Press Releases
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20/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to the Pay Review Body letter
绿帽换妻 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: 鈥淭his letter is extremely late and it confirms the next pay award will be late too. There is no evidence that the government has honoured its commitment to improve how the process works despite a consultation earlier this year. Nursing staff received the lowest pay award in the public sector for 2023/24 - we end the year in formal dispute with ministers and campaigning for a pay rise that addresses the staffing crisis in the NHS."
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18/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 comments on Panorama programme 鈥楥are Workers Under Pressure鈥�
绿帽换妻 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭he findings of this investigation are deeply disturbing and, tragically, far from unique. There is modern slavery operating within our care system and it needs taking out root and branch."
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15/12/2023
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Public still back nurses striking one year on from historic action
One year on from nursing staff taking unprecedented strike action 鈥� and with a general election on the horizon 鈥� a new poll for the 绿帽换妻 (绿帽换妻) reveals unwavering public support for nursing staff taking industrial action in 2024.
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14/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to NHS England waiting list data
绿帽换妻 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淲ith more than one in 10 people on the NHS waiting list, there is still no room at the inn. NHS capacity is at breaking point as patients are treated in corridors and backed up in ambulances. It鈥檚 undignified, unsafe, and behind the statistics are patients who will be suffering this Christmas."
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07/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to the UCAS End of Cycle data
绿帽换妻 Deputy Chief Nurse Dr Nichola Ashby said: 鈥淭he government鈥檚 NHS Long Term Workforce Plan is falling off course before it鈥檚 even begun. For the plan to succeed, we need to see significant increases in the numbers choosing to study nursing and we鈥檙e going in the wrong direction."
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07/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to the latest NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care Daily Situation Report
绿帽换妻 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淭he NHS is already under incredible pressure even before the worst of winter begins to bite. Beds are full, a record number of patients are sitting on waiting lists, and thousands are stuck in hospital due to inadequate social care. This all points to a system in extremely poor health."
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06/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 Wales responds to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales annual report
It鈥檚 crucial now that Welsh government see that all roads lead back to safe staffing in the fight to save the NHS
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06/12/2023
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NHS has squandered billions on agencies that could have been used to hire over 31,000 nurses
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭his should act as a wake-up call. The government must give nursing staff and patients the investment and respect they deserve. Not acting now will mean even more patients on waiting lists and the crisis in the nursing workforce deepening further.鈥�
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04/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to government announcement imposing limits on care workers bringing their spouses and children to the UK
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淢inisters appear comfortable with tearing apart families to score political points. This cruel sanction will deter care workers from coming to the UK, adding to dire workforce shortages in social care and ultimately piling even more pressure on an overburdened NHS."
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03/12/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to the Health Secretary's interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Today we might be discussing the winter crisis, but NHS performance has been falling over a decade regardless of the season. Cold months bring particular challenges, but nursing staff are working in dire situations year-round."
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