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All the latest on current nursing issues in Wales and updates on the work of RCN Wales.

16 Jan 2025
鈥淚t makes me really sad to be a nurse in these times鈥�: RCN report reveals harrowing effects of corridor care in Wales

Raw testimonies of nursing staff show a healthcare crisis that is unsafe, undignified, and unacceptable.
22 Nov 2024
Clinical nurse specialist named RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2024

Madelaine Watkins is changing perceptions and improving access to services in a role that was only piloted 4 years ago.
4 Nov 2024
NHS pay consultation in Wales: RCN members vote reject

Nearly three quarters of members who voted said the 5.5% pay award isn鈥檛 enough.
25 Sep 2024
NHS pay award in Wales: our consultation is now open

RCN Wales is consulting eligible members on whether they accept or reject the 5.5% NHS pay award from the Welsh government.
10 Sep 2024
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government鈥檚 5.5% NHS pay award for 2024/25

The Welsh government has announced a 5.5% pay award for NHS Wales staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions, accepting the independent pay review body recommendations in full.
30 Jul 2024
NHS Wales pay award: 鈥淣ursing staff in Wales deserve the same prompt action and recognition on pay as colleagues in England鈥�

RCN Wales have called for an urgent response from the Welsh Government to the announcement from the UK Chancellor of a 5.5% pay award for nursing staff in England.
25 Apr 2024
You could be the next RCN Wales Nurse of the Year

The eleventh annual ceremony showcasing nursing excellence in Wales will return on 21 November at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff.
26 Mar 2024
RCN to new First Minister: 3 urgent steps to rescue Welsh NHS

Helen Whyley, Director of RCN Wales, has written to the First Minister calling for immediate action to protect patients and secure the future of nursing in Wales.
4 Jan 2024
RCN sounds warning over Welsh government introduction of nursing associates in Wales

Our warning comes after the biggest review of nursing without any mandate, public consultation, or scrutiny by the Senedd.
21 Dec 2023
COVID JN.1 variant: RCN seeks assurance on new PPE advice

We鈥檝e contacted chief nursing officers in all 4 UK countries and the UKHSA to find out what action will be taken in response to WHO鈥檚 statement on a new COVID-19 variant of interest.