Blogs
Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Wales
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18 May 2023
Member power: reflections from the picket lines
As RCN Congress considers how members can build on the undeniable collective power of their voices to further strengthen their influence and positive public opinion, Nicky Hughes, RCN Wales Director of Nursing (Employment Relations) shares strike day highlights from members who were on the picket lines in December.
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17 May 2023
‘Just’ Anxiety?’ - Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
Jenifer French, RCN Wales Mental Health and Learning Disability Nurse Adviser, talks us through this year's focus for Mental Health Awareness week and stresses the need for those with severe mental illness to not be left behind.
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16 May 2023
Improving equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace is everyone’s responsibility
As RCN Congress discusses how it can support and improve awareness of unconscious bias within health care, Kokila Swamynathan, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Inclusion and Diversity Manager and new RCN Wales Board member, reflects on her personal and professional experience of unconscious bias.
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28 Mar 2023
What Nursing means to me
Nursing has been my life. From my experience as very young child undergoing multiple orthopaedic operations, I knew I wanted to be a nurse.
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2 Sep 2020
Let’s talk about pay
Nicky Hughes, Associate Director of Nursing (Employment Relations) talks about the recently-launched RCN Fair Pay for Nursing campaign.
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24 Aug 2020
The Importance of the Nursing Voice
Nicky Hughes, Associate Director of Nursing (Employment Relations) shares some of her thoughts about how you can get your voice heard.
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17 Jul 2020
Results of the working conditions survey for members
Nicky Hughes, Associate Director of Nursing (Employment Relations), RCN Wales, shares some of the findings of the recent member survey regarding working conditions during COVID-19
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3 Jul 2020
COVID-19 and parents, children and young people
This week has seen a big step in Wales as we move towards the “new normal”, with the re-opening of schools. Whilst many looked forward to the schools re-opening, to gain some normality, for others the sessional attendance adds another complexity to an already chaotic world.