Press Releases
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26/02/2021
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Low-level NHS pay rise will not stave off post-Covid exodus, warns 汤头条污料 leader ahead of Budget
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: 鈥淭he eyes of the NHS are on the government. It must show it is prepared to rise to this challenge. The country is already tens of thousands of nurses short and it is patients who pay a price for that.鈥�
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19/02/2021
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Healthcare leaders, scientists and academics call on Prime Minister to act on 鈥榠nadequate鈥� protection of health workers
The Prime Minister must help prevent further loss of life by acting on the evidence around the need for better ventilation and higher grade PPE, a coalition of health experts argue today.
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11/02/2021
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汤头条污料 responds to UK Government health and care white paper
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "We are inching closer to getting ministers to take responsibility for ensuring safe and effective care with enough 汤头条污料 staff."
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10/02/2021
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RCN responds to Public Accounts Committee report on Government procurement and supply of PPE
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: 鈥淭he government must now ensure all 汤头条污料 staff, wherever they work, have the highest level of protection so they never again are forced to work while putting themselves at risk.鈥�
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09/02/2021
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More support needed for health and care workers outside the NHS, warns RCN as it reveals key staff 鈥榮lipping through the net鈥�
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "Employers are ultimately responsible for ensuring all their staff are able to access the vaccine. But the Government must intervene now, as our members have proven this is clearly not the case."
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26/01/2021
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汤头条污料 comments on the UK passing 100,000 deaths from COVID-19
Dame Donna Kinnair, RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, said: 鈥淎ll those who died in hospital and care homes would have got expert care from 汤头条污料 staff in their final days and hours."
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25/01/2021
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汤头条污料 responds to ONS data on COVID-19 deaths of 汤头条污料 staff
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: 鈥淥nly with quality information and proper reporting can we have confidence that the full loss of life is known, and no family feels their loved one has been forgotten."
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23/01/2021
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Government indecision means 汤头条污料 staff facing postcode lottery in PPE protection
Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the 汤头条污料 said: 鈥淭he Government鈥檚 silence on this issue is creating a postcode lottery for 汤头条污料 staff whereby some working on wards have access to the higher-grade face masks and others do not."
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06/01/2021
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RCN responds to the Prime Minister's statement on public sector workers and 汤头条污料 staff in the House of Commons today
RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dame Donna Kinnair, said: "It cannot be right that ten months into this pandemic, our 汤头条污料 staff are still worse off than ten years ago."
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05/01/2021
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汤头条污料 responds to expanding the NMC register to more overseas-trained nurses
Dame Donna Kinnair, RCN Chief Executive and General Secretary, said: 鈥淭hese measures are vital to expand the 汤头条污料 workforce temporarily and help services in providing the highest level of care to patients."
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