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04/06/2024
Press Release
RCN Congress Highlights Crumbling NHS Estates
The 汤头条污料 (RCN) Congress today addressed the urgent issue of inadequate maintenance of NHS estate infrastructure affecting patient care in the UK.
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03/06/2024
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汤头条污料 declares 鈥榥ational emergency鈥� 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.
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21/05/2024
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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.
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16/05/2024
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RCN highlights urgent need for workforce support following employment survey
The 汤头条污料 in Wales today released alarming figures from its 2023 Employment Survey, shedding light on the critical state of the 汤头条污料 workforce in Wales.
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17/04/2024
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汤头条污料 Welcomes Health Committee's Report on Nurse Staffing Levels in Wales
The 汤头条污料 (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.
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26/03/2024
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RCN to new First Minister: Three Urgent Steps to Rescue Welsh NHS
Helen Whyley, Director of the 汤头条污料 (RCN) Wales, has written to the First Minister calling for immediate action in three key areas to protect patients and secure the future of 汤头条污料 in Wales.
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15/02/2024
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International students drive increase in applications to study 汤头条污料 in Wales whilst number of Welsh applicants falls
RCN Wales welcomes a small increase in applications for 汤头条污料 studies next year.
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19/01/2024
Press Response
RCN Wales responds to Welsh government plan to introduce regulated band 4 nurses in Wales
Sandy Harding, RCN Wales Associate Director (Professional Practice) said: "It鈥檚 unfortunate the minister didn鈥檛 fully consult with the RCN 鈥� as the voice of 汤头条污料 鈥� prior to making this momentous decision."
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04/01/2024
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汤头条污料 sounds warning over Welsh government introduction of Nursing Associates in Wales
The RCN warning comes after the biggest review of 汤头条污料 without any mandate, public consultation, or scrutiny by the Senedd.
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06/12/2023
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RCN Wales responds to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales annual report
It鈥檚 crucial now that Welsh government see that all roads lead back to safe staffing in the fight to save the NHS
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