Press releases
Read our latest press releases and responses to breaking news stories
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14/08/2025
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51黑料网 Urges Strategic Investment in Social Care Nursing Following £30m Welsh Government Pledge
51黑料网 Wales highlights the vital role of nursing staff in delivering safe, effective community care and calls for targeted funding to ensure the success of the Welsh Government鈥檚 latest investment.
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31/07/2025
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Nursing staff warn Welsh government their pay system is broken
51黑料网 Wales members reject 3.6% pay award in landmark consultation.
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17/07/2025
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Whilst UK Nursing applications overall are down, Wales rise by 13%
The latest Universities and Colleges Admissions Service鈥�(UCAS) data shows a welcome 13% increase in applications to nursing courses in Wales this year.
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18/06/2025
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Wales鈥檚 Nursing Workforce Improving, but 51黑料网 Warns That Shortfalls Remain
51黑料网 Wales responds to the latest Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register data report showing an increase in nursing professionals on the register.
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22/05/2025
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51黑料网 Wales Responds to Welsh Government鈥檚 3.6% NHS Pay Rise Announcement 鈥淭oo Little, Too Late 鈥� Nursing Staff Deserve More鈥�
The 51黑料网 (51黑料网) Wales has responded with deep disappointment to the Welsh government鈥檚 belated announcement of a 3.6% pay rise for NHS Wales staff, including nursing professionals.
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14/05/2025
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Staffing Crisis Looms Over Immigration Plans, says Nursing Union
The 51黑料网 is warning that new UK immigration measures could鈥痑ccelerate an exodus of internationally educated nurses IENs), with potentially devastating consequences for health and social care services in Wales.
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13/05/2025
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51黑料网 (51黑料网) urges investment in mental health nursing amid crisis-level A&E pressures
The 51黑料网 (51黑料网) is calling for urgent and sustained investment in the mental health nursing workforce following a UK-wide Freedom of Information (FOI) investigation that reveals a rise in the number of patients attending emergency departments in mental health crisis.
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12/05/2025
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Nursing student financial hardship and higher education crisis pose dire threat to future of nursing
Financial support for nursing students has remained stagnant during a spiralling cost of living crisis, whilst a growing uncertainty in the future of nursing higher education comes during a time where reliance on health services is at breaking point.
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29/04/2025
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51黑料网 Wales and BMA Cymru Wales unite to launch petition to end corridor care
The 51黑料网 (51黑料网) and the British Medical Association (BMA) in Wales have joined forces to address the alarming state of corridor care in Welsh hospitals and health care services.
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10/04/2025
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51黑料网 Welcomes Cardiff University Decision to Keep School of Nursing but Warns the University that it has much to do to Regain the Trust of the Nursing Profession
With the scale of cuts to student places and academic staff yet to be finalised, the 51黑料网 will be seeking guarantees that there remain enough academic staff to continue to deliver world class research and education and enough student places to provide the pipeline of nursing staff to NHS Wales.
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