News

2 Dec 2021

NHS pay in Wales: results of indicative ballots on industrial action announced

Eligible RCN members have voted on what action they’d be willing to take in our fight for fair pay

1 Dec 2021

The Royal College of Nursing Wales responds to the expansion of the Covid-19 booster programme in Wales

RCN Wales Associate Director of Nursing (Employment Relations) Nicky Hughes said: “The accelerated vaccine plan recommended by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation is very ambitions but essential for Wales."

23 Nov 2021

RCN Wales Publishes Nursing in Numbers 2021 Report Revealing Current Workforce Statistics

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

22 Nov 2021

Today is our Second Annual Nursing Support Workers' Day

Q&A with Tracy Webber, Health Care Support Worker, Psychiatric liaison team, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

16 Nov 2021

RCN Wales launches For the Full Team public campaign

Messages about safe staffing levels beamed onto prolific buildings around Cardiff including the Senedd, Principality Stadium and University Hospital of Wales

11 Nov 2021

Return of RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2021

The overall Nurse of the Year 2021 was announced as Kirsty John following a fantastic night of celebrating our nurses across an impressive range of categories

11 Nov 2021

Prison Nurse named as Royal College of Nursing Wales Nurse of the Year 2021

Kirsty John was named RCN Wales Nurse of the Year at last night’s (10 November) ninth annual RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards, held virtually.

4 Nov 2021

NHS pay in England and Wales: indicative ballot on industrial action now open

Nursing staff hand Fair Pay for Nursing petition to Downing Street as RCN launches ballot to gauge members’ opinions on next steps in the fight for fair pay.

4 Nov 2021

RCN members in Wales have until 30 November to let us know about their willingness to take industrial action

The indicative ballot, opened on 4 November, will test members’ appetite for taking this next step in our fight for fair pay

20 Oct 2021

NHS pay in Wales: indicative ballot on industrial action opens on 4 November

RCN members working for the NHS in Wales on Agenda for Change contracts are to be asked whether they’d be willing to take industrial action in an indicative ballot launching on 4 November.