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All the latest on current nursing issues in Wales and updates on the work of RCN Wales.
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19 Mar 2025
Don’t scrap top-ranked nursing degree, RCN urges Cardiff University
RCN Wales has formally responded to Cardiff University’s internal consultation on the proposed closure of its School of Nursing, expressing deep concern over the impact.
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16 Jan 2025
“It makes me really sad to be a nurse in these times”: 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.
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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.
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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’t enough.
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4 Nov 2024
RCN members reject Welsh government’s inadequate NHS pay award
Press releaseAn overwhelming 72% of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members working in the NHS in Wales who took part in the consultation voted to reject the Welsh government's proposed 5.5% pay increase for 2024/25.
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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.
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10 Sep 2024
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government’s 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.
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30 Jul 2024
NHS Wales pay award: “Nursing staff in Wales deserve the same prompt action and recognition on pay as colleagues in England”
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.
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7 Jun 2024
RCN Wales incensed with the Welsh government over its pay settlement with the BMA days after First Minister opens RCN conference
Press releaseRCN’s annual Congress spotlighted the harrowing headlines in nursing across the UK, including unsafe staffing levels, normalised care in inappropriate settings and the alarming rise in nurses considering taking their own lives.
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5 Jun 2024
Workplace pressure leading cause in rise in nursing suicidal thoughts, new research shows
Press releaseWorkplace pressures drive a surge in suicidal thoughts among UK nurses, according to new research from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).
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