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Protect the title Nurse in UK law petition. The title nurse can be used by anyone in the UK. Petition created by Professor Alison Leary RN

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Arbella2 · 06/10/2021 18:07

The title nurse can be used by anyone in the UK. They can use this term to offer professional advice and services even if they have no professional qualification, experience or have been struck off a professional register.
To protect the public, the title should be restricted to those who are registered with professional regulators such as Registered Nurses and Dental Nurses. This would be the same as titles such as paramedic, physiotherapist and hearing aid dispenser which are limited to those on the professional registers.
Anyone can sign the petition as long as they are a British citizen or UK resident.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939

You may like to read a short article by Professor Leary published in September 2021 explaining the present situation and risks.
https://richmondgroupofcharities.org.uk/news

Also the Royal College of Nursing press release June 2021 re the growing practice of employing those without registered nurse qualifications into registered nursing roles.
https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/nursing-workforce-crisis-leads-to-risky-recruitment-practice

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Arbella2 · 20/10/2021 14:51

29,934 signatures. Can you help bring it to 30,000 ?
Anyone can sign as long as they are a British citizen or UK resident.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939

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Arbella2 · 20/10/2021 15:05

Last month was the centenary of Nurse registration in the UK.
Ethel Gordon Fenwick campaigned for over 30 years to achieve this goal.
It takes less than five minutes to sign this petition to protect the title.

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Arbella2 · 20/10/2021 16:16

Now 29,936 signatures. Please consider signing.

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Arbella2 · 20/10/2021 20:11

Now 29,946 signatures.

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Arbella2 · 20/10/2021 20:19

[quote Arbella2]BMJ article
The Healthcare Quality and Safety Conference October 2021
"A bedside care workforce with a greater proportion of professional nurses is associated with better outcomes for patients and nurses. Reducing skill mix by adding nursing associates and other categories of assistive personnel without professional nurse qualifications may contribute to preventable deaths, erode quality and safety of hospital care and contribute to hospital nurse shortages"
https://qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/26/7/559[/quote]
Just a reminder of this very important article.

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Arbella2 · 21/10/2021 00:49

Now 29,951 signatures

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Arbella2 · 21/10/2021 15:12

29,967 signatures now

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 08:49

29,973 signatures now. Could you help bring it to 30,000 ?
Patient safety at risk.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 08:54

[quote Arbella2]Example of falsely claiming to be a nurse. Not illegal to do so.

Had this person falsely claimed to be a hearing aid dispenser, that would have been against the law.

https://nursingnotes.co.uk/news/politics/newly-elected-mp-falsely-claims-mental-health-nurse/[/quote]
Just a reminder of previous post.

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 09:02

@Arbella2

There is a worrying growth of employing those without registered nurse qualification into registered nursing roles. For instance, Staff Nurse and District Nurse would usually mean a registered nurse, but for some employers, hard pressed to fill registered nursing posts, this is no longer the case.
For more information see OP link to RCN press release re risky recruitment practice.

A reminder of a previous post. Please let family and friends know about this petition.
Closing date 14/12/21

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 09:16

Continued. Here is the link https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/nursing-workforce-crisis-leads-to-risky-recruitment.practice

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 16:31

Now 29,991 signatures.
Almost 30,000
Can you help to get it to 30,000 ?
It takes less than 5 minutes to sign.

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 16:41

Link to petition
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939

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Cuck00soup · 22/10/2021 19:27

Really need this to gather some momentum. Thanks for bumping the thread again.

We cannot risk unqualified people being given the title nurse. It will mean vulnerable, sick and injured people - and let's face it, that could be any one of us or our family and friends - being cared for by under qualified people who may not have the skills and experience needed. It's healthcare on the cheap. We cannot let this happen.

Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 20:29

Yes, what you say is so true Cuck00soup. No one can avoid medical care, No family can avoid it. All families have vulnerable members and it's up to the rest of us to push for protection of the Nurse title.

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winnieanddaisy · 22/10/2021 21:48

I have signed this as a retired RGN and the mother of an RN .

Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 23:08

Thank you winnieanddaisy.

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 23:16

Passed the 30,000 mark !
Now 30,039 signatures.
Patients at risk, please consider signing.

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Arbella2 · 22/10/2021 23:28

[quote Arbella2]Link to petition
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939[/quote]
Many more signatures needed. Anyone can sign as long as they are a British citizen or UK resident.

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Arbella2 · 24/10/2021 02:24

Petition now has 30,081 signatures.

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Arbella2 · 24/10/2021 03:05

Repeating the link from Friday post as there was an error.
https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/press-releases/nursing-workforce-crisis-leads-to-risky-recruitment-practice

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Arbella2 · 24/10/2021 03:11

[quote Arbella2]Link to petition
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/587939[/quote]
Patient safety at risk. Please consider signing.

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Arbella2 · 24/10/2021 06:47

@Arbella2

Nurse is a title we trust, but only the false use of 'registered nurse' is an offence. This is a risk for the public, especially as we cannot assume that everyone will know or even have the capacity to understand the difference. As the law stands, the risk is entirely on the public, with no risk to the individual claiming to be a nurse.

Just a reminder of an earlier post

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Arbella2 · 24/10/2021 07:04

@Arbella2

In healthcare settings there are a vast array of titles with the term Nurse in them. The title is being used for both Registered Nurses and for staff who have undergone different training. The public have a right to clarity about who is treating them.
See OP link richmond charity for Professor Leary's short article for more information.

Here is the link
https://richmondgroupofcharities.org.uk/news
A reminder of a previous post.

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sashh · 24/10/2021 07:34

When I had my PIP assessment I asked the assessor what qualifications she had, she said she was a nurse, I couldn't find her on the register.

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