RCN responds to proposed health service reforms in England
On 6th July the government published a new Health and Care bill detailing new proposals and a package of reforms to the UK health and care system.
However, the bill does not make ministers accountable for NHS workforce planning.
The Royal College of Nursing has long campaigned for ministers to be legally accountable. RCN Acting General Secretary & Chief Executive Pat Cullen has said "“Ducking the question of workforce accountability will also make it even harder for the government to deliver on the pledge of 50,000 more nurses – vital for the delivery of safe care to patients.”
Source: Royal College of Nursing, 06 July 2021