News

All the latest on current nursing issues in Wales and updates on the work of RCN Wales.

26 Mar 2025
RCN Council member for Wales announced

Tristan Griffin has been elected as the new RCN Council member for Wales.
21 Mar 2025
Speaking up for nursing education in Wales

RCN student ambassadors gathered at the Senedd to voice their concerns to politicians.
19 Mar 2025
Don’t scrap top-ranked nursing degree, RCN urges Cardiff University

RCN Wales has formally responded to Cardiff University’s internal consultation on the proposed closure of its School of Nursing, expressing deep concern over the impact.
16 Jan 2025
“It makes me really sad to be a nurse in these times”: RCN report reveals harrowing effects of corridor care in Wales

Raw testimonies of nursing staff show a healthcare crisis that is unsafe, undignified, and unacceptable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
25 Apr 2024
You could be the next RCN Wales Nurse of the Year

The eleventh annual ceremony showcasing nursing excellence in Wales will return on 21 November at the Mercure Holland House Hotel in Cardiff.