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Join us for a roundtable for the independent health and social care sector to explore the unique challenges of accessing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in rural and independent care settings. 📆 13 March 🕥 10.30am-1pm 📍Skanda Vale Hospice, Llandysul Register your interest: bit.ly/4hvamn4

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With enough signatures, the petition to enable Cardiff University to keep its Nursing degree course - and avoid a huge loss to the future of nursing and the NHS - will be debated in the Senedd. Add your signature➡️ petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

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Join us to meet the candidates standing for the Wales seat on RCN Council and take this opportunity to ask them about their plans to advocate for our members and address the key issues facing nursing in Wales before you cast your vote. 📆 5 March 🕕 6.30-7.15pm 📍 Online Find out more: bit.ly/3QBwOPw

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Are you interested in women's health and promoting better understanding? Looking for your next CPD opportunity? Join our webinar: Making Sense of Women's Health in Wales: bit.ly/3EMgskx We'll cover key symptoms and health conditions affecting women and the policy around women’s health in Wales.

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Cardiff University's proposal to cut its school of nursing sets a precedent for nursing education provision across the UK. Please sign the petition and share far and wide to help secure a debate in the Senedd ➡️ petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/246498

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"If you don't think your voice can be heard, I promise you it can." Rhian Smith, RCN Wales Board member, explains the importance of getting as many member voices as we can involved in our RCN Wales manifesto survey for the 2026 Senedd elections. Check your inboxes and fill out the survey today.

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"I am proud to be a mental health nurse and an agent of change for better, kinder services." On #MentalHealthNursesDay, our RCN Wales Nurse of the Year 2024, Madelaine Watkins, highlights the role's unique position in challenging assumptions around mental health to advance care and transform lives.

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RCN Wales has responded to the Welsh government's final budget for 2025/26. Included was an additional £30m for social care to target delayed hospital discharges and community care. Read our executive director's statement in full ➡️ bit.ly/3XeWtl0 @helenwhyley.bsky.social

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"What I love about being a mental health nurse is using my professional curiosity to really get to the bottom of people's problems." 💙 Today marks #MentalHealthNursesDay. Watch our video as RCN Mental Health Forum members share why this profession is so special. ⬇️ (1/2)

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“This decision...undermines efforts to address the critical staffing crisis in the NHS and social care." - @thercnwales.bsky.social Executive Director Helen Whyley quoted on student media site, The Tab. Read the article ⬇️ bit.ly/41qkKH5

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Get ready for RCN Congress 2025! 📝 #RCN25 Our free webinars for members will help you prepare for our yearly flagship event. The workshops will focus on clear communication, presentation skills, critical thinking and evaluating evidence. Register for your free space ➡️ bit.ly/435urMh

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Read the latest coverage of the corridor care crisis in NHS Wales: @helenwhyley.bsky.social, Executive Director of RCN Wales, said: “Nurses are facing immense challenges in maintaining high standards of patient care amidst the growing prevalence of corridor and chair care in hospitals."

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We caught up with RCN Wales Board Chair Jackie Davies at Ty Maeth about the shocking proposal of Cardiff University to shut its School of Nursing. If you have been affected by this announcement, please get in touch. We are here for you during this uncertain time. @jackiemdavies.bsky.social

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STARTING NOW: the Senedd debates the terrible risks to patient safety from corridor care. They'll debate whether to back our recent briefing on ending corridor care in Wales and accept ALL our recommendations. Watch live right now: www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Live...

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From work-life balance to health tourism, and international student hardship and understanding neurodiversity, our 2025 Congress agenda offers a huge selection of vibrant and vital debates. The full agenda is now live. Explore now, and book your free place #RCN25 ⬇️

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Join us at our roundtable for the independent sector to explore the unique challenges of accessing continuing professional development (CPD) in rural and independent care settings. 📆 13 March 🕥 10.30am-1pm 📍 Skanda Vale Hospice, Llandysul Find out more and register your interest 👇 bit.ly/4hvamn4

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In a new blog post, RCN Wales' Alison Goodfield reflects on last week's protest at Cardiff University's School of Nursing and shares how you can support the campaign to urge @cardiffuni.bsky.social to find another solution to keep its nursing school open. Read the blog 👇 bit.ly/40PewiA

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Meet Bejoy Sebastian, the newly elected President of the RCN. A critical care nurse for almost 14 years in the UK, his deep-rooted, family-connected passion for the profession can be traced back to the beginnings of his career in Kerala, India. Watch his first message 👇

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Cardiff University's proposal to cut its school of nursing sets a precedent for nursing education provision across the UK. Head to our link in bio to sign the petition and share far and wide to help secure a debate in the Senedd. petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

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Nicola Ranger standing along side @thercnwales.bsky.social students and lecturing staff today outside @cardiffuni.bsky.social School of Nursing. The strength of feeling of the proposed closure of thier nursing programmes was enormous. #SaveNursinginCardiff

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We're standing in solidarity with nurses, students and lecturers protesting outside Cardiff Uni today and highlighting critical concerns about the proposal to close its School of Nursing. We're calling for urgent action to protect nursing and ensure a sustainable future for the profession in Wales.

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Ahead of the Save Nursing Campaign planned protest outside @cardiffuniversity.bsky.social School of Nursing today, @rcn.org.uk Gen Sec and Chief Exec Prof. Nicola Ranger and @thercnwales.bsky.social's @helenwhyley.bsky.social met with Cardiff Uni nursing lecturers at Ty Maeth.

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Booking is now open for our annual Congress 2025 🎟️ Congress is the ultimate opportunity to network, hear from exceptional keynote speakers and take part in vibrant debates about the issues affecting the nursing workforce. #RCN25 Book your free space, and join us in May https://buff.ly/2He1fpA

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Nursing can be physically and emotionally demanding, and it’s important to look after your wellbeing. This #TimeToTalk Day, take a moment to check in with yourself and your colleagues. Explore our collection of resources to support mental health and wellbeing ➡️ buff.ly/4gqnmcs

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Last chance to apply for the Wales seat on @rcn.org.uk Council!

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The closure of Cardiff University's nursing programme - ranked 1st in Wales and 5th in the UK - would have a significant impact on the future of nursing in Wales. Follow the Senedd debate: www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Live... @natasghar.bsky.social

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Nursing education and research are a public good. The Welsh Government must provide good financial support for nursing students to complete their degrees – and support Welsh higher education to secure nursing’s place there. Follow along: www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Live... @jeremy-miles.bsky.social

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Cardiff University should invest in a flourishing nursing department, and the Welsh Government, instead of a short term, haphazard approach, should take a national, strategic approach to funding nursing education and research. Watch: www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Live... @mabonapgwynfor.bsky.social

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🎓⏰Wales cannot afford to lose a single university nursing department. Watch the Senedd debate happening right now: www.senedd.tv/Meeting/Live...

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Cardiff University’s proposal to cut its nursing degree programme would be a huge loss to the future of nursing and the NHS. Please sign and share the petition to urge Cardiff University to reconsider the decision: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

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Election nominations are now open for the Wales seat on RCN Council. If you're a dynamic, experienced nursing leader who's ready to ask the right questions and represent our members across Wales, we want to hear from you. Nominations close at 4.30pm on Thursday 6 February. Apply at bit.ly/4akpwsu

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We know that many of you will be affected by the news of Cardiff University’s proposed programme closures. Join us at the Senedd tomorrow from 12pm for a joint rally, where we'll hear from speakers across disciplines about the provision of high quality further education and opportunities in Wales.

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Cardiff University's proposal to close its School of Nursing comes at a time when Wales is facing a severe nursing shortage, with thousands of vacancies placing immense pressure on an already depleted workforce. Sign this petition to urge Cardiff Uni to reconsider its decision: bit.ly/40V3lpT

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Make sure you stay up to date with all the important RCN news and announcements. Check your details on MyRCN: www.rcn.org.uk/myrcn

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Election nominations are now open for the Wales seat on RCN Council. If you're a dynamic, experienced nursing leader who's ready to ask the right questions and represent our members across Wales, we want to hear from you. Nominations close at 4.30pm on Thursday 6 February. Apply at bit.ly/4akpwsu

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Today, we've sent the Welsh Government eight urgent actions to help tackle the corridor care crisis. Read our open letter to the Welsh Government and ask your MS for their support: www.rcn.org.uk/wales/Get-In...

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Congratulations to the latest cohort of our Leadership in the Independent Sector programme. This is only the beginning of your leadership journey. A big thank you to CNO for Wales @suetranka.bsky.social for providing funded places for this invaluable course and sharing your leadership experience.

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RCN North Wales branch members: you are invited to join your February branch meeting on Thursday 6 - 2pm to 4pm. 📍Bryn Marl Nursing Home, Marl Drive, Llandudno Junction, Conwy 💻Virtual attendance also available Visit the branch webpage for information on how to RSVP. @rcnnwalesbranch.bsky.social

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Make sure your RCN membership details are up to date to continue recieving important updates. You can check and update your details by logging into MyRCN ➡️ www.rcn.org.uk/myrcn

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She joined the RCN just four days before historic strike action began, but her story doesn't begin there. From dodging crossfire in Karachi to steering an NHS trust through the pandemic; get to know our General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger: bit.ly/42jViUG

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Calling all Cardiff and Vale branch members: please join your upcoming local branch meeting on Monday 3 February 16:00-17:00 via Microsoft Teams. You can join on the night by heading to the branch webpage below and clicking the link in the upcoming meetings section.

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RCN Wales ‘Consultant Nurses and Midwives~ Expert Patient Care’ Cross Party Group on Nursing & Midwifery today -Wales doesn't have enough consultant nurses- Consultant nurses’ in Wales share their experiences with MSs

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Make sure your RCN membership details are up to date to continue recieving important updates. You can check and update your details by logging into MyRCN ➡️ www.rcn.org.uk/myrcn

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Nominations are open for the Wales seat on the RCN's UK Learning Representatives Committee. If you're an accredited rep who cares about making a positive difference to the working lives of nursing staff, find our more and nominate yourself by 27 January 👇 bit.ly/3bcMbwK

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Join our Introduction to Leadership webinar on 23 January, where you'll learn different leadership styles, find out what kind of leader you are and be given the tools to apply leadership skills in a health care setting. Book your place before Monday 18 January. ➡️ www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Election nominations are now open for the Wales seat on RCN Council. If you're a dynamic, experienced nursing leader who's ready to ask the right questions and represent our members across Wales, we want to hear from you. Nominations close Thursday 6 February. More info and apply: bit.ly/4akpwsu

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Read the raw, unedited testimonies of RCN Wales members who responded to our corridor care survey, released today. Then email your MS and demand action - no excuses. Survey: bit.ly/3E7jfEq Email your MS: www.rcn.org.uk/email-your-MS

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Today the RCN released a devastating report on the crisis of patients being treated in inappropriate settings in our NHS. It includes unfiltered accounts of nursing staff in Wales, demonstrating how this crisis is putting lives at risk. Read more 👇 bit.ly/3E7jfEq

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