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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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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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4 Jun 2024
RCN Congress Highlights Crumbling NHS Estates
Press releaseThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Congress today addressed the urgent issue of inadequate maintenance of NHS estate infrastructure affecting patient care in the UK.
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3 Jun 2024
Royal College of Nursing declares ‘national emergency’ over corridor care crisis
Press releaseOn the first day of RCN Congress, the union will declare a national emergency as it releases a new report on the topic of clinical care being delivered in inappropriate crowded areas and calls for corridor care to be eradicated from health and care settings.
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