Earlier this year, it would appear that 10,000 RCN members took action to try and demand that the government leaders and other parts of the healthcare system are made accountable for the workforce and planning supply in England. This was in response to a request that came from the NHS England and even the NHS improvement plan too.

They have very public views in regards to the changes in legislation and they have also stated that they are going to try and help the NHS to deliver their long-term plan.

Today, the two organisations have come to meet, and they are going to discuss the recommendations to the government themselves. This comes after thousands of emails from RCN members, and by the looks of things, they are finally listening. They are going to revisit with partners as to whether or not they are responsible in relation to the workforce.

The RCN Chief Executive Dame Donna Kinnair has stated that they are pleased that the NHS England have chosen to recognise concerns for RCN members and that they are also happy that the issue of accountability has remained in an area that needs to be resolved.

A week after, they then launched a major campaign and they called for investment in the nursing workforce. They also wanted to make accountability much more clarified in the law too. Yet again, this case is not going to be taken seriously.

They are seeing that the proposals on the health and care integration are a positive step and this should go a long way, but is it really enough? Dame Donna has chosen to sign a letter which is addressed to the Secretary of State. This is good news for those who are part of a nurse agency or even those who are signed up with a nursing recruitment agency.