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The Latest Breaking News from RCN Wales

Nurses strike called off in Wales as talks with Welsh Government resume

The strike has been paused as nurses hope to get a new agreement on non-pay issues in their job

Wales Online

Nursing staff in Wales set to go on strike after rejecting pay offer

RCN Wales said its members are to walk out on June 6-7 and July 12-13 after rejecting the latest NHS pay offer for nursing staff.

The Independent UK

Mental health patients have been left behind by Welsh Government, says RCN Wales

A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has called for more investment in mental health nursing to better protect patients.

The Independent UK

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New Wales NHS pay offer to be put to unions

The Welsh Government has offered unions a new deal

Wales Online

Anger as bank nurses and staff exempt from NHS Wales bonus cash

Unions say by not offering bank staff the one-off payment it is driving employees to work for agencies at a time when the Welsh Government needs to reduce the amount it spends on agency workers

Wales Online

Nurses reject pay offer from Welsh Government and call for urgent talks or strike action will resume

They have called for urgent talks to resume or they will plan more strikes

Wales Online

Nurses in Wales announce new strike dates in February

It comes after talks last week failed to resolve nursing staff's ongoing dispute over pay

Wales Online

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Nurses plan to strike again in 2023 due to 'lack of engagement' from Welsh Government

Members of RCN Wales went on strike for the first time in history on December 15 and 20 over poor wages and chronic staff shortages

Wales Online

Nurses in the only Welsh health board that won't be striking claim they didn't get their ballots in time

The union's first period of industrial action is likely to take place in December - but one health board won't be involved as things stand

Wales Online

What the nursing strike will mean for you and other patients across Wales

It could see some routine operations postponed or outpatient appointments not undertaken

Wales Online

Nurses in Wales vote to go on strike for the first time in history

Helen Whyley, the director of RCN Wales, said it was 'a really historic day' for nurses in Wales

Wales Online

Welsh Government confirms contingency plans in place should nurses vote to go on strike

A decision to offer NHS staff a £1,400 pay rise was described as 'pitiful and insulting'

Wales Online

Welsh Ambulance Service employees set to vote on strike action

Paramedics and other ambulance workers are angry at the Welsh Government's imposed 4% pay award which leaves them facing yet another real-terms pay cut

Wales Online

NHS Wales has close to 3,000 nursing vacancies as spend on agency staff soars

The health service also spent £133.4m on nursing and midwifery agency staff in 2021-22 to plug gaps in rotas – an increase of 41% compared to the previous year

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Nurses will vote on whether to walk out over pay

If RCN members support strike action, it will be its first ever walkout by staff in Wales and England

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