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RCN Wales Agored Centre
Find out more about accredited learning opportunities for the nursing team provided by RCN Wales. RCN Wales are an approved Agored Cymru centre, delivering educational programmes with academic credits for the nursing team.
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‘The price of unsafe staffing is too high’: Professor Jane Ball on the case for ratios
The director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence sets out why mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios are essential
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How to be prepared for the upcoming winter as a CYP Nurse
With winter around the corner, Daniel gives some tips on how nurses can prepare for the upcoming winter.
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South Asia project to receive unique museum installation
An exciting opportunity for members to get involved in a cultural exhibition.
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Student life in China
Second-year nursing student Emily Asbridge had a unique insight into the life of a student nurse in China, and witnessed the positive effects of more traditional forms of treatment
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Safe staffing: evaluating the evidence for mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios
An independent analysis by the University of Southampton found strong and consistent evidence that higher registered nurse staffing levels significantly improve patient safety and nurse wellbeing, with inadequate staffing linked to increased risks of harm and burnout. This report shows that while mandatory minimum staffing levels are one potential solution, critics argue they may be inflexible and costly, and could inadvertently reduce the overall skill mix of nursing teams.
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Ask.Listen.Act. (3rd edition)
This publication, for all RCN activists, should be used to start a conversation about experiences in the workplace, working with other unions and senior managers to highlight and address issues. This resource will allow you to move from ‘what went wrong’ to ‘how shall we fix it’.
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RCN calls for investment as report reveals dire state of district nursing
Westminster government’s ambitions to shift care from hospital to community and from sickness to prevention will fail unless district nursing workforce is rebuilt
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Government risks insulting nursing staff all over again with 2.5% pay offer, says Royal College of Nursing
Responding to the government’s evidence submitted to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB), RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Three months after we rejected a higher amount, and with inflation rising, the government risks insulting NHS staff all over again. With too many leaving nursing and too few joining, we need urgent and fundamental pay reform, not derisory pay deals that fail to cover living costs."
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Shocking accounts of corridor care endured by elderly a 'moral stain', says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said corridor care is a "moral stain" on the health service.
