Welcome to Nursing Matters, the brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing.
The pandemic is bringing out the very best in nursing – and reminding the public just how invaluable the profession is. What have we learned from this once-in-a-generation crisis? How can we use that knowledge to make the profession more effective in future? And what kind of new deal do nursing staff deserve after all their efforts?
Every two weeks on Nursing Matters, we’ll bring together experts from the RCN Professional Nursing Committee along with some special guests to talk about what really matters to nursing.
From inspirational innovations and pioneering practice to pay, conditions and health and care policy - we’ll look at it all. And we’ll stand up for nursing all the way.
That’s Nursing Matters – available now wherever you get your podcasts.
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Welcome to Nursing Matters, the brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing.
The pandemic is bringing out the very best in nursing – and reminding the public just how invaluable the profession is. What have we learned from this once-in-a-generation crisis? How can we use that knowledge to make the profession more effective in future? And what kind of new deal do nursing staff deserve after all their efforts?
Every two weeks on Nursing Matters, we’ll bring together experts from the RCN Professional Nursing Committee along with some special guests to talk about what really matters to nursing.
From inspirational innovations and pioneering practice to pay, conditions and health and care policy - we’ll look at it all. And we’ll stand up for nursing all the way.
That’s Nursing Matters – available now wherever you get your podcasts.
Nursing Matters is a Podmasters production for the RCN.
Fair pay for nursing - what it means and why it matters
Nursing Matters
47 minutes
3 years ago
Fair pay for nursing - what it means and why it matters
With the announcement of the NHS pay awards, we’re looking at the state of pay in nursing. Are UK governments doing enough to recruit and retain the nursing staff our profession, and most importantly our patients, really need?
And just how likely is it that nurses will take industrial action? Special guests
Ben Zaranko, senior research economist from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Denise Kelly,
Chair of the RCN Trade Union Committee join us to talk pay, safe staffing, and strike action.
Nursing Matters is presented by PNC chair Rachel Hollis and PNC committee member Paul Trevatt. Tell us what YOU want us to discuss on the podcast by tweeting @theRCN with the tag #NursingMatters
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Fair pay for nursing is about creating a society where nursing is truly valued by paying them a salary that reflects their
level of education, training and skills.’’ – Denise Kelly
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"Arguments about the appropriate level of pay should be framed in terms of these issues about recruitment and retention,
and making sure that we do have the right level of nurses and other NHS and public sector workers in the right places at the right time to provide the services that we all want to see.’’
Ben Zaranko
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‘’We need to make nursing the profession of choice that's comparable with other graduate professions.’’ –
Denise Kelly
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"Providing funding for the NHS might be fairly low down on the (new prime minister’s) shopping list….that will be a political
choice." - Ben Zaranko
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Presented by Rachel Hollis. Audio production by Alex Rees. Producer Jelena Sofronijevic. Music: 'Snappy’ by Jonathan Boyle under licence from premiumbeat.com. Nursing Matters is a Podmasters Production for the RCN.
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Nursing Matters
Welcome to Nursing Matters, the brand new podcast from the Royal College of Nursing.
The pandemic is bringing out the very best in nursing – and reminding the public just how invaluable the profession is. What have we learned from this once-in-a-generation crisis? How can we use that knowledge to make the profession more effective in future? And what kind of new deal do nursing staff deserve after all their efforts?
Every two weeks on Nursing Matters, we’ll bring together experts from the RCN Professional Nursing Committee along with some special guests to talk about what really matters to nursing.
From inspirational innovations and pioneering practice to pay, conditions and health and care policy - we’ll look at it all. And we’ll stand up for nursing all the way.
That’s Nursing Matters – available now wherever you get your podcasts.
Nursing Matters is a Podmasters production for the RCN.
