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NHS nursing staff vote to reject government pay award for current year
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “We are witnessing a fundamental shift in the determination of nursing staff to stand up for themselves, their patients and the NHS they believe in."
Updated: 21 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the Prime Minister’s speech following the publication of Lord Darzi’s review
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The best reform in the NHS looks beyond its own doors and at investment as well as the delivery and standard of each service. Only that holistic approach will achieve the aims being set out today by the Prime Minister."
Updated: 10 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to HSSIB workforce and patient safety report
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “The findings that temporary nursing staff, including those from ethnic minority backgrounds, are being discriminated against and prevented from raising concerns about patient safety are extremely serious. This requires swift and decisive action from NHS ...
Updated: 3 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to publication of Lord Darzi’s Independent investigation of the National Health Service in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff will recognise many of Lord Darzi’s conclusions, not least how sustained austerity, cuts to public health and failure to invest in community services have impacted NHS performance and patient care."
Updated: 9 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the NHS England announcement on reporting patient care in corridors
A spokesperson for the RCN said: "Clear reporting should be mandatory, not optional, if the NHS is going to get a grip on this emergency situation. No patient deserves the indignity of care in such inappropriate locations."
Updated: 14 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the Prime Minister’s remarks ahead of BBC Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg interview
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Whether it’s the youngest or oldest in society, patient care is not at the standard it should be. And nursing staff feel professionally compromised."
Updated: 5 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the health secretary’s speech at the Labour Party Conference
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Those working in the NHS recognise the health secretary’s diagnosis and stand ready to help in delivering the change needed to improve care for all patients. It requires investment in the nursing workforce who currently do not ...
Updated: 23 February 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to the IPPR ‘Our Greatest Asset’ report
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “The government can only achieve its stated missions for growth and the NHS by prioritising health, including prevention. Doing that will require increased investment to scale up community and public health nursing services, whilst ensuring th...
Updated: 17 September 2024 -
Digitalisation: A double-edged sword?
It is undeniable how much of our clinical work has been revolutionised by technology, digitalisation, and now slowly by artificial intelligence. This blog aims to make us ponder on the wide range of opportunities as well as the actual and potential risks that these bring.
Updated: 11 October 2025 -
Life as a Consultant Nurse and Clinical Director
A nurse as a Clinical Director (CD) is uncommon in most organisations. I therefore consider my appointment to interim CD is as much a testament to the foresight and bravery of my line managers, as it is about my skill to perform. Eight months into this role, I reflect on my day to day experience.
Updated: 13 May 2025
