Press releases archive

Thursday 20 July 2023

RCN Wales members to be consulted on latest Welsh government offer

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Thursday 13 July 2023

RCN Wales responds to latest UCAS figures

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Friday 30 June 2023

RCN Wales announces its Nurse of the Year 2023

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Tuesday 27 June 2023

RCN Wales Pauses July Strikes After Securing Formal Talks with Welsh Government

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Monday 19 June 2023

RCN Wales urges Welsh government to invest in care home nursing as it launches new report

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Monday 5 June 2023

Further RCN strike action in Wales begins today

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Wednesday 24 May 2023

RCN Wales reject NHS pay offer, nursing strikes to go ahead despite acceptance from other unions

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Tuesday 24 May 2023

RCN Wales responds to the latest NMC register data

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Tuesday 16 May 2023

RCN members demand action to ensure nurses can better support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime

 
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Sunday 14 May 2023

Treatment in corridors and waiting rooms ‘degrading’ for patients, say A&E nurses

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Wednesday 10 May 2023

RCN Wales members to strike after rejecting the latest NHS pay offer for nursing staff in Wales

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Wednesday 3 May 2023

RCN Wales calls on Welsh government to invest in mental health nursing to protect patients

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Thursday 20 April 2023

Welsh government announces revised NHS pay offer for nursing staff in Wales

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Friday 3 March 2023

RCN Wales re-enters negotiations with Welsh government after Health Minister responds to RCN letter

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Tuesday 28 February 2023

RCN Wales rejects Welsh government additional offer for 2022/23

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Monday 13 February 2023

RCN report shows many nurses leave profession at start of their career

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Friday 10 February 2023

RCN Wales consultative ballot on Welsh government’s latest NHS pay offer now open

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Wednesday 8 February 2023

RCN Wales responds to Welsh government publication of revised NHS Wales pay offer

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Friday 3 February 2023

RCN Wales Cancels Strikes and Consults Membership on Revised NHS Wales Pay Offer

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Wednesday 18 January 2023

RCN Wales responds to Welsh government's announcement on pre-registration nursing places

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Monday 16 January 2023

RCN Wales announces further strike action in February after Welsh Government fails to start negotiations

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Thursday 12 January 2023

RCN Wales responds to Welsh Government NHS pay offer

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Friday 23 December 2022

RCN Wales Continue Plans for More Strike Action in the New Year Due to Lack of Engagement from Welsh Government 

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Monday 19 December 2022

RCN Wales responds to the First Minister's comments about the lack of funding for fair pay rise for nursing on the eve of strike action

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Thursday 8 December 2022

Number of nurses entering education in Wales falling, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), shows

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Thursday 1 December 2022

RCN Wales launches a report ‘Agency Nursing’, looking at why nurses in Wales chose agency nursing.

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Wednesday 30 November 2022 

RCN Wales responds to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register mid-year update

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Wednesday 9 November 2022

RCN Wales members vote in favour of industrial action in momentous ballot results 

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Wednesday 26 October 2022

RCN Wales calls on the Welsh Government to Take Responsibility For Nurses Pay Amidst Ballot for Strike Action

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Thursday 6 October 2022

Nurses' pay has fallen twice as much as private sector pay, as historic NHS Wales strike ballot opens

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FRIDAY 22 JULY 2022

Royal College of Nursing to ballot members in Wales on industrial action

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FRIDAY 22 JULY 2022

RCN says Welsh Government pay award for nurses is insulting

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TUESDAY 7 JUNE 2022

Postcode lottery in ‘long COVID’ will exacerbate health inequalities, say nursing leaders

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MONDAY 6 JUNE 2022

New data from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) released today shines a light on the impact of the nurse staffing crisis across Wales

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TUESDAY 10 MAY 2022

RCN Wales launches Progress and Challenge report for implementation of the  Safe Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016

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THURSDSAY 7 APRIL 2022

RCN Wales publishes paper calling for more learning disability consultant nurses in Wales

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WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2022

National Insurance rise leaves experienced nurses worse off, even with proposed pay increase, says RCN Wales

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WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2022

RCN Wales launches its Ward Manager Project as part of the safe and effective care campaign.

TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2021

Nursing under pressure - Figures reveal that every week nurses give the Welsh NHS an additional 34,284 hours in overtime  

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MONDAY 13 DECEMBER 2021

RCN Wales responds to first minister's COVID-19 booster programme statement

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MONDAY 6 DECEMBER 2021

RCN Wales response to Welsh Government’s announcement on pre-registration nursing places

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THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 2021

NHS Pay in Wales - RCN Wales announce results of indicative ballot

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 TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2021

RCN Wales launches For the Full Team Campaign, calling for safe staffing levels to ensure safe and effective care

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