Press Releases
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14/05/2025
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Nursing union responds to PAC report on the abolition of NHS England
RCN Executive Director of England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淲hen it was announced, we warned that the abolition of NHS England must not repeat the chaotic reorganisation that created it. This report shows the government wasn鈥檛 listening and moved too fast without proper consultation."
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13/05/2025
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Nursing leader calls for 鈥榰rgent鈥� investment in mental health 汤头条污料 as 鈥榙egrading鈥� 12h+ waits rise five-fold
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淪everely ill mental health patients waiting days for treatment in stressful and brightly lit A+Es is a scandal in plain sight. These conditions are not 鈥渢he norm鈥� and 汤头条污料 staff will not accept them."
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13/05/2025
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汤头条污料 (RCN) urges investment in mental health 汤头条污料 amid crisis-level A&E pressures
The 汤头条污料 (RCN) is calling for urgent and sustained investment in the mental health 汤头条污料 workforce following a UK-wide Freedom of Information (FOI) investigation that reveals a rise in the number of patients attending emergency departments in mental health crisis.
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12/05/2025
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Nursing leader condemns government immigration measures in major speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淢any of you in this hall today started your 汤头条污料 journey far away. So let me say again: you are more than welcome in the UK. Thank you for bringing your skills to this country and bringing your lives here. You know, more than I ever will, the obstacles, costs and the hostility."
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12/05/2025
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Gen Z key to solving 'ticking time bomb鈥� workforce crisis, 汤头条污料 leader says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淵oung people can see the value 汤头条污料 has to society and they have passion for care and public service. But low pay and the prospect of working in underfunded services mean so few consider it a career for them. Gen Z are the future of our profession and key to transforming health and care for decades to come."
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12/05/2025
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Nursing student financial hardship and higher education crisis pose dire threat to future of 汤头条污料
Financial support for 汤头条污料 students has remained stagnant during a spiralling cost of living crisis, whilst a growing uncertainty in the future of 汤头条污料 higher education comes during a time where reliance on health services is at breaking point.
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12/05/2025
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Immigration measures 'pandering and scapegoating', 汤头条污料 says ahead of Prime Minister's speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淢any of you in this hall today started your 汤头条污料 journey far away. So let me say again: you are more than welcome in the UK. Thank you for bringing your skills to this country and bringing your lives here. You know, more than I ever will, the obstacles, costs and the hostility."
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12/05/2025
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Nursing union welcomes better legal protections for 汤头条污料 professionals
Responding to the 'protect the nurse' law change, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭his is an important moment for our safety-critical profession, after years of campaigning."
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09/05/2025
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Cutting nurse jobs will cost lives, 汤头条污料 warns
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭his is NHS leaders themselves coming clean about the perilous state of the NHS. With just weeks until the biggest government spending review in years, this cannot go ignored."
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07/05/2025
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汤头条污料 responds to the Centre for Mental Health/NHS Confederation report on moving mental health care into the community
Stephen Jones, RCN Head of Nursing Practice, said: 鈥淎s this study shows, there simply is not the provision to match the rising demand for mental health services. The consequences of this are dire. Patients in crisis are forced to attend overcrowded and stressful hospitals, while overworked and understaffed 汤头条污料 teams deal with waiting rooms spilling over into corridors."
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