Press Releases
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20/07/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to the Illegal Migration Bill receiving Royal Assent
Responding to the Illegal Migration Bill receiving Royal Assent, RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Nicola Ranger, said: “Today marks a backwards step in the way we treat those fleeing persecution. This law will undermine people’s fundamental right, which are enshrined in international law, and have a catastrophic impact on their health and wellbeing."
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14/07/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ calls government’s approach to public sector pay ‘cavalier and reckless’ in letter to Health Secretary
The ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ has today written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care raising concerns about the government’s ‘divisive approach to public sector pay’ and calling it both ‘cavalier and reckless at a time of the greatest industrial unrest the NHS has ever seen.’
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13/07/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to the government's acceptance of the Pay Review Bodies' recommendations on public sector pay
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The prime minister will have to explain to over a million outraged NHS workers why they are getting the lowest pay rise in the public sector."
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13/07/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to the latest NHS waiting list data
Responding to the latest NHS England waiting list data, RCN Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: "Even after the government’s astonishing admission last week that waiting lists would continue to grow, ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff and patients alike will be deeply concerned by these figures."
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13/07/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to High Court ruling on agency workers and strike action
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “This is a victory for all trade unions and workers including nurses who have already demonstrated their ability to take safe strike action."
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13/07/2023
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Fewer people applying to study UK ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ courses makes workforce plans harder, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “It is deeply concerning to see the number of people applying to study ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ falling again – a clear result of the way the profession has been treated by those in power."
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12/07/2023
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RCN Director warns MPs that NHS Workforce Plan is a ‘lofty set of aspirations without any detail’
The NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is a ‘lofty set of aspirations without any detail of how they’ll be delivered’, the RCN’s Director for England Patricia Marquis said today when giving evidence to the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
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30/06/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to the publication of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: "On the back of this plan, I make an offer to work with all parties on its urgent implementation and help to fill in any blanks. While it is a long-term plan, the workforce growth could hardly come quickly enough."
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30/06/2023
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ comments in anticipation of the NHS Workforce Plan
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “The release of this plan must mark a moment where all players begin to shift to discussing meaningful and long-term solutions before the staff shortages bite even harder. Regular reviews will ensure its relevance and will prevent the plan from gathering dust on a shelf."
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27/06/2023
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Fight for fair pay to continue without new strike mandate for ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ in England
The ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ (RCN) will continue to put pressure on the government to deliver fair pay for ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ in the NHS in England but turnout in a statutory strike ballot did not surpass the 50 per cent legal threshold for action.
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