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A big thank you to our departing Board members!
We’d like to give a big thank you to those Board and Council members who are standing down as their term of office ends at the close of this calendar year.
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A royal thank you to mark International Nurses' Day
A prominent nursing figure from the North East received an unusual phone call to mark International Nurses’ Day.
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Serious concerns over inadequate fit testing at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
The RCN has raised serious concerns after an admission by North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust that it failed to adequately fit test respirator masks worn by its theatre staff over a five-week period, subjecting them to serious danger.
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RCN Wales Responds to new NMC figures
RCN Wales Responds to new NMC figures
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New initiative represents widening access for entry into nursing in Wales
RCN Wales welcomes this announcement of an additional route in to nursing for Healthcare Support Workers.
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RCN Wales responds to the Wales Audit Office’s Report on Agency Nursing Costs
Helen Whyley, Interim Director, Royal College of Nursing Wales, said: “The research shows that delivery of high quality patient care depends on the skills and experience of registered nurses. Wales’s ageing population and chronic disease rate makes it more dependent upon healthcare. What is evident from this report is that the demand for registered nurses has not diminished and the reliance agency staff has increased.
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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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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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Michael Appleby elected to the Northern seat of the new RCN Trade Union Committee
The chair of the RCN Northern region board reflects on his five RCN roles, the benefits of getting active in the RCN, and the challenging times that lie ahead.
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RCN Black Country learning event: Act first to prevent death – complications and escalation in sickle cell disease
All RCN Black Country members are invited to attend this online learning event, which will focus on sickle cell disease.