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Nursing Pay in Wales

The latest on the Fair pay for Nursing Campaign in Wales

Where are we now?

Over ninety percent of members in Wales have rejected the Welsh Government’s 3.6% pay award in the latest RCN consultation. 

With the highest turnout in the College’s history, members in Wales told the RCN that 3.6% is NOT enough.

Next steps are now being considered, which may include a ballot for industrial action if meaningful discussions with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care do not happen. Read more in our news story.

What's next?

It is very important that you discuss pay and our next steps with your colleagues.

  • Now is the time to get active in your workplace: elect representatives and help organise on these key issues.
  • We are continuing to push the Welsh Government for protected time for continuing professional development (CPD) and a 36-hour work week.
  • We’re also building on our members’ frustrations through our campaign to end corridor care, and holding the Welsh Government to account to make this happen.

RCN Wales will keep amplifying your voice on the issues that matter most.

Corridor care is not safe care.

Nurses, doctors, and health care staff in Wales are being forced to treat and care for patients in corridors, car parks, and other places where safe care simply isn't possible.

Add your voice to the petition today and help end corridor care in Wales. Anyone can sign the petition, including members of the public. Corridor care is everyone's concern, and we need as many voices as possible.

Fair pay for nursing is about:

  • Recognising that salaries for nursing professionals have consistently fallen below inflation – exacerbated by the cost of living crisis – and must now rise significantly to reflect that.
  • Valuing the training, qualifications, skills, responsibilities and experience demonstrated every day by nursing staff.
  • Ensuring that nursing is seen as an attractive, rewarding profession to tackle the thousands of unfilled nursing posts in NHS Wales.

Ultimately, it's about providing safe and effective care for all people of the United Kingdom.

We are clear that nursing staff deserve the same and fair pay no matter the setting or sector. The Fair Pay for Nursing campaign aims to secure a significant pay increase for all nursing staff covered by Agenda for Change terms. It should apply equally to all NHS nursing staff at all Agenda for Change pay bands.

Health is devolved, and funding our health and care system is a political choice. 

 

Campaign materials

Order and download resources to help spread the word, talk to other members and build support for our campaign.

Across the UK

Fair Pay For Nursing is a UK-wide campaign. Get the overview and find out how you can get involved where you are.

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RCN Wales on YouTube

View all of our #FairPayForNursing videos and podcasts on the RCN Wales YouTube channel.

Recent news

Take a look at the most recent news from RCN Wales

Page last updated - 05/08/2025