Press Releases
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19/07/2024
Press Release
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ responds to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s annual data report
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “It is deeply alarming that over 5,000 young early-career nursing staff chose to quit the profession last year, most vowing never to return. When the vacancy rate is high and care standards often poor due to staffing levels, the NHS cannot afford to lose a single individual."
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19/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Wales welcomes latest NMC registration figures
The ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ is pleased to see the record increase in the number of registered nursing and midwifery professionals, reaching a historic high of 40,494.
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18/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ responds to the Module 1 Report of the UK COVID-19 Inquiry
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Today’s report will make emotional reading for nursing staff across the UK. The thoughts of our profession are with the bereaved, and those continuing to live with the long-term effects of COVID-19."
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18/07/2024
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Nursing applications down 27% in three years, as ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ urges new government to save NHS workforce plan
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing is a wonderful and rewarding profession, but huge debt and financial insecurity are putting off the next generation. Patients and nursing staff alike need the new government to come good on their promises to deliver the workforce plan – after its first full year things have headed in the wrong direction at the very time we know the NHS is struggling to retain current staff."
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18/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ responds to publication of the Skills for Care Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “It is not possible to ‘fix’ the NHS without addressing the poor state of social care. People are living longer with increasingly complex care needs, but governments of every colour have been unwilling to grapple with this issue for decades. Today’s ministers cannot afford to take the same approach."
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18/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Wales responds to latest UCAS figures
Wales is still short of where we need to be, said Professor Sandy Harding, Associate Director, ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Wales.
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17/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ responds to the King's Speech
Responding to the King’s Speech, ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing staff are expecting a period of renewal for our health and care services and a reset with government – today’s policy programme is a move towards delivering that."
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15/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ responds to the NHS Providers’ ‘Lost Generation’ report
Responding to the NHS Providers’ ‘Lost Generation’ report, Executive Director of ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ England, Patricia Marquis, said: “When NHS leaders say staff shortages are preventing them from delivering services to children - it is time for action."
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11/07/2024
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Latest NHS waiting list data shows need for action warns ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾
Executive Director of ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ England, Patricia Marquis, said: “On the same day the health secretary announced a review into the NHS, the need for action could not be clearer. Millions languish on waiting lists, suffering in pain and unable to get on with their lives. It's an intolerable situation and a drag on the economy."
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10/07/2024
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¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ confirms new General Secretary and Chief Executive
Professor Nicola Ranger said: “There is an opportunity right now, not just for renewal but to make huge progress and strides forward for nursing and the people we care for. New leadership in Westminster, the regulator and senior parts of the NHS as well as here at the College gives fresh energy and new perspectives on how we work together in the interests of the profession and patients."
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