On 9 May 2024, RCN Wales held the Betsi Cadwaladr Biennial Lecture, which is now available to view online.

At this event we were joined by Professor Donna Mead OBE, CStJ, FRCN, who gave a brief history of the life of Welsh nurse, Betsi Cadwaladr. We were also joined by Adele Cordner and Clare Drewett from Her Story Theatre Company, who performed a scene from their play, 'Daughter of Bala', which really brought Betsi to life!

Our keynote speaker for this event was International Best selling Author, Amanda Prowse, who spoke candidly about her life, career, and personal experiences with nurses and health care professionals.

Please note that this event includes references to miscarriage, and mental ill-health including depression and suicide.

Throughout May 2022 and May 2021 RCN Wales have held a series of hour-long webinars looking at different aspects of leadership in nursing, with a number of speakers sharing their leadership experiences. These events are now available to view at your convenience on our RCN Wales Communications YouTube Channel. 

The webinars include:

• RCN Wales Betsi Cadwaladr Biennial Lecture 2022
• RCN Wales Nurses' Day 2022 webinar - Leading and Facilitating Healthful Cultures
• Leading to Empower the Workforce - Sharing research findings exploring the concept of being 'well led'
• Supervision and Support
• RCN Wales Nurses’ Day 2021 event – A Leadership Celebration
• Leadership and Research
• From Crisis to Business as Usual
• Informatics and Nurse Leadership

To mark Black History Month 2020, RCN Wales held a webinar to talk about the nature of race, racism and structural discrimination and inequality across the nursing profession. This event was originally held online on 12 October 2020.

A 'Question and Answer' document, based on questions that were asked by participants at the event, is also available.