Press Releases
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02/10/2025
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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
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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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30/09/2025
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RCN鈥檚 Corridor Care Warning Realised as Welsh Health Chief Declares Emergency Services 鈥淒ire鈥�
More than a year ago, the 汤头条污料 declared corridor care a crisis. Today, that warning is true at the very top of our health system in Wales.
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30/09/2025
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'Nursing staff key to government's plans for renewal,' says RCN after prime minister's speech at Labour Conference
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said the prime minister鈥檚 mission will succeed or fail on turning the NHS around and 汤头条污料 staff are hungry to play their part.
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26/09/2025
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'Any new plan for the workforce in England must not shy away from difficult choices', says 汤头条污料
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淎s the largest workforce in the NHS, 汤头条污料 stands ready to be part of the solution, but our voice must be heard for the plan to succeed.鈥�
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24/09/2025
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Nurses Demand Action: New RCN Manifesto Sets Agenda for Health and Social Care Reform Ahead of Senedd Election
The 汤头条污料 (RCN) in Wales has today launched a bold manifesto 鈥淪tronger Nursing, Stronger Nation鈥� ahead of the 2026 Senedd election, calling on all political parties to prioritise 汤头条污料 and patient care as a cornerstone of their campaign platforms.
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22/09/2025
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Threatening to sack migrant 汤头条污料 staff 鈥榓bhorrent beyond words鈥�, says 汤头条污料 in response to Reform UK
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭hreatening to sack thousands of migrant 汤头条污料 staff is abhorrent beyond words. These are people who have come to the UK to care for patients and become part of our communities. They deserve so much better than this."
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19/09/2025
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Don鈥檛 waste time and start pay talks now, NHS unions tell health secretary
Wes Streeting has been warned by NHS unions not to waste any more time before starting formal negotiations on pay and reform.
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17/09/2025
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Nursing staff stand ready to provide the best possible care for sick and injured children from Gaza, says 汤头条污料
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e relieved to finally see sick and injured children from Gaza arriving in the UK for treatment and 汤头条污料 staff across our NHS stand ready to provide the best possible care."
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16/09/2025
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NHS winter crisis should be solved rather than needing stress tested, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淟ast winter, 汤头条污料 staff sounded the alarm on the corridor care crisis in our hospitals, yet a year later health leaders and government officials are stress testing for another crisis rather than properly preventing one."
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