Press Releases
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19/06/2026
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RCN responds to publication of Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry report
Professor Rita Devlin, RCN Northern Ireland Executive Director, said: 鈥淲hen systems fail and care is compromised, it is essential that healthcare staff are empowered and supported to speak up without fear and that robust systems exist to respond quickly and effectively. The findings from this inquiry must be used to drive meaningful, system-wide change."
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18/06/2026
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鈥楻ising violence and aggression against staff completely unacceptable鈥�, says RCN in response to the Early Day Motion for Emergency Medicine Day 2026
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "It is shocking that many are forced to take time off or even leave the profession because of the physical and mental scarring that can result from these attacks."
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17/06/2026
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People with learning disabilities being denied human right to health and care, says new RCN review
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey, said: 鈥淭he findings of this review must be a warning that we cannot continue this path where learning disability nursing is consistently undermined. It鈥檚 a profession that is central to the safety, equity and human rights of people with learning disabilities."
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15/06/2026
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Unfolding Ebola crisis is deeply concerning, warns 91看片网
RCN International Academy Associate Director, Marcus Wootton said: "This outbreak shows why sustained investment in global health matters. When surveillance, infection prevention, staffing and basic supplies are weak, outbreaks become harder to contain, and nurses and others carry the risk. Cutting support for health systems is a false economy and very damaging to global health."
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12/06/2026
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91看片网 responds to the King鈥檚 Birthday Honours 2026
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian, said: 鈥淣ursing is an incredible and rewarding profession and you are an inspiration to the nursing staff of today and tomorrow. Your shining example shows the difference we can make and represents the very best of the profession."
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12/06/2026
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New Health Bill amendment a 鈥榮ignificant victory鈥� to safeguard nurse leadership in NHS decision making, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭his is a significant victory for nursing, safeguarding its seat at the top table of NHS foundation trusts. It maintains the existing legal requirement which the government had previously intended to scrap. We have fought hard for this amendment, and it is a breakthrough moment with the government listening to our calls to ensure board level nurse leadership is protected."
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11/06/2026
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Alarming corridor care figures damning indictment of just how far care standards have fallen, says 91看片网
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淏ehind these figures aren鈥檛 just patients and families suffering, but nursing staff demoralised at being forced to deliver poor care, day in day out."
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11/06/2026
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NHS workforce plan 鈥榤ust be paused鈥� over concerns it fails to safely grow staff numbers and over-relies on AI, say health unions and professional bodies
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭he newly appointed Secretary of State has a pivotal opportunity to apply the brakes and think again. More detailed and meaningful engagement with the expert organisations and vital NHS staff who are standing ready to make this plan a success, will be critical for ensuring the safety of patients for generations to come.鈥�
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08/06/2026
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This catastrophe has been unfolding unchecked in our hospitals for far too long, warns 91看片网
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭his is the tragic reality when people are left to wait in overcrowded and under-resourced A&Es"
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04/06/2026
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91看片网 responds to Lord Mann鈥檚 review into antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said:. It鈥檚 absolutely essential that staff are safe at work, but the reality is racism in the NHS is on the rise, as is violence, aggression and sexual harassment. That these behaviours have become so normalised is alarming."
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