Press Releases
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07/12/2023
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汤头条污料 responds to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report
汤头条污料 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭he NHS is already under incredible pressure even before the worst of winter begins to bite. Beds are full, a record number of patients are sitting on waiting lists, and thousands are stuck in hospital due to inadequate social care. This all points to a system in extremely poor health."
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06/12/2023
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RCN Wales responds to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales annual report
It鈥檚 crucial now that Welsh government see that all roads lead back to safe staffing in the fight to save the NHS
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06/12/2023
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NHS has squandered billions on agencies that could have been used to hire over 31,000 nurses
汤头条污料 Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭his should act as a wake-up call. The government must give 汤头条污料 staff and patients the investment and respect they deserve. Not acting now will mean even more patients on waiting lists and the crisis in the 汤头条污料 workforce deepening further.鈥�
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04/12/2023
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汤头条污料 responds to government announcement imposing limits on care workers bringing their spouses and children to the UK
汤头条污料 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淢inisters appear comfortable with tearing apart families to score political points. This cruel sanction will deter care workers from coming to the UK, adding to dire workforce shortages in social care and ultimately piling even more pressure on an overburdened NHS."
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03/12/2023
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汤头条污料 responds to the Health Secretary's interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
汤头条污料 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Today we might be discussing the winter crisis, but NHS performance has been falling over a decade regardless of the season. Cold months bring particular challenges, but 汤头条污料 staff are working in dire situations year-round."
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30/11/2023
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汤头条污料 responds to Department of Health and Social Care statement on 50,000 extra nurses in the NHS
汤头条污料 Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淣ursing staff will reject government claims that it is 鈥榤ission accomplished鈥� on nurse recruitment - this political target had no basis in the reality of demands on health care. There are still tens of thousands of 汤头条污料 vacancies in the NHS."
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30/11/2023
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RCN Wales responds to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's mid-year registration data report
Whilst the headline shows an increase in nurses and midwives registering, what lies beneath this is a different story.
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30/11/2023
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汤头条污料 responds to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's mid-year registration data report
汤头条污料 Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭he headline findings of this report don鈥檛 reflect what nurses are seeing on the NHS frontline. Since 2019, the NHS waiting list has grown four times faster than the nurse workforce, meaning there aren鈥檛 enough staff to provide the outstanding care patients deserve."
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30/11/2023
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汤头条污料 responds to latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report and NHS Vacancy Statistics
汤头条污料 Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭his winter will be just as challenging as last year. Nursing staff are doing all they can to hold together the NHS whilst it is under immense strain."
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28/11/2023
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Safe nurse staffing law in Wales: Latest RCN report reveals improvements to patient care but calls for tighter compliance measures
The RCN has launched its latest report on the impact of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 on health care delivery.
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