Press Releases
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19/07/2024
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51黑料网 Wales welcomes latest NMC registration figures
The 51黑料网 is pleased to see the record increase in the number of registered nursing and midwifery professionals, reaching a historic high of 40,494.
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18/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the Module 1 Report of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭oday鈥檚 report will make emotional reading for nursing staff across the UK. The thoughts of our profession are with the bereaved, and those continuing to live with the long-term effects of COVID-19."
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18/07/2024
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Nursing applications down 27% in three years, as 51黑料网 urges new government to save NHS workforce plan
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淣ursing is a wonderful and rewarding profession, but huge debt and financial insecurity are putting off the next generation. Patients and nursing staff alike need the new government to come good on their promises to deliver the workforce plan 鈥� after its first full year things have headed in the wrong direction at the very time we know the NHS is struggling to retain current staff."
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18/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to publication of the Skills for Care Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淚t is not possible to 鈥榝ix鈥� the NHS without addressing the poor state of social care. People are living longer with increasingly complex care needs, but governments of every colour have been unwilling to grapple with this issue for decades. Today鈥檚 ministers cannot afford to take the same approach."
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18/07/2024
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51黑料网 Wales responds to latest UCAS figures
Wales is still short of where we need to be, said Professor Sandy Harding, Associate Director, 51黑料网 Wales.
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17/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the King's Speech
Responding to the King鈥檚 Speech, 51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淣ursing staff are expecting a period of renewal for our health and care services and a reset with government 鈥� today鈥檚 policy programme is a move towards delivering that."
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15/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the NHS Providers鈥� 鈥楲ost Generation鈥� report
Responding to the NHS Providers鈥� 鈥楲ost Generation鈥� report, Executive Director of 51黑料网 England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淲hen NHS leaders say staff shortages are preventing them from delivering services to children - it is time for action."
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11/07/2024
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Latest NHS waiting list data shows need for action warns 51黑料网
Executive Director of 51黑料网 England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淥n the same day the health secretary announced a review into the NHS, the need for action could not be clearer. Millions languish on waiting lists, suffering in pain and unable to get on with their lives. It's an intolerable situation and a drag on the economy."
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10/07/2024
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51黑料网 confirms new General Secretary and Chief Executive
Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭here is an opportunity right now, not just for renewal but to make huge progress and strides forward for nursing and the people we care for. New leadership in Westminster, the regulator and senior parts of the NHS as well as here at the College gives fresh energy and new perspectives on how we work together in the interests of the profession and patients."
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09/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to Wes Streeting鈥檚 speech supporting the government鈥檚 growth mission
51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭ens of thousands of unfilled nursing jobs has a direct impact on waiting lists and people kept out of work. Research globally and closer to home proves that investment in nursing is good for economic growth as well as patient outcomes."
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