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Urgently investigate social care exploitation, nursing leader to tell government ahead of Commons’ debate
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “For years, rogue social care employers and recruitment agencies have exploited migrant care workers with almost total impunity. They have shackled people with eye-watering debt, confiscated passports and threatened deportatio...
Updated: 17 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to new analysis which shows significant disparities in waiting times for different patient groups in England’s NHS
Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of RCN England, said: “If you are Black, a woman, or from a deprived area, you are facing longer waits for treatment and potentially worse health outcomes – that is appalling. Whilst the causes of health inequalities are complex, there can be little doubt that in...
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
RCN responds to the Skills for Care state of the adult social care sector and workforce report
Claire Sutton, RCN Transformational Lead, Independent Health and Social Care Sector said: “A fall in social care vacancies masks the harsh reality of a sector which has nowhere near enough staff to meet people’s needs. Registered nurse numbers continue to decline as domestic recruitment collapses, f...
Updated: 10 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to The King's Fund's analysis - 'Illustrating the relationship between poverty and NHS services'
RCN Deputy Chief Nurse, Dr Nichola Ashby, said: “Every day, nursing staff see the impact poverty has on people’s health. But despite working in every possible setting – from people’s homes to social care and emergency departments – they are often powerless to stop the root causes of poverty that lea...
Updated: 16 August 2024 -
Crisis in nursing unresolved after today's Budget, Royal College of Nursing says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The Chancellor’s task was difficult, but the crisis in nursing remains unresolved after today’s Budget. Thousands of staff continue to leave the profession, whilst new nurse numbers have collapsed in every English region. We a...
Updated: 30 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to new figures showing the cost of NHS estate repairs hitting £14bn
Kim Sunley, RCN Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing, said: "Nursing staff are trying to deliver care in a health service that is falling apart in front of their eyes. They shouldn't have to worry about collapsing ceilings, water leaking through the walls or the presence of dangerous asbestos, but t...
Updated: 17 March 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to NHS performance figures
Responding to the latest NHS performance figures, RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “Horrendous waits are becoming normalised in a system that cannot cope with demand. Whilst the NHS continues to battle chronic nursing workforce shortages, the number of those waiting the longest has gr...
Updated: 12 August 2024 -
NHS budget must take account of our ageing population and increasing demand, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “The NHS budget must take account of our ageing population and increasing demand – failing to do so means stealth cuts for the NHS which could have profound consequences for patient care."
Updated: 17 August 2024 -
Nursing Exodus: Nurses fleeing England for better pay
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Pat Cullen said: “Low pay and poor working conditions are driving chronic workforce shortages. With the prospect of better pay and working conditions abroad, it should be little wonder why nurses are opting to use their skills elsewhere."
Updated: 7 August 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Nuffield Trust report on learning disability
RCN Professional Lead in Learning Disabilities Nursing Jonathan Beebee said: “It is a damning indictment of the way health inequalities have been allowed to flourish that those with learning disabilities are dying much sooner and from preventable causes."
Updated: 11 August 2024
