Press Releases
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11/03/2025
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The King celebrates 1,000th nursing cadet as scheme renamed in his honour
Professor Nicola Ranger, 桃色视频 Chief Executive & General Secretary said: 鈥淲e are delighted to have been joined by His Majesty as we rename the cadet scheme and celebrate our wonderful cadets from across the UK. Nursing is an incredible career and the support of His Majesty has inspired young people to begin their journey working in healthcare."
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05/03/2025
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桃色视频 responds to amendments to the Employment Rights Bill
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭hese amendments will pave the way to ensuring our profession is properly valued. After yet another winter crisis, nursing staff have been working harder than ever and the public know they deserve to be fully recognised for the work they do."
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03/03/2025
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桃色视频 responds to the King鈥檚 Fund 鈥楽ocial Care 360鈥� report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淎t the heart of this is a social care system with funding falling increasingly short while the number of nursing staff is not keeping pace with demand."
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28/02/2025
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Almost a third of general practice nursing staff left waiting for pay rise, as RCN warns crisis undermining NHS reforms
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淣ursing staff working in general practice work at the front door of the NHS and are central to its success, but they are being repeatedly failed by the government when it comes to their pay."
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27/02/2025
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'Devastating' winter pressures show no sign of declining, says 桃色视频
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淓ven as temperatures rise, the devastating pressures on nursing staff show little sign of declining. Viruses are ripping through already packed hospitals, leaving overstretched staff without enough beds to place patients."
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26/02/2025
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Corridor care a year-round tragedy and a symptom of NHS in crisis, RCN responds to Royal College of Physicians survey
RCN Executive Director for England, Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淭his powerful survey adds to the experience of nursing staff working on the front line. They know only too well the devastating impact of treating patients in corridors, it is undignified, unsafe, and unacceptable."
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25/02/2025
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桃色视频 responds to resignation of NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淚 wish to offer my thanks to Amanda Pritchard for her dedication and hard-work in leading the NHS through an exceptionally challenging post-pandemic period."
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25/02/2025
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Cutting overseas aid budget makes us more vulnerable to future global health threats, says 桃色视频
RCN Associate Director: International Nursing, Marcus Wootton, said: 鈥淐utting overseas aid will further damage global health projects and make us more vulnerable to the global health threats of the future. Stronger health systems, with nurses at their centre, reduce instability, and support more stable societies."
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20/02/2025
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Relentless winter pressures expose workforce shortages and lack of beds, says 桃色视频
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淭his record-breaking winter has pushed nursing staff to the edge. Surging viruses have exposed workforce shortages and a lack of beds, whilst an underfunded social care sector is prevented from working with hospitals to discharge patients well enough to leave."
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20/02/2025
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Unhappy young nursing staff 'ticking time bomb' for NHS, says 桃色视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭hese findings are a ticking time bomb for the NHS. Young nursing staff are the future of the workforce, but those at the start of their careers are the most unhappy."
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