Press Releases
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31/07/2025
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Nursing staff warn Welsh government their pay system is broken
快猫视频 Wales members reject 3.6% pay award in landmark consultation.
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23/07/2025
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New strategy step in the right direction, but Ministers need to a plan to boost student nurse numbers
快猫视频 Head of Independent Health and Social Care Claire Sutton, said: "We will need to see joined-up work between government, providers and education institutions to ensure every nursing student on placement receives the best learning experience."
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17/07/2025
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New permanent NMC Chief Executive
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "In his first six months, he has started to grasp the nettle and I know that he is determined to make the NMC fit for purpose."
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17/07/2025
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Number of domestic applicants to nursing courses falls to new low, as 快猫视频 calls for government action
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "These figures are devastating news for the 10 Year Health Plan and alarm bells should be ringing in government. You simply cannot transform care while a broken education model chokes off growth and puts off the nurses of the future."
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17/07/2025
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Ministers must not delay in introducing a fair pay agreement and a new body to improve conditions for care workers, says 快猫视频
Executive Director of 快猫视频 England Patricia Marquis said: 鈥淚t is a sad state of affairs that such a vital workforce is so poorly valued and little wonder that there are so many vacancies and care homes are unable to recruit staff, leaving so many without access to the care they deserve."
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17/07/2025
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Whilst UK Nursing applications overall are down, Wales rise by 13%
The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service鈥�(UCAS) data shows a welcome 13% increase in applications to nursing courses in Wales this year.
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14/07/2025
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As doctors prepare to strike, new analysis shows nurse starting salaries over £8k lower due to decade of pay cuts
Executive Director for 快猫视频 England, Patricia Marquis, said: "This award is derisory. It does nothing to reverse the trend of collapsing wages, especially for nurses at the start of their careers, and even by the government鈥檚 own calculations barely covers the cost of a sandwich and a drink."
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09/07/2025
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Nursing staff ready to lead roll-out of neighbourhood health service but workforce plan needed, says 快猫视频
快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "To make this a reality, the secretary of state must produce a detailed and fully funded plan to grow our registered nurse workforce, especially in crucial community roles."
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08/07/2025
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快猫视频 responds to resident doctors' vote
Responding to the announcement that resident doctors in England have voted in favour of industrial action, 快猫视频 General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said that nursing staff are similarly voting in strong numbers and telling the government to go faster in repairing a damaged NHS and undervalued workforce.
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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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