Press Releases
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17/01/2024
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Nursing union leader vows to fight for NHS on the eve of strike in Northern Ireland
On the eve of strike action in Northern Ireland, 51黑料网 (51黑料网) General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, has given a video message to members: 鈥淐olleagues, it鈥檚 been four years since you first took to the picket lines in Northern Ireland. The first-ever nursing strike here."
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15/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to Hft and Care England report on social care funding
51黑料网 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淵et another report shows adult social care buckling under the pressure brought about by years of neglect. Quick fixes won鈥檛 remedy the catastrophic failure to invest in a system we鈥檝e been repeatedly told there was a plan of reform for."
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15/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to Liberal Democrats' analysis showing a record 420,000 patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in 2023
51黑料网 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭he government is refusing to get to grips with the crisis plaguing our NHS, leaving patients frightened and nurses overstretched. Behind the numbers are people suffering for hours 鈥� with no privacy and left in danger of their health drastically deteriorating."
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11/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the opening of the consultation on a pay spine for nursing staff in the NHS
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淭he current pay scale turns 20 years old this year and no longer reflects the skills and expertise in nursing today. Despite many years of experience, the vast majority of nurses are on the lowest pay bands possible. The current system only rewards people the further away they get from patient care. This approach is poor for patients and works against career progression for a nurse. Automatic pay band progression is afforded to some staff groups and never to nurses 鈥� it is unfair and unsustainable."
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11/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to increased use of virtual wards in the NHS
51黑料网 Head of Nursing Practice, Wendy Preston, said: 鈥淰irtual wards aren鈥檛 a silver bullet to solve the crisis in health and social care. Whether they鈥檙e in a physical bed or on a virtual ward, patients still need to be able to see a nurse."
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11/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the latest NHS England Referral to Treatment (RTT) waiting list data
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淭he NHS waiting list remains extraordinarily high and the UK government only has itself to blame. It鈥檚 been over a year since the prime minister pledged to bring down the waiting list, yet it remains 400,000 higher than when he made his promise."
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10/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the Labour Party鈥檚 Child Health Action Plan
51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淣ursing staff lead public health services and will support a focus on prevention and detection for the youngest. They can support the development of this approach with expertise and evidence on the clear benefits to health outcomes, society and communities when you invest in children and parents to break the cycle of disadvantage."
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10/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to new government plans to boost domestic care workforce
51黑料网 Director for England, Patricia Marquis said: "We hope ministers are at last getting the message that the only way to fill the significant vacancies in social care is by valuing nursing and care staff, and boosting domestic recruitment. However, the plans announced today will fail if they are not backed up by new funding commitments, further detail, and a comprehensive workforce plan."
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08/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to Recruitment and Employment Confederation study showing increasing demand for healthcare staff
Responding to a Recruitment and Employment Confederation study showing an increasing demand for healthcare staff, 51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淭he labour choice that too many are making is not to enter nursing at all - there are falling numbers of students on nurse courses this year. People see the profession is not valued and rewarded fairly and are choosing not to join it, with many others quitting early too."
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07/01/2024
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51黑料网 responds to the Prime Minister's claim that the government reached an agreement with nursing staff on their pay offer
Responding to the Prime Minister鈥檚 claim on 鈥楽unday with Laura Kuenssberg鈥� that the government reached an agreement with nursing staff on their pay offer, 51黑料网 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淭he Prime Minister is forgetting basic facts 鈥� he never reached a pay resolution with nursing staff in the NHS. Our members rejected his pay offer and we remain in dispute."
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