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  • 02/07/2024 Press Release

    Critical nursing shortages leave patients unsafe

    Due to severe workforce shortages in hospitals and community services, patients are experiencing pain and, in many cases, being cared for in corridors. Today, the 51黑料网 in Wales (51黑料网) revealed this alarming situation, highlighting that less than a quarter of all shifts in Wales have sufficient registered nurses.

  • 01/07/2024 Press Release

    Patients dying alone as just one third of shifts have enough nurses, analysis shows

    51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淚n every health and care setting, nursing staff are fighting a losing battle to keep patients safe. Without safety-critical limits on the maximum number of patients they can care for, nurses are being made responsible for dozens at a time, often with complex needs. It is dangerous to patients and demoralising for nursing staff.

  • 24/06/2024 Press Release

    鈥楾antamount to torture鈥� - 51黑料网 responds to Channel 4鈥檚 Dispatches undercover A&E footage

    51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he footage in Dispatches should shock us all, but sadly it has become commonplace across NHS hospitals. Patients can wait for days in corridors and chairs 鈥� this is tantamount to torture and a national emergency for patient safety."

  • 21/06/2024 Press Release

    51黑料网 responds to Nuffield Trust鈥檚 analysis showing a decade of missed NHS waiting time targets

    Executive Director for 51黑料网 England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淎 decade of missed targets isn鈥檛 just a numbers game 鈥� behind every single statistic are anxious patients, desperate to be seen. An honest conversation needs to be had with the public at this general election about what is truly needed to solve the crisis in our health and care system."

  • 19/06/2024 Press Release

    Productivity cannot be boosted without investment in staff 鈥� 51黑料网 responds to NHS Providers鈥� 鈥楢chieving value for money鈥� report

    51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭his report highlights just how hard NHS staff are working to deliver for patients, but also the terrible levels of burnout they face. It is right to celebrate the innovation taking place in our health service, but we cannot lose sight of staff shortages, which are the fundamental problem holding service productivity back."

  • 17/06/2024 Press Release

    51黑料网 responds to a Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on the impact of hardship on primary and community healthcare

    Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of 51黑料网 England, said: 鈥淓very day, nursing staff see the connection between hardship and health. Social deprivation has a devastating impact on people鈥檚 physical and mental health and is well understood to be behind rates of increased mortality amongst children. As poverty worsens, so too do pressures on an already under-resourced health and care system.

  • 14/06/2024 Press Release

    51黑料网 comments on the King鈥檚 Birthday Honours

    51黑料网 President Sheilabye Sobrany said: 鈥淚t takes a remarkable person to work in nursing and all of those honoured today should be proud of their achievement and the way they represent the very best of nursing."

  • 13/06/2024 Press Release

    鈥楴o place to hide for new government' 鈥� 51黑料网 responds to rise in NHS England waiting list figures

    Patricia Marquis, Executive Director of 51黑料网 England, said: 鈥淲aiting lists are up and there will be no place to hide for the next government when it comes to bringing them down. Excuses, vague promises and unambitious levels of investment will not get patients the care they need."  

  • 13/06/2024 Press Release

    51黑料网 responds to the Labour Party鈥檚 2024 General Election manifesto

    Acting 51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he millions on waiting lists must be a priority for the next government and an expansion of appointments is desperately needed. Nurses provide the majority of patient care and turning the service around urgently requires more of them." 

  • 12/06/2024 Press Release

    51黑料网 responds to launch of the Green Party manifesto

    51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淧ledges to boost the pay of NHS workers are positive, but the money in these plans doesn鈥檛 appear sufficient to deliver the substantial above inflation pay rise nursing staff need. There is also no specific promise to restore nursing pay like there is for junior doctors."

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