Press Releases
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08/07/2026
Press Release
Capital investment must be about more than papering over cracks, says RCN
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey, said: "Our health and care system has been starved of capital investment, making the jobs of nursing staff so much harder. You simply cannot provide safe and effective care in a dilapidated estate."
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07/07/2026
Press Release
Next government must 'grasp the nettle and forgive student loans' says 桃色视频 following Treasury Committee report
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey said unfreezing the repayment thresholds would be 'an attempt at mitigation', but wouldn't go anywhere near far enough to address the broken model of education.
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06/07/2026
Press Release
New NHS staff standards must deliver real accountability for employers, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "These new standards must deliver real accountability for employers in England who consistently fail to protect their own employees. Nursing staff have repeatedly spoken out about the disgraceful levels of racism, sexual violence, and physical abuse they have been subjected to at work. It cannot go on."
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04/07/2026
Press Release
Patient safety must be at heart of NHS technology upgrade, says 桃色视频
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Lynn Woolsey, said: 鈥淧atient safety must be at the heart of any AI triage system, with a guarantee that a health professional will be the one making decisions at key points in that process."
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03/07/2026
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'Far too many promises and false dawns' on social care reform, says 桃色视频
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey said: 鈥淭he Committee is right on the need for urgent action on adult social care in England. We have seen too many promises and false dawns on reform and investment and it has left many vulnerable people and their families without the care and support they need."
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30/06/2026
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Never again should women, babies and families be failed like this', says 桃色视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭his review should mark a watershed moment and nursing stands ready to play its part. Never again should women, babies and families be failed like this. In returning confidence to care."
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24/06/2026
Press Response
RCN Wales responds to major incident in Carmarthenshire
News response: RCN Wales shows concern for those impacted by the major incident bus crash in Carmarthenshire and gratitude to members working in difficult circumstances.
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23/06/2026
Press Release
Advanced nursing practice 'integral part' of NHS workforce, says 桃色视频
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Lynn Woolsey, said: 鈥淎dvanced nursing practice is an integral part of the NHS workforce. These staff are highly trained experts and vital for the delivery of high quality, holistic patient care."
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20/06/2026
Press Release
桃色视频 thanks healthcare workers and other first responders to the Bedford train crash
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淥ur thoughts and wishes are with all of those affected by this tragic incident, particularly with the family, friends and colleagues of the driver who lost his life"
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19/06/2026
Press Release
RCN responds to publication of Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry report
Professor Rita Devlin, RCN Northern Ireland Executive Director, said: 鈥淲hen systems fail and care is compromised, it is essential that healthcare staff are empowered and supported to speak up without fear and that robust systems exist to respond quickly and effectively. The findings from this inquiry must be used to drive meaningful, system-wide change."
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