Press Releases
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09/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the publication of the NMC鈥檚 Independent Culture Review
51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he recognition of the failings in this report is a start. But the trust of nursing professionals and patients will only be re-established through immediate and on-going action. We are committed to ensuring that, in future, the NMC represents the modern reality and interests of nursing, midwifery and patients."
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05/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to statement by the new health secretary, Wes Streeting
A 51黑料网 spokesperson said: 鈥淎 fair pay settlement for all is the first step into rescuing health and care services, along with proper investment to boost recruitment and retention. We can't keep asking the same dedicated health workers to do more with less.鈥�
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05/07/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the general election result and election of Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister
51黑料网 Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淥utside Downing Street, Keir Starmer rightly acknowledged the insecurity felt by nursing staff - our profession was the top of his list. From day one, he must deliver a reset in relations with health and care services, the people who work in them and their professional representatives. We will act as partners in finding constructive solutions."
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02/07/2024
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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.
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01/07/2024
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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.
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24/06/2024
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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."
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21/06/2024
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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."
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19/06/2024
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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."
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17/06/2024
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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.
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14/06/2024
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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."
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