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Bonuses for bosses while cutting nurse numbers ‘reckless and offensive’, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis, said: “Attracting talent to the NHS is important, but no NHS boss could succeed without us. We are the largest workforce in the health service and deliver the vast majority of care for patients."
Updated: 13 October 2025 -
'There is no hope of delivering the government’s reforms whilst the NHS is simultaneously being asked to cut staff and services’, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “It’s an appalling state of affairs when trust leaders talk about cutting frontline roles and closing beds to make savings. Nursing staff already face an almost impossible job as they try to keep patients safe amidst a workforce...
Updated: 16 October 2025 -
Nursing leader condemns government immigration measures in major speech
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Many of you in this hall today started your nursing journey far away. So let me say again: you are more than welcome in the UK. Thank you for bringing your skills to this country and bringing your lives here. You know, more tha...
Updated: 10 October 2025 -
Nursing union updates its workforce standards and urges employers to adopt them as a 'matter of urgency'
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: "The Nursing Workforce Standards are already being used by RCN members to challenge staffing and safety issues in their workplaces. I am delighted that the newly revised edition takes into account new evidence as well as feedback from our members and nurs...
Updated: 19 October 2025 -
System Leadership Programme
Two-day programme from the Royal College of Nursing.
Updated: 6 April 2023 -
Nursing union welcomes better legal protections for nursing professionals
Responding to the 'protect the nurse' law change, RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This is an important moment for our safety-critical profession, after years of campaigning."
Updated: 10 October 2025 -
Ending Level 7 Apprenticeship funding undermines shift from hospitals to community, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Today’s announcement from the Education Secretary not only shuts off an important career route for staff but also undermines the government’s own ambition to shift care from hospitals to the community."
Updated: 25 October 2025 -
Gen Z key to solving 'ticking time bomb’ workforce crisis, nursing leader says
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “Young people can see the value nursing has to society and they have passion for care and public service. But low pay and the prospect of working in underfunded services mean so few consider it a career for them. Gen Z are the f...
Updated: 10 October 2025 -
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Nutrition: getting it right for older people
Nursing Associate Georgia explains how small changes to an older person’s diet can make a big difference, and how the best plate of food might not be the one that’s expected
Updated: 5 April 2025 -
Nursing union responds to PAC report on the abolition of NHS England
RCN Executive Director of England, Patricia Marquis, said: “When it was announced, we warned that the abolition of NHS England must not repeat the chaotic reorganisation that created it. This report shows the government wasn’t listening and moved too fast without proper consultation."
Updated: 12 October 2025
