RCN Wales
Representing nurses, HCAs and APs, nursing students and midwives across Wales.
Help shape the RCN Wales manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election
In 2026, Wales will elect a new Welsh government. Whoever wins will be responsible for the NHS and social care in Wales – and they're deciding what they’ll do in government right now.
RCN Wales will campaign on the issues you think are important for this election. That’s why we need you to tell us what matters to you. Complete the survey now.
The latest on the Fair pay for Nursing Campaign in Wales
In November 2024, 72% of eligible RCN Wales members working for NHS Wales voted to reject a 5.5% pay award from the Welsh government. The pay award applied to the 2024-25 financial year. Read the news story in full here.
RCN Wales has called on the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Jeremy Miles, to engage in urgent talks toward pay restoration.
Cardiff University's shocking proposal to cut nursing
Cardiff University is considering whether to cease providing nursing education, even though its courses are ranked top in Wales and 5th in the UK.
We're campaigning to stop this shocking proposal, which would cause all 78 academic staff to lose their jobs.
Get in the know with our two-page briefing. Read it in Welsh here or in English here.
Upcoming Events
Making Sense of Women's Health in Wales – online, 20 March 2025, 1pm - 4.30pm
Our next CPD webinar aims to provide an overview of key symptoms and health conditions affecting women across the lifespan. Topics include: Policy context of Women’s Health in Wales; An overview of key symptoms and conditions affecting women across the lifespan; Menstrual wellbeing. The webinar is suitable for all roles in the nursing team, including registered nurses, health care support workers and pre-reg. nursing students, who are working in the NHS or Independent Health & Social Care Sector. See our event webpage for further details.
RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards
The RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2024 took place on 21 November in a glittering service in Cardiff. Congratulations to all our fabulous winners!
Nursing Pay
Find out the latest information about NHS pay in Wales and the campaign for Fair Pay for Nursing.
Corridor "care" is not safe – and it's not care.
Right now, hospital patients in Wales are waiting on trolleys or chairs for hours on end, in pain and suffering, in corridors, ambulances, and rooms where safe care isn't possible.
This is not normal. No part of our society should consider it acceptable. The Welsh Government must act.
Ask your politicians to take action today.
COVID-19
RCN Wales library
Ty Maeth, King George V Drive East, Cardiff CF14 4XZ 029 2068 0734. Please note this number is for library enquiries only. Call 0345 772 6100 for general queries. wales.library@rcn.org.uk
Branches
All members belong to an RCN branch. Branches work across the NHS, independent and third sectors to deliver services to members and provide opportunities for members to participate in, shape and influence the work of the RCN.
Contact
- RCN Wales (Cardiff), Ty Maeth, King George V Drive East, Cardiff CF14 4XZ
- 0345 772 6100
- welsh.board@rcn.org.uk
- communicationswales@rcn.org.uk
- RCN Wales (North Wales), Plas Eirias Business Centre, Abergele Road, Colwyn Bay LL29 8BF
- 0345 772 6100
- membership@rcn.org.uk
Join Today
- Join now for professional support and other benefits
- Complete our online form
- Call 0345 772 6100
Page last updated - 12/02/2025
