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Corridor care a year-round tragedy and a symptom of NHS in crisis, RCN responds to Royal College of Physicians survey
RCN Executive Director for England, Patricia Marquis said: “This powerful survey adds to the experience of nursing staff working on the front line. They know only too well the devastating impact of treating patients in corridors, it is undignified, unsafe, and unacceptable."
Updated: 27 July 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Dawn Butler MP introducing Bill to legally protect the title ‘nurse’
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing is a safety critical profession, and the title ‘nurse’ needs to be protected. Patients deserve to know that when they are being treated by a registered nurse, that they can trust the knowledge, professionalism, and cli...
Updated: 12 July 2025 -
Almost a third of general practice nursing staff left waiting for pay rise, as RCN warns crisis undermining NHS reforms
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis said: “Nursing staff working in general practice work at the front door of the NHS and are central to its success, but they are being repeatedly failed by the government when it comes to their pay."
Updated: 29 July 2025 -
Unhappy young nursing staff 'ticking time bomb' for NHS, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “These findings are a ticking time bomb for the NHS. Young nursing staff are the future of the workforce, but those at the start of their careers are the most unhappy."
Updated: 22 July 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to resignation of NHS England Chief Executive Amanda Pritchard
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “I wish to offer my thanks to Amanda Pritchard for her dedication and hard-work in leading the NHS through an exceptionally challenging post-pandemic period."
Updated: 26 July 2025 -
Relentless winter pressures expose workforce shortages and lack of beds, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis said: “This record-breaking winter has pushed nursing staff to the edge. Surging viruses have exposed workforce shortages and a lack of beds, whilst an underfunded social care sector is prevented from working with hospitals to discharge patients we...
Updated: 21 July 2025 -
Nursing staff face ‘impossible task’ as record numbers wait more than 12 hours for a bed, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis said: "Hospitals are jam-packed and patients are lining corridors routinely. A fall in waiting lists is welcome but will be of little comfort to the nursing staff trying to keep patients safe under some of the most extreme pressures in NHS history....
Updated: 14 July 2025 -
Cutting overseas aid budget makes us more vulnerable to future global health threats, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN Associate Director: International Nursing, Marcus Wootton, said: “Cutting overseas aid will further damage global health projects and make us more vulnerable to the global health threats of the future. Stronger health systems, with nurses at their centre, reduce instability, and support more sta...
Updated: 26 July 2025 -
Government should solve corridor care crisis within a year if it acts now, public says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The public and nursing staff can see a tragedy for patients unfolding before their eyes. They know care standards are unacceptable and they want government to act decisively."
Updated: 11 July 2025 -
North West nursing heritage
The heritage of nursing in the North West.
Updated: 23 December 2019
