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3 Mar 2020
RCN Wales Welcomes Health Minister’s Announcement on Real Living Wage
Helen Whyley, Director, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Wales responds to Health Minister’s announcement on real living wage.
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10 Feb 2020
RCN Wales Challenges Welsh Government to Develop a National Retention Strategy for Nursing
UCAS figures released illustrate a small decrease in Welsh nursing degree applications for 2020.
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24 Jan 2020
RCN Wales gravely disappointed at lack of support from Welsh government on workforce planning
The Minister for Health and Social Services has missed a vital opportunity to ensure all NHS services have safe staffing levels across Wales.
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23 Jan 2020
Doctors and nurses call on decision makers to make safe staffing a priority
Wales could soon have a new law that makes sure all NHS services have safe levels of staff.
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11 Dec 2019
RCN Wales welcomes Assembly debate on Nurse Staffing Levels
Following the launch of RCN Wales report 'Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016', Assembly Members have tabled a motion on the report which will be discussed in the Senedd today.
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10 Dec 2019
RCN Wales calls for Government action to tackle shortage of nursing staff in Care Homes
RCN Wales is calling for urgent action following the findings of a cross party group, published today in the report, “Nursing in Care Homes: A View from the Frontline”.
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6 Dec 2019
RCN Wales responds to announcement on the extension of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act
RCN welcomes the Welsh Government announcement that Nurse Staffing Levels for Wales are to be extended but are disappointed that it doesn’t go far enough
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4 Dec 2019
RCN Wales responds to announcement on extension of the NHS Wales Bursary
The RCN welcomes the announcement that the NHS Wales Bursary scheme will continue for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 academic year. It is a shame that it is only a two- year extension to an essential funding stream for undergraduate nursing programmes
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26 Nov 2019
RCN Wales launches report on the Safe Staffing Act
Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 provides detailed information on the Health Boards’ progress during the past 18 months.
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4 Nov 2019
RCN Wales expresses disappointment in statement from Betsi Cadwaladr UHB regarding rota changes
RCN Wales believes the decision made by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to implement changes to nursing staff rotas will have a devastating impact on the morale of nurses and do little to address the very real problems faced by the Health Board of staff shortages and service pressures.
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