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Treating sickness the healthy way
With the newly-published interim NHS People Plan promising to prioritise the health and wellbeing of NHS staff and promote compassion in how they are managed, a health trust in the West Midlands has already shown how it is realising this vision.
Updated: 16 March 2025 -
Nurse shortage now a crisis, says RCN
The shortage of nurses in the Midlands is growing and has been declared as a full-blown crisis by the RCN.
Updated: 16 March 2025 -
RCN Wales announces new Director
The Royal College of Nursing in Wales is pleased to announce the appointment of Helen Whyley as the new Director RCN Wales with immediate effect.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
A royal thank you to mark International Nurses' Day
A prominent nursing figure from the North East received an unusual phone call to mark International Nurses’ Day.
Updated: 14 May 2020 -
Serious concerns over inadequate fit testing at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The RCN has raised serious concerns after an admission by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust that it failed to adequately fit test respirator masks worn by its theatre staff over a five-week period, subjecting them to serious danger.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN Wales Responds to new NMC figures
RCN Wales Responds to new NMC figures
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
New initiative represents widening access for entry into nursing in Wales
RCN Wales welcomes this announcement of an additional route in to nursing for Healthcare Support Workers.
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN Wales responds to the Wales Audit Office’s Report on Agency Nursing Costs
Helen Whyley, Interim Director, Royal College of Nursing Wales, said: “The research shows that delivery of high quality patient care depends on the skills and experience of registered nurses. Wales’s ageing population and chronic disease rate makes it more dependent upon healthcare. What is evident ...
Updated: 17 May 2021 -
RCN Wales expresses disappointment in statement from Betsi Cadwaladr UHB regarding rota changes
RCN Wales believes the decision made by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to implement changes to nursing staff rotas will have a devastating impact on the morale of nurses and do little to address the very real problems faced by the Health Board of staff shortages and service pressures.
Updated: 4 November 2019 -
RCN Wales launches report on the Safe Staffing Act
Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 provides detailed information on the Health Boards’ progress during the past 18 months.
Updated: 26 November 2019
