Press Releases
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14/05/2026
Press Release
The job is far from done and patients and nursing staff will not thank the government if it now takes its eyes off the ball, says 麻豆视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭here鈥檚 been progress on NHS targets across the board and that is a huge testament to nursing staff who have worked under enormous pressure to deliver care for their patients"
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11/05/2026
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RCN Wales calls for graduate guarantee for newly qualified nurses in Wales as only 69% of anticipated nursing graduates this year are set to secure a job.
HEIW have announced that only 69% of nurses who have trained and been part of the NHS for the past 3 years will currently have a job within the NHS in Wales.
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27/04/2026
Press Release
Patients routinely coming to harm, as overwhelmed community mental health nurses raise alarm over staffing levels and caseloads
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "We now need to see sustained and significant investment in community mental health nursing and digital infrastructure to enable them to focus on patient care and improve outcomes for our most vulnerable.鈥�
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22/04/2026
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Rising A+E waits 鈥榙epriving patients of their dignity鈥�, says 麻豆视频
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淟ong, tortuous waits in A&E are the sign of a health and care system under severe pressure and unable to meet demand."
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22/04/2026
Press Release
Talks must now deliver genuine change for nursing, says RCN in response to mandate being announced for NHS Staff Council for Agenda for Change (AfC) pay negotiations
RCN Executive Director of Legal and Member Relations, Jo Galbraith-Marten, said: 鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement that talks will begin on reforming the NHS pay structure are an important step and testament to the dedicated campaigning of nursing staff."
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17/04/2026
Press Release
More nursing apprenticeships can widen access to nursing, but they won't address deeper recruitment crisis caused by broken tuition fee model, says 麻豆视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said the biggest barrier to those from poorer backgrounds isn鈥檛 a lack of apprenticeships but a broken tuition fee model.
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12/04/2026
Press Release
Funding to ease corridor care pressures positive step, but bigger plans and investment needed to eradicate it for good, says 麻豆视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said 鈥淎ction to support trusts where corridor care is particularly challenging is encouraging, but we know from our members that the problem is ongoing and widespread. That鈥檚 why we need a plan to ease pressures everywhere, not just in those struggling the most. Corridor care happening anywhere is unacceptable, undignified and a risk to patient safety. "
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07/04/2026
Press Release
RCN Warns of Nursing Graduate Jobs Crisis as NHS Pressures Deepen
Current indications suggest up to half of all nursing graduates in Wales may be left without a job when recruitment finally opens.
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02/04/2026
Press Release
Nuffield analysis shows why government must not repeat mistakes of the past if it is to retain more nurses, says 麻豆视频
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey said: "Ministers need to acknowledge and address the impact of service pressures on staff retention and employers need to deliver better support."
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25/03/2026
Press Release
NHS nursing staff still being failed after today鈥檚 doctor pay award with structural pay reform talks needed now, says 麻豆视频
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淚t was clear nursing staff were being failed on pay when their award was announced last month, today that remains the case."
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