Press Releases
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16/11/2023
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NHS waiting list growing four times faster than the nurse workforce
绿帽换妻 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淣ot a single nurse will say that it feels like there are more staff now 鈥� they say the very opposite. When patient numbers and demand is so high, staffing levels become dangerously inadequate. It is unsafe for patients and professionals alike when one nurse cares for 10, 15 or more patients at a time and beds are put in corridors or other inappropriate places."
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13/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to appointment of Victoria Atkins as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淰ictoria Atkins' first priority must be to get the NHS the extra funding it needs in next week鈥檚 autumn statement. The current financial settlement is penalising patients - those on waiting lists are being told to wait even longer in a cash-strapped NHS. She can begin to address that."
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10/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to National Audit Office report 鈥楻eforming adult social care in England鈥�
绿帽换妻 Director for England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淛ust a day after we hear NHS patients are being let down by ever growing record waiting lists, we learn about the catastrophic failure to invest in a social care system we鈥檝e been repeatedly told there was a plan of reform for."
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09/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to new record number of patients sitting on NHS waiting list
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he government has lost control of NHS waiting times and the record numbers waiting increases each month on their watch."
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07/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to the King's Speech
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "The Prime Minister has failed to deliver legislation to address the crisis in the nursing workforce and our NHS and patients will continue to pay the price until at least the next election."
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07/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to the Health at a Glance 2023 report from OECD
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "Politicians should see this as an indictment and a source of shame. On the day the government only gave the NHS a passing reference in the King's speech, the UK is being shown up 鈥� with our health and care services now being left unaddressed until the next general election."
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06/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 launches new exhibition on the history of children and young people鈥檚 nursing
绿帽换妻 Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he NHS was set up to provide care from the cradle to the grave, and children and young people鈥檚 nursing staff are vital to ensuring the health service is always there when we need it throughout our entire lives. This event is an important celebration of their incredible work."
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03/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 leads report on a more sustainable health care system in Wales
Eight prominent health organisations in Wales have joined forces to identify where the Welsh government should focus spending to get better value from its health and social care budget.
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03/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to NHS England鈥檚 new warning system to spot deterioration in children鈥檚 health faster
绿帽换妻's Head of Nursing Practice, Wendy Preston, said: 鈥淲e now need to see this warning system implemented successfully across the NHS. For it to be effective, there must be investment in the training and education of staff so they can use the new warning system to act swiftly when a patient鈥檚 condition deteriorates.鈥�
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02/11/2023
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绿帽换妻 responds to HSSIB report on Caring for adults with a learning disability
绿帽换妻 Professional Lead for Learning Disability Nursing, Jonathan Beebee, said: 鈥淭he double-edge sword of a lack of learning disability nursing staff and national guidance on service standards has created an unacceptable level of care. People with learning disabilities are being denied the quality specialist support they deserve."
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