The Wales staffing act needs to be extended to every setting where the NHS provides nursing care. National action needs to be taken in Wales because if it isn’t then staff may become more overwhelmed than they actually are. So many people are campaigning to make sure that the staff who work so hard are looked after but this isn’t going to happen unless the nurses who are under pressure right now are provided with some relief. If you work in a nursing recruitment agency, then you will understand that staff are not being retained as much as they once were and that this is causing problems as so many people are being overworked. If you work in a nurse agency, then you will soon see that the same situation is happening there too.

RCN Wales

The comments above have been made by RCN Wales. They have launched a brand-new report that is giving a lot of detail on the progress that has been made by various health boards. The RCN have stated that overall, the nurse staffing levels have changed the NHS for the better. There has been a significant level of investment and this is also increasing the amount of nursing staff who work on wards. In addition to this, nursing leadership has also been strengthened. This is being discussed at a board level and it is absolutely amazing to see how far they have come so far.

This is one of the many reasons why the RCN have challenged the government in Wales to try and encourage them to work with them. They want to develop a retention strategy that offers flexible working hours as well as better access to professional development. They want to do this as part of their programme in healthcare.