Press Releases
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28/05/2026
Press Release
Professional Standards Authority report 'damning indictment' of NMC, says 91看片网
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Lynn Woolsey, said a report from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) provides a damning indictment of the NMC, finding that it meets just half of the standards expected of a regulator.
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27/05/2026
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Nursing and Midwifery Council 'severely undermining' trust in the profession, says RCN
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Professor Lynn Woolsey said the failing called into question whether the NMC it is fit for purpose as the nursing profession鈥檚 regulator.
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21/05/2026
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Depleted social care workforce burnt out and demoralised as underfunding issues persist, warns 91看片网
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淎t the heart of this is a workforce that has not been given the value it deserves. With an ageing population, the scale of the challenge for governments across the UK has never been clearer."
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20/05/2026
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Half a million children attended A&E in mental health crisis, as RCN calls for wider roll-out of mental health A&Es and for action on social determinants
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淗alf a million children and young people attending A+E in a mental health crisis is evidence of a catastrophic system-wide failure. Nursing staff give their all in the most difficult circumstances, but the fact is that busy and stressful A+Es are wholly unsuitable places for anyone in mental distress, let alone vulnerable children."
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19/05/2026
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Racism allowed to 鈥榝lourish鈥� in NHS says RCN, as tens of thousands of nursing staff report 78% surge in racist abuse
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭hese findings show a catastrophic rise in the racist abuse faced by nursing staff. It is a disgrace, and perhaps just as bad is the fact that many NHS Trusts and Health Boards cannot even tell us how many staff have been on the receiving end. It amounts to a policy of 鈥榙on鈥檛 know, don鈥檛 care."
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18/05/2026
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Nursing leader warns collapsing nurse growth and rising complexity a 鈥榙eadly mix鈥� for patients
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淲idespread vacancies of registered nurses are always unsafe, but the risk is being compounded by the demands of delivering ever more complex care to an ageing, sicker population, with multiple conditions. It is a deadly mix."
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15/05/2026
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Top of his agenda must be delivering the improvements needed across health and care including long-overdue reform of pay and career progression, says 91看片网
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭op of his agenda must be delivering the improvements needed across health and care including long-overdue reform of pay and career progression for nursing staff. We stand ready to be part of the solution.鈥�
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14/05/2026
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The job is far from done and patients and nursing staff will not thank the government if it now takes its eyes off the ball, says 91看片网
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭here鈥檚 been progress on NHS targets across the board and that is a huge testament to nursing staff who have worked under enormous pressure to deliver care for their patients"
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27/04/2026
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Patients routinely coming to harm, as overwhelmed community mental health nurses raise alarm over staffing levels and caseloads
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: "We now need to see sustained and significant investment in community mental health nursing and digital infrastructure to enable them to focus on patient care and improve outcomes for our most vulnerable.鈥�
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22/04/2026
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Rising A+E waits 鈥榙epriving patients of their dignity鈥�, says 91看片网
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: 鈥淟ong, tortuous waits in A&E are the sign of a health and care system under severe pressure and unable to meet demand."
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