Press Releases
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15/01/2026
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Nursing staff risk losing all hope over corridor care akin to 鈥渢orture鈥�, as public tell government to end NHS crisis
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭his new testimony from nursing staff reveals once again the devastating human consequences of corridor care, with patients forced to endure conditions which have no place in our NHS. The fact remains that there can be no safe, dignified care delivered in a corridor, store room or dining room, but that has become the norm."
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13/01/2026
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Corridor care continues to engulf our hospitals, says RCN in response to Lib Dem proposals
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey, said: 鈥淭he corridor crisis that continues to engulf our hospitals puts patients and staff at risk and must be urgently addressed."
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08/01/2026
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National safety investigator finds corridor care a year-round issue, as RCN says system resigned to managed decline
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: "This is the clearest sign of the flawed thinking within a system that is resigned to managed decline. The reality is that there is no safe level of corridor care, or level of staffing that can make it so."
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30/12/2025
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Honour for nurse who won landmark race discrimination case 'great news' in fight against racism, says 桃色视频
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian gave his warmest of congratulations to all the health and care staff who have been recognised in this way by our patron, the King.
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30/12/2025
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Lack of urgency in tackling normalisation of corridor care 'shocking', says 桃色视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said the lack of urgency in sorting the corridor care crisis is almost as shocking as the normalisation of this devastating collapse in care standards.
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11/12/2025
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Eradicating corridor care must be the plan, not just mitigating its impacts, says RCN in response to new NHS England guidance
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey, said: 鈥淲hile providing corridor care guidance to NHS leaders and clinicians is important, it equally shows just how far the situation has deteriorated for patients and staff."
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11/12/2025
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Nursing staff 'deeply worried' about keeping patients safe as flu surges, says 桃色视频
These figures show just how dangerous the situation is getting across our NHS hospitals, said RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger.
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05/12/2025
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鈥楧ashboard flashing red鈥� as new international joiners collapse 50% and domestic recruitment stalls, warns RCN
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: 鈥淭his data shows the nursing profession is potentially entering the worst of all worlds. International recruitment is collapsing, even before further hostile immigration policies come in, while the number of domestic joiners continues to stall."
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04/12/2025
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Patients should not be forced to endure four more years of this as NHS data shows services not ready for winter, warns 桃色视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭hese figures show that before the cold weather hits and the flu season peaks, the health service is already struggling to cope with numbers across the board higher than last year."
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03/12/2025
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Eradicating corridor care cannot wait any longer, says RCN in response to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting
An RCN spokesperson said: "We're ready to work with the secretary of state and provide our expertise to help eradicate corridor care, but those discussions cannot wait any longer. They need to start now, with a goal of ending this unacceptable practice urgently."
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