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Thursday 20 July 2023
RCN Wales members to be consulted on latest Welsh government offer
Press release
![University Application Form](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Scotland/UCAS-Application.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=0836E536F9CFCC8DB2099884174D73DB)
![Tara Rees, RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2023](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Tara-Rees-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=EBA5203DB01FEE536640BFDFD4147AE9)
![Demanding change Demanding change](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Enough-is-enough.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=D614C4DD2B1F3276BFDE1C783605839C)
Tuesday 27 June 2023
RCN Wales Pauses July Strikes After Securing Formal Talks with Welsh Government
Press release
![CHOW23 Wales](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Wales-Care-Home-Week-2023-1.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=58F585ECBA179C041DC0888130894CC9)
Monday 19 June 2023
RCN Wales urges Welsh government to invest in care home nursing as it launches new report
Press release
![Nursing staff protesting for better pay. Image is in black and white with slogan 'enough is enough' in a red circle right top hand corner.](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Images/Action/2022/10-reasons-to-strike-Oct-2022/10-reasons-to-strike-main-image-630x420.png?h=420&w=630&la=en&hash=A7B8E30B7D6EF01C4C63D67B6AAFF8F3)
![Fair Pay for Nursing campaign light projections at Senedd Fair Pay for Nursing campaign light projections at Senedd](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Senedd-light-projections-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=5151E12206ACB2393E80CFB5B8970A53)
Wednesday 24 May 2023
RCN Wales reject NHS pay offer, nursing strikes to go ahead despite acceptance from other unions
Press release
![Nursing staff gather for daily briefing](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2020/NMC-temp-register-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=27E924A0C9A976AEE4DED00E1ECAAF40)
![LGBTQ-flag-800x400](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/LGBTQ-flag-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=0EB233B7DD4A4F1A9C1B787E9E648861)
Tuesday 16 May 2023
RCN members demand action to ensure nurses can better support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime
Press release
![Busy hospital corridor](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2017/March/Busy-hospital-corridor.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=88A01F755D1EE668590879F269ADAFFC)
Sunday 14 May 2023
Treatment in corridors and waiting rooms ‘degrading’ for patients, say A&E nurses
Press release
![Ballot results 10.05.23](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Hero-Blocks-120x180/Countries-and-regions/Wales/Ballot-results-10-05-23.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=63C23D6ABDB85B15FA2D9587E56B9EB4)
Wednesday 10 May 2023
RCN Wales members to strike after rejecting the latest NHS pay offer for nursing staff in Wales
Press release
![Mental Health Paper 03.05.23](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Mental-Health-Paper-Launch-03-05-23.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=E57BD2B8B8073C87D85427AC75EE0838)
Wednesday 3 May 2023
RCN Wales calls on Welsh government to invest in mental health nursing to protect patients
Press release
![Fair Pay for Nursing campaign light projections at Senedd Fair Pay for Nursing campaign light projections at Senedd](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Senedd-light-projections-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=5151E12206ACB2393E80CFB5B8970A53)
Thursday 20 April 2023
Welsh government announces revised NHS pay offer for nursing staff in Wales
Press release
![Fair Pay for Nursing campaign light projections at Senedd Fair Pay for Nursing campaign light projections at Senedd](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Senedd-light-projections-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=5151E12206ACB2393E80CFB5B8970A53)
Friday 3 March 2023
RCN Wales re-enters negotiations with Welsh government after Health Minister responds to RCN letter
Press release
![ballot result 28.02.23 member news RCN Wale](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/RCN-800x400-member-news-announcement-01.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=2A562A8435AFA2D2C785CA75B9C36BDC)
Tuesday 28 February 2023
RCN Wales rejects Welsh government additional offer for 2022/23
Press release
![RCN welcomes launch of nursing recruitment campaign](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2018/Nursing-retention-campaign-launch.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=0C40854D15E101E161503BC91FD86AEE)
Monday 13 February 2023
RCN report shows many nurses leave profession at start of their career
Statement
![Wales ballot open 10.02.23](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Hero-block-600x400/FPFN-Wales-ballot-social-graphics-A-1920x1080.jpg?h=1080&w=1920&la=en&hash=D08958B4DBC829BECAC84E8CFD7AEDD0)
Friday 10 February 2023
RCN Wales consultative ballot on Welsh government’s latest NHS pay offer now open
Press release
![Senedd Cymru - Welsh National Assembly building](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Archive/Background-Images/Activate/2020/October/Politics-in-nursing-Welsh-Assembly-1900px.jpg?h=980&w=1900&la=en&hash=37F992A57406C3FEC9784F16EF09812A)
Wednesday 8 February 2023
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government publication of revised NHS Wales pay offer
Press release
![Cardiff picket line](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2023/Cardiff-picket-line.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=DA35DC583BF1CEB0C585BDA67790750D)
Friday 3 February 2023
RCN Wales Cancels Strikes and Consults Membership on Revised NHS Wales Pay Offer
Press release
![Senedd Cymru - Welsh National Assembly building](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Archive/Background-Images/Activate/2020/October/Politics-in-nursing-Welsh-Assembly-1900px.jpg?h=980&w=1900&la=en&hash=37F992A57406C3FEC9784F16EF09812A)
Wednesday 18 January 2023
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government's announcement on pre-registration nursing places
Statement
![Nursing staff protesting](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2022/Strike-ballot-launch.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=131E53D96FD9E6AFCCBC71455B996623)
Monday 16 January 2023
RCN Wales announces further strike action in February after Welsh Government fails to start negotiations
Press release
![Senedd Cymru - Welsh National Assembly building](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Archive/Background-Images/Activate/2020/October/Politics-in-nursing-Welsh-Assembly-1900px.jpg?h=980&w=1900&la=en&hash=37F992A57406C3FEC9784F16EF09812A)
![When nursing suffers so does the public](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2022/RCN-Wales-banner.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=B3AA055DCDCF83F0C93A165B3AF50877)
Friday 23 December 2022
RCN Wales Continue Plans for More Strike Action in the New Year Due to Lack of Engagement from Welsh Government
Press Release
![When nursing suffers so does the public](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2022/RCN-Wales-banner.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=B3AA055DCDCF83F0C93A165B3AF50877)
Monday 19 December 2022
Statement
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Thursday 8 December 2022
Statement
![Agency nursing report 2022](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Hero-block-600x400/Agency-nursing-2022.jpg?h=777&w=1188&la=en&hash=2359582C6D0F2310C81A7119F2D164B8)
Thursday 1 December 2022
RCN Wales launches a report ‘Agency Nursing’, looking at why nurses in Wales chose agency nursing.
Press release
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Wednesday 30 November 2022
RCN Wales responds to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register mid-year update
Statement
![Poster with the wording: We voted for fair pay for nursing. We vote for safe patient care. We voted to protect our patients.](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2022/Ballot-result.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=4B100F538642B0B9B64ACE877C43DB02)
Wednesday 9 November 2022
RCN Wales members vote in favour of industrial action in momentous ballot results
Press release
![Senedd Cymru - Welsh National Assembly building](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Archive/Background-Images/Activate/2020/October/Politics-in-nursing-Welsh-Assembly-1900px.jpg?h=980&w=1900&la=en&hash=37F992A57406C3FEC9784F16EF09812A)
Wednesday 26 October 2022
Press release
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Thursday 6 October 2022
Nurses' pay has fallen twice as much as private sector pay, as historic NHS Wales strike ballot opens
Press release
![RCN members at pay rally with placard 'Time to pay nursing staff fairly'](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2022/Change-to-law-strikes-agency-staff-pay-rally-image-800x400.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=009190596CD3499BCD0971E1AC22D47B)
FRIDAY 22 JULY 2022
Royal College of Nursing to ballot members in Wales on industrial action
Press release
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![Long Covid PR](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Hero-Blocks-Library-800x400/Long-COVID-RCN-Wales-congress-PR.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=37416E67799DDDA5FCD7261E2360C82F)
TUESDAY 7 JUNE 2022
Postcode lottery in ‘long COVID’ will exacerbate health inequalities, say nursing leaders
Press release
![Progress and Challenge](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Hero-Blocks-Library-800x400/progress-800x400-1.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=4F7D351C66CBDB74A50BA3512C3892FE)
TUESDAY 10 MAY 2022
RCN Wales launches Progress and Challenge report for implementation of the Safe Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016
Press release
![LD Paper](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Hero-Blocks-120x180/About/LD-paper-800x400-002.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=4ACC35E0B8AFC52497F321927333513B)
THURSDSAY 7 APRIL 2022
RCN Wales publishes paper calling for more learning disability consultant nurses in Wales
Press release
![A nurse outstanding bills with a worried expression](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/RCN-Foundation/RCN-Foundation/Projects/nurse-considering-finances-rcn-foundation-hardship-grants.jpg?h=4000&w=6000&la=en&hash=9C710F3184FBF02ABF555305E954FD04)
WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2022
National Insurance rise leaves experienced nurses worse off, even with proposed pay increase, says RCN Wales
Statement
![Nurse on ward Nurse on ward](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Blog-800x400/General-blog-images/Nurse-on-ward.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=B9DF893D35CCD174CD06D3E58595DA7D)
WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2022
RCN Wales launches its Ward Manager Project as part of the safe and effective care campaign.
Press Release![Nursing in Numbers 2021 Nursing in Numbers 2021](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2021/Nursing-in-Numbers-2021-Wales-800x400.png?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=BC6009083EDDEB01347B9F1258A1A616)
TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2021
Nursing under
pressure - Figures reveal that every week nurses give the Welsh NHS an additional
34,284 hours in overtime
Press Release
![Woman in mask and gloves holds up vial of COVID-19 vaccine to the camera](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Images/Publications-archive/Bulletin/2020/Dec/COVID-vaccine-vial-close-up-680px.jpg?h=453&w=680&la=en&hash=8D0AD4CAC3B5338664C47045C8FF88CE)
MONDAY 13 DECEMBER 2021
RCN Wales responds to first minister's COVID-19 booster programme statement
Press Release
![UCAS warns student nurse applications falling](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/News-800x400/2018/Student-nurse-appplications.jpg?h=400&w=800&la=en&hash=76F4895C1ECC691B24F78C4229A1C995)
MONDAY 6 DECEMBER 2021
RCN Wales response to Welsh Government’s announcement on pre-registration nursing places
Statement
![General election poll station](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/Call-to-Action-full-width-684x300/Campaigns/Nursing-Counts/Ballot-box-CTA.jpg?h=300&w=685&la=en&hash=19088DD732518494FDB4486DDA97E3B0)
THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 2021
NHS Pay in Wales - RCN Wales announce results of indicative ballot
Press Release
![For the full team messaging on stadium in Cardiff](https://www.rcn.org.uk/wales/-/media/Royal-College-Of-Nursing/Images/RCN-Magazines/Images/Action/2022/For-the-full-team.jpg?h=500&w=1000&la=en&hash=FB7D367983ED6F43BAC614739B43AA8E)
TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2021
RCN Wales launches For the Full Team Campaign, calling for safe staffing levels to ensure safe and effective care
Press Release
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