Press Releases
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07/07/2025
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'The biggest threat to safety is having too few nurses', 快猫视频 responds to Dr Penny Dash's review into patient safety
Taking a match to independent organisations designed to protect the public is a high-risk move when things are still so unsafe for patients and tens of thousands of nursing posts lie vacant, said 快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger.
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07/07/2025
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鈥楽ignificant鈥� amendments to Employment Rights Bill won after 快猫视频 campaigning
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭hese are significant victories for our campaigning, on behalf of a female-dominated profession, for a fairer and more compassionate society. Extending bereavement leave to those who have been through pregnancy loss and separate and greater restrictions being placed on the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) are vital amendments to the Bill and the 快猫视频 has fought hard for these."
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04/07/2025
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Nurse 鈥榳rote final wishes鈥� on card after being forced to lock down in care home, Covid Inquiry hears
A former social care nurse has told the Covid Inquiry that she wrote her final wishes on a card in case she died, after an outbreak left her as 鈥渢he last nurse standing鈥� at the care home where she worked.
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04/07/2025
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快猫视频 responds to ONS data showing increased gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in England
Responding to ONS data showing an increased gap in life expectancy between the most and least deprived areas in England, Professor Nicola Ranger said the figures show why this week's NHS turnaround plan must not fail.
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03/07/2025
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Nursing staff ready to deliver government鈥檚 NHS vision but fully funded plan needed to grow workforce, says 快猫视频
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭he government and the NHS must bring about a reset with the nursing profession too. Nursing staff are identified today as the expert leaders to deliver a neighbourhood health service and that should be truly empowering."
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03/07/2025
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Neighbourhood Health Service needs plan to address community nursing shortages
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淎 neighbourhood health service is a bold vision and it needs nursing staff in the driving seat. The Prime Minister must back up his plan with a clear one to turn around the shortage of nurses in all local communities."
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02/07/2025
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'More needed to boost student and nurse staffing levels鈥�, 快猫视频 responds to new nurse education measures announced by the health secretary
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: 鈥淭hese modest changes may improve the experience for current nursing students but more is needed to boost student and nurse staffing levels in the face of the current crisis."
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30/06/2025
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快猫视频 responds to plans for a new early warning system for NHS patient safety
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淭he guaranteed way to improve care is to raise staffing levels. In the NHS today, one nurse can be left caring for 10, 15 or more patients at a time. The situation is drastically unsafe."
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28/06/2025
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快猫视频 responds to plans to cut NHS quangos
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淔or these proposed changes to be effective government must take ownership of the real issue, the staffing crisis on our wards, and not just shuffle people into new roles. Protecting patients has to be the priority and not just a drive for efficiency."
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25/06/2025
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鈥楴ursing staff stand ready to make this plan work, but they need to see a commitment to rebuild the whole workforce,' says 快猫视频
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: 鈥淔or too long now, those in the most deprived, rural and coastal areas have struggled to access the healthcare services they need, so any efforts to tackle this are a step in the right direction."
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