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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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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 strike action to go ahead despite majority of unions accepting NHS pay offer
We remain in dispute with the Welsh government after RCN Wales members rejected the pay offer.
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Q&A with Mark Crothers
Meet Mark Crothers, nursing student with the Open University and new RCN Wales Board member.
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Wales safe staffing law secured by RCN members has delivered better care for patients
RCN Wales has presented evidence on safe nurse staffing to the Senedd Health and Social Care Committee.
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RCN Wales announces further strike action after members reject latest NHS pay offer in Wales
RCN Wales has written to the Minister for Health & Social Services, Eluned Morgan, seeking to urgently re-enter negotiations.
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RCN cancels next weeks strike in Wales and says Prime Minister has no place left to hide on NHS pay in England
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Pat Cullen, said: “If the other governments can negotiate and find more money for this year, the Prime Minister can do the same. Rishi Sunak has no place left to hide. His unwillingness to help nursing is being exposed as a personal choice, not an economic necessity."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to an urgent question put to the government in Parliament about today's strikes
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Pat Cullen, said: “No Health Secretary and no Business Secretary were there to answer urgent questions in Parliament today – and no response from the Prime Minister after I wrote to him this weekend. People may wonder if the government is also on strike."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to National Audit Office report on mental health services
RCN Professional Lead for Mental Health Nursing, Stephen Jones, said: “This report reflects the huge strain that mental health services are under, particularly since the pandemic which has led to soaring demand. That some young people, including those with severe illnesses like eating disorders, are unable to access the care they need is especially concerning."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the Autumn Statement
Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This statement was short-sighted, not long-term. The NHS faces a multi-billion pound deficit - giving away at least £5 billion in tax cuts in place of health spending confirms the NHS is no longer a priority for the government."