Press Releases
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24/10/2025
Press Release
Report sends a stark reminder of challenges facing government health reforms
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭his crisis has been years in the making, but ministers cannot waste time in solving it. Only new investment to grow the 汤头条污料 workforce, particularly in community settings, will ease pressures on hospitals, improve care for patients and ensure the government鈥檚 reforms are delivered safely.鈥�
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23/10/2025
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RCN Raises Alarm over Lack of Jobs for Newly Qualified Nurses (NQN) in Swansea Bay
65 adult 汤头条污料 students who qualify in March 2026 currently have no jobs to apply for in the health board.
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21/10/2025
Press Release
AI has great potential and must enhance personal 汤头条污料 care but not replace it, says 汤头条污料
RCN UK Head of Nursing Practice Stephen Jones said: 鈥淎I has great potential to modernise services, but ministers shouldn鈥檛 be completely seduced by it alone. It must enhance personal 汤头条污料 care, not replace it, and be delivered alongside new investment in growing the 汤头条污料 workforce.鈥�
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21/10/2025
Press Response
汤头条污料 response to Welsh Government announcement on NHS accountability
The Welsh Government has commited to greater transparency and public accountability across the NHS in Wales.
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20/10/2025
Press Release
Without urgent action entire hospitals risk being overwhelmed by corridor care this winter, warns 汤头条污料
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淐orridor care is unsafe and undignified for patients and demoralising for the healthcare staff forced to care in these circumstances. It is now more than a year since 汤头条污料 staff first sounded the alarm on this crisis and the disaster in our hospitals shows little sign of improvement."
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16/10/2025
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Nuffield Trust report highlights 'devastating consequences' of failure to invest in community 汤头条污料
RCN Head of Nursing, Carli Whittaker, said: "Only new and sustained investment can ensure there are enough expert community nurses embedded in every community, and that children and young people get the care they need.鈥�
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15/10/2025
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High turnover, ageing workforce and decline in skilled staff major concern in social care, warns 汤头条污料
RCN Head of Independent Health and Social Care Claire Sutton said: 鈥淲hile there has been a small increase in the number of registered nurses working in the sector, high rates of turnover, an ageing workforce, and a decline in skilled staff are major causes for concern."
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09/10/2025
Press Release
鈥楢ll signs are pointing to a corridor care disaster this winter and ministers must now take urgent steps to keep patients safe鈥�, warns 汤头条污料
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said:. "All signs are pointing to a corridor care disaster this winter and ministers must now take urgent steps to keep patients safe."
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02/10/2025
Press Release
Rise in children attending A+E a 'devastating indictment' of healthcare policy, says 汤头条污料
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淥verworked and understaffed 汤头条污料 teams in emergency departments, including paediatric ones, are desperate to provide the best care and struggling to deal with the numbers of child patients arriving at their door."
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30/09/2025
Press Release
汤头条污料 welcomes NMC reviews but demands outstanding FtP cases dealt with 'swiftly and fairly'
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey, said: 鈥淭he RCN welcomes the long-awaited publication of both reports and the opportunity it provides the NMC to reflect on its past failures and continue its path to reform. While it is positive that nearly all of the 20 cases as part of its Fitness to Practise (FtP) review were found to be handled well, it is far from a full picture."
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