People are calling upon all members of the RCN to see if they can vote in the upcoming election. They are doing this so that they can influence their PPCs in the run. The polling day is being held on the 12th of December. There has been an easy online tool put up and this allows people to quickly identify local candidates while also helping them to understand what they need to do. You will essentially need to demonstrate how committed you are to nursing by becoming a champion. When you do this, you essentially try and give nursing staff a voice in parliament.

This is so important if you work as a nurse agency or if you work in a nursing recruitment agency because if the NHS crisis isn’t solved soon then this will put pressure on everyone. Dame Donna Kinnair has released an email asking everyone to reach out to their local PPCs while also stating that the election really couldn’t be at a more critical time. There’s a mounting amount of pressure on the NHS and health and social care services are in need. Shifts are continually understaffed and the resources that are required to provide a healthy and safe service just are not present. If they are then they usually aren’t available and this is very bad news for the industry as a whole. Of course, the UK government need to take a degree of action so that they can change this. They also need to work hard so that they can meet the health and the wellbeing factors of those who are going to be the next generation.

Of course, it only takes a couple of minutes for you to email your PPC but when you do- you may find that you can make a huge difference.