"These figures paint a disturbing picture for patients in hospitals and nursing homes, in the community and in their own homes. The crisis in the nursing workforce is leaving patient care at risk."
Tag: RCN
Treatment in corridors and waiting rooms compromising patients’ safety – A&E nurses report to RCN Congress
A&E nurses have report a shock rise in the treatment of patients in corridors and waiting rooms to the RCN annual Congress.
Royal College of Nursing responds to High Court decision on strike action
"They have lost nursing and they’ve lost the public. They’ve taken the most trusted profession through the courts, by the least trusted people.”
The Labour Party Can’t Abandon Working People – Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn urges Labour to stand against government attacks on the rights to strike, protest, and vote, as well as stand for the values of democracy within the party itself.
We must support striking NHS workers and keep up the fight against Tory privatisation – Margaret Greenwood MP
"The problems we are seeing now are the result of a long-term drive by the Conservatives to destroy the NHS as a publicly owned, publicly managed service" - Margaret Greenwood MP
Nursing strikes in England escalated to highest level yet as PM still refuses to negotiate – RCN
Nurses fighting for the future of the NHS are out on picket lines once more, for biggest ever day of strike action in the NHS.
‘We strike for the future of the NHS’: RCN strike action begins
The largest strike in RCN history starts today. Nursing staff in England, Northern Ireland and Wales are fighting for fair pay, patient safety and the future of the NHS.
Support the nurses’ fight for fair pay! – Richard Burgon MP
As the Tories try to demonise striking nurses and shift the blame for the crisis in our NHS, it's crucial that we support nurses' fight for fair pay - Richard Burgon MP.
Labour MPs back strikes as industrial action escalates
Labour MPs show their solidarity with UCU and CWU taking action to protect their lives and livelihoods in the midst of the cost of living crisis.
The NHS is in crisis. It needs investment, not #AutumnStatement austerity – Holly Turner, NHS Workers Say No
Speaking in response to the Autumn Statement, Holly Turner, NHS Workers Say No, highlighted the real terms cut in funding and the Tory driven crisis in the NHS.