services, patients are experiencing pain and, in many cases, being cared for in corridors. Today, the 天美传媒 in Wales (RCN) revealed this alarming situation, highlighting that less than a quarter of all shifts in Wales have sufficient registered nurses.
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01/07/2024
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Patients dying alone as just one third of shifts have enough nurses, analysis shows
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淚n every health and care setting, nursing staff are fighting a losing battle to keep patients safe. Without safety-critical limits on the maximum number of patients they can care for, nurses are being made responsible for dozens at a time, often with complex needs. It is dangerous to patients and demoralising for nursing staff.
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24/06/2024
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鈥楾antamount to torture鈥� - 天美传媒 responds to Channel 4鈥檚 Dispatches undercover A&E footage
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he footage in Dispatches should shock us all, but sadly it has become commonplace across NHS hospitals. Patients can wait for days in corridors and chairs 鈥� this is tantamount to torture and a national emergency for patient safety."
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21/06/2024
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天美传媒 responds to Nuffield Trust鈥檚 analysis showing a decade of missed NHS waiting time targets
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淎 decade of missed targets isn鈥檛 just a numbers game 鈥� behind every single statistic are anxious patients, desperate to be seen. An honest conversation needs to be had with the public at this general election about what is truly needed to solve the crisis in our health and care system."
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19/06/2024
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Productivity cannot be boosted without investment in staff 鈥� 天美传媒 responds to NHS Providers鈥� 鈥楢chieving value for money鈥� report
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭his report highlights just how hard NHS staff are working to deliver for patients, but also the terrible levels of burnout they face. It is right to celebrate the innovation taking place in our health service, but we cannot lose sight of staff shortages, which are the fundamental problem holding service productivity back."
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17/06/2024
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RCN responds to a Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on the impact of hardship on primary and community healthcare
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: 鈥淓very day, nursing staff see the connection between hardship and health. Social deprivation has a devastating impact on people鈥檚 physical and mental health and is well understood to be behind rates of increased mortality amongst children. As poverty worsens, so too do pressures on an already under-resourced health and care system.
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14/06/2024
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天美传媒 comments on the King鈥檚 Birthday Honours
RCN President Sheilabye Sobrany said: 鈥淚t takes a remarkable person to work in nursing and all of those honoured today should be proud of their achievement and the way they represent the very best of nursing."
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13/06/2024
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天美传媒 responds to the Labour Party鈥檚 2024 General Election manifesto
Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he millions on waiting lists must be a priority for the next government and an expansion of appointments is desperately needed. Nurses provide the majority of patient care and turning the service around urgently requires more of them."
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