The RCN are urging both patients and the public to sign a petition which calls upon the government to fix the workforce crisis that is happening right now in England. They have worked hard to launch an advertising campaign which has the ultimate goal of raising awareness for any nurse shortages that are happening. This is going to have an impact on both patients and their safety, which is a concern for those who work in a nurse agency or even those who are a part of a nursing recruitment agency. The adverts that have been released are trying to encourage people to sign a new petition which has been created by the RCN and by the looks of things, they aren’t improving.

There are almost 40,000 nursing posts that are vacant in the NHS right now and staffing gaps in care homes and even independent hospitals look to be taking a downward turn. The RCN’s own campaign is being launched on the World Health Organisation’s first Safety Day.

RCN’s own Dame Donna Kinnair has stated that now, it’s their plan to try and issue a stark warning for patient safety and the fact that it is being endangered by nursing shortages. They are calling on the public in England to fight for nurses and they are also encouraging them to sign the petition. They want to be able to invest in the future workforce and they also want to make it clear who is going to be responsible. The RCN ideally wants people to be accountable for nurse staffing at all levels and they also want to ensure that statutory bodies are going to be responsible for workforce planning too, and by the looks of things, they are gaining traction.