News and Press releases
(19 items total, showing 1 to 10)
Cardiff and the Vale Bed Closures
Published: 12 June 2008
Speaking following the BBC Wales reports that over a 10-year period Cardiff and the Vale NHS Trust is set to consult on the closure of Acute and Medical beds, Interim Director of RCN Wales Richard Jones said,
Welsh Board Chair and Vice Chair
Published: 08 February 2008
Results of the Welsh Board elections for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair.
Reduced hospital acquired infection Rates in Wales
Published: 05 November 2007
Eirlys Warrington Chair of RCN Wales Welsh Board responds to press coverage that hospital acquired infection rates in Wales are lower than those in England.
RCN Wales welcomes pay announcement
Published: 05 July 2007
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomes the Welsh Assembly Government's decision to implement the Pay Review Body's recommendation of a 2.5 per cent
COPD and Asthma Nurses
Published: 07 June 2007
Nurses in Wales will be looking forward to April 1 when a ban on smoking in enclosed public places is introduced in Wales.Tobacco is a uniquely ...
RCN Wales Promotes Breastfeeding
Published: 01 June 2007
The Royal College of Nursing is a member of the Breastfeeding Manifesto Coalition which seeks to improve awareness of the health benefits of breast...
A Health Service for the Patient
Published: 28 May 2007
It has been argued that “walk-in centres do not relieve pressure on other parts of the NHS” (such as emergency care or traditional GP practice...
Nurses call on politicians to make pay a priority
Published: 18 May 2007
Nurses call on politicians to make pay a priority RCN Wales today called on all parties negotiating their part in a future Welsh Assembly Gov...
South Wales law firm has joins forces with RCN Wales
Published: 16 May 2007
A leading South Wales law firm has joined forces with the Royal College of Nursing to become the organisation's official provider of legal services...
NHS in Wales is continuing to spiral into debt
Published: 18 April 2007
Responding to research conducted by BBC Wales that the NHS in Wales is continuing to spiral into debt with a forecast overspend of £33 million for ...