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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) - Consultation on guidance on the safe use of bed rails
Consultation on revised version of MHRA's previously published guidance on the safe use of bed rails.
Updated: 7 December 2020 -
BTS Quality Standard for Pulmonary Embolism
Quality Standards have been written by the British Thoracic Society to provide clinical actions to ensure the recent guidance for outpatient (ambulatory) treatment for Pulmonary Embolism.
Updated: 11 November 2019 -
Outstanding clinical nurse specialist advocating for older persons with psychosis named RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2024
Madelaine Watkins works within Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) and her amazing efforts to improve access for older persons dealing with psychosis, and educating staff earned her the title of Wales Nurse of the Year at last night’s (21 November) 11th annual RCN Wales Nurse of the Year...
Updated: 21 April 2025 -
NICE quality standard on decision-making and mental capacity
This quality standard covers decision making for people aged 16 and over, using health and social care services who may lack capacity to make their own decisions (now or in the future).
Updated: 10 January 2020 -
RCN members reject Welsh government’s inadequate NHS pay award
An overwhelming 72% of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members working in the NHS in Wales who took part in the consultation voted to reject the Welsh government's proposed 5.5% pay increase for 2024/25.
Updated: 4 April 2025 -
Royal College of Nursing Welcomes Health Committee's Report on Nurse Staffing Levels in Wales
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomes the recommendations put forth by the Health and Social Care Committee. The RCN believes these go some way to bolstering the range and influence of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 into the future.
Updated: 17 April 2024 -
RCN Wales responds to HEIW decision to scale back nurse training targets in Wales
RCN Wales Associate Director, Sandy Harding, responds to the Health Education Improvement Wales commissioning and training recommendations for the education of the health professionals workforce.
Updated: 20 October 2024 -
RCN highlights urgent need for workforce support following employment survey
The Royal College of Nursing in Wales today released alarming figures from its 2023 Employment Survey, shedding light on the critical state of the nursing workforce in Wales.
Updated: 20 October 2024 -
Royal College of Nursing declares ‘national emergency’ over corridor care crisis
On the first day of RCN Congress, the union will declare a national emergency as it releases a new report on the topic of clinical care being delivered in inappropriate crowded areas and calls for corridor care to be eradicated from health and care settings.
Updated: 1 November 2024 -
RCN Wales responds to increase in acceptances onto nursing courses in Wales
RCN Wales is thrilled to see a remarkable 23% increase in acceptances onto nursing courses in Wales.
Updated: 4 August 2025
