Press Releases
Read our latest press releases and responses to breaking news stories
Wednesday 24 May 2023
RCN Wales reject NHS pay offer, nursing strikes to go ahead despite acceptance from other unions
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Tuesday 16 May 2023
RCN members demand action to ensure nurses can better support victims of LGBTQ+ hate crime
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Sunday 14 May 2023
Treatment in corridors and waiting rooms ‘degrading’ for patients, say A&E nurses
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Wednesday 10 May 2023
RCN Wales members to strike after rejecting the latest NHS pay offer for nursing staff in Wales
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Wednesday 3 May 2023
RCN Wales calls on Welsh government to invest in mental health nursing to protect patients
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Thursday 20 April 2023
Welsh government announces revised NHS pay offer for nursing staff in Wales
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Friday 3 March 2023
RCN Wales re-enters negotiations with Welsh government after Health Minister responds to RCN letter
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Tuesday 28 February 2023
RCN Wales rejects Welsh government additional offer for 2022/23
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Monday 13 February 2023
RCN report shows many nurses leave profession at start of their career
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Friday 10 February 2023
RCN Wales consultative ballot on Welsh government’s latest NHS pay offer now open
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Wednesday 8 February 2023
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government publication of revised NHS Wales pay offer
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Friday 3 February 2023
RCN Wales Cancels Strikes and Consults Membership on Revised NHS Wales Pay Offer
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Wednesday 18 January 2023
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government's announcement on pre-registration nursing places
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Monday 16 January 2023
RCN Wales announces further strike action in February after Welsh Government fails to start negotiations
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Friday 23 December 2022
RCN Wales Continue Plans for More Strike Action in the New Year Due to Lack of Engagement from Welsh Government
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Monday 19 December 2022
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Thursday 8 December 2022
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Thursday 1 December 2022
RCN Wales launches a report ‘Agency Nursing’, looking at why nurses in Wales chose agency nursing.
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Wednesday 30 November 2022
RCN Wales responds to Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register mid-year update
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Wednesday 9 November 2022
RCN Wales members vote in favour of industrial action in momentous ballot results
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Wednesday 26 October 2022
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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
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FRIDAY 22 JULY 2022
Royal College of Nursing to ballot members in Wales on industrial action
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TUESDAY 7 JUNE 2022
Postcode lottery in ‘long COVID’ will exacerbate health inequalities, say nursing leaders
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TUESDAY 10 MAY 2022
RCN Wales launches Progress and Challenge report for implementation of the Safe Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016
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THURSDSAY 7 APRIL 2022
RCN Wales publishes paper calling for more learning disability consultant nurses in Wales
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WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2022
National Insurance rise leaves experienced nurses worse off, even with proposed pay increase, says RCN Wales
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WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2022
RCN Wales launches its Ward Manager Project as part of the safe and effective care campaign.
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TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2021
Nursing under
pressure - Figures reveal that every week nurses give the Welsh NHS an additional
34,284 hours in overtime
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MONDAY 13 DECEMBER 2021
RCN Wales responds to first minister's COVID-19 booster programme statement
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MONDAY 6 DECEMBER 2021
RCN Wales response to Welsh Government’s announcement on pre-registration nursing places
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THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 2021
NHS Pay in Wales - RCN Wales announce results of indicative ballot
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TUESDAY 16 NOVEMBER 2021
RCN Wales launches For the Full Team Campaign, calling for safe staffing levels to ensure safe and effective care
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