Press Releases
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29/04/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ comments on Sir Simon Stevens stepping down from NHS England
RCN President, Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty, said: “He always spoke about nurses and doctors, in that order, and I would like to thank him for the incredible support he has given us as a community and profession throughout the pandemic.
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27/04/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ stands in solidarity with ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff in India
RCN President Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty, said: "In the context of a global pandemic, no one is safe until everyone is safe."
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09/04/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ sends condolences on death of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
“The contribution His Royal Highness made to public life in this country for many decades will be his greatest legacy," said Dame Donna Kinnair, RCN's Chief Executive and General Secretary
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18/03/2021
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Boris Johnson must stand by nurses who stood by him, says RCN leader
The prime minister must remember the work of ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff he praised after his own hospital stay and reconsider his one per cent NHS pay award , the leader of the ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ says in a speech to activists today.
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18/03/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to CQC report ‘Protect, respect, connect – decisions about living and dying well during COVID-19’
“End of life care must always be delivered with the utmost compassion and designed as part of the personalised care plan to suit each patient," says Carolyn Doyle, Professional Lead for Community & End of Life Care for the ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ
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10/03/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to the Public Accounts Committee report on Test, Track and Trace
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: “The Government needs to move ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ staff up their list of priorities or they risk losing those who they have relied on from the very beginning of the pandemic.
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07/03/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to Prime Minister’s comments on nurses and NHS pay
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "The prime minister must put his money where his mouth is. NHS staff are worth it and there is overwhelming public support."
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07/03/2021
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UK government’s COVID-19 infection control guidelines ‘fundamentally flawed’ and need replacing, says independent report
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "Staff are scared for themselves and their families and left any longer it’ll turn to anger."
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05/03/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ to set up Industrial Action Fund
In setting up this fund, the RCN will create the UK’s largest union strike fund overnight. The next steps will be decided in conjunction with our members.
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03/03/2021
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ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ responds to the Budget statement 2021
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "That there was no substantive mention of health and care services is incredulous in the middle of a pandemic."
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