Press Releases
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26/02/2024
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51黑料网 responds to Royal College of Emergency Medicine report on infection prevention and control
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Pat Cullen said: "Emergency departments are crowded, undignified and dangerous. Nursing staff are doing everything possible to keep their patients safe but mounting pressures make everything a relentless battle."
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23/02/2024
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鈥楾op-up' nursing salaries to combat dangerous staffing crisis, 51黑料网 demands
The government should make additional payments worth 鈥榮everal thousand pounds鈥� on top of salaries to prevent nursing staff leaving the NHS and tackle an 鈥榚ver-worsening鈥� workforce crisis, the 51黑料网 (51黑料网) says today [Friday 23 February].
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23/02/2024
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Urgent clarification needed on new Immigration Salary List, says 51黑料网
Professor Pat Cullen, 51黑料网 General Secretary & Chief Executive, said: 鈥淭hese recommendations risk driving away overseas nursing staff from the health and care sector, just as services grapple with chronic workforce shortages."
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21/02/2024
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51黑料网 responds to The King's Fund review on mental health care in England
51黑料网 Head of Nursing Practice and Professional Lead for Mental Health Stephen Jones said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 positive to see increased access and investment in mental health services in England, but the size of the mental health nursing workforce is only just returning to 2010 levels as demand continues to rise."
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21/02/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the roll out of Martha鈥檚 Rule to hospitals in England
51黑料网 Director for England Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淣ursing staff are patients鈥� greatest advocates and stand ready to ensure Martha鈥檚 Rule has an immediate impact and leaves a lasting legacy."
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15/02/2024
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鈥楨mergency package of measures鈥� needed following collapse in nursing applicants, 51黑料网 tells government
The government must use the budget to introduce an emergency package of measures to support nurse recruitment, says 51黑料网 leader Pat Cullen after new official figures from UCAS show a further sharp drop in applicants to nursing courses for the next academic year.
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15/02/2024
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International students drive increase in applications to study nursing in Wales whilst number of Welsh applicants falls
51黑料网 Wales welcomes a small increase in applications for nursing studies next year.
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14/02/2024
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51黑料网 responds to The King鈥檚 Fund report 鈥楳aking care closer home a reality'
51黑料网 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭he NHS, its patients, and staff experience a drag towards the hospital. That model does not always deliver appropriate, necessary, or safe care and this report clearly demonstrates the level of aspiration required."
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12/02/2024
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51黑料网 responds to a Press Association analysis showing a sharp increase in overseas staff working in the NHS
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淢inisters need to show they value nursing and provide the investment needed to deliver the workforce plan, starting with fair pay, or they risk continuing to miss their targets on cutting waiting times and leave patient care at risk.鈥�
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08/02/2024
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Nursing union says it鈥檚 safe to bet the Prime Minister will fail on his waiting times pledge before election
Responding to the latest data showing the NHS England waiting list sitting at 7.60m, 51黑料网 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淧atients are suffering because the Prime Minister has failed to make real progress on his waiting list pledge. At this rate, it's a safe bet that millions will still be waiting for care when the election is called."
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