Clyde
We champion local issues for RCN members working in Clyde. Get involved with our branch today and help our work. Our branch executive positions are currently vacant - please contact RCN Scotland if you are interested in finding out more about becoming branch chair, secretary or treasurer.
Contact us
- Call: 0345 772 6100
- Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk
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15 Mar 2024
RCN Scotland calls for better support and compensation for nursing staff who remain impacted by long COVID
Ahead of a Holyrood debate this week to mark International long COVID awareness day, we briefed MSPs on the devastating impact of long COVID and are calling for nursing staff who contracted COVID at work, and whose lives are still affected, to be better supported.
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1 Mar 2024
Agenda for Change reviewÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s recommendations to be fully implemented
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP gave the green light for implementation to begin from 1 April in a letter to the joint health trade unions and NHS employers.
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22 Feb 2024
RCN Scotland responds to Auditor GeneralÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s NHS in Scotland report
This yearÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s version of the annual report states that the NHS is ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥˜unable to meet the growing demand for health servicesÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™.
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15 Feb 2024
UCAS figures showing applicants to nursing courses in Scotland down by 8.3%
There are still several months left in this yearÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s application cycle, but these figures are a worrying snapshot following on from the fall in acceptances onto undergraduate nursing courses at Scottish universities in 2023 by 11% compared to the year before.
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7 Feb 2024
RCN Scotland sounds warning over cost of living impact
ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s nursing staff are continuing to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
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16 Jan 2024
Less than a week left to nominate your winner
Entries for ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s Nurse of the Year Awards close in five days time (22 January). With 13 categories to nominate in and the title of RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year 2024 up for grabs, do you know someone who deserves to be recognised and celebrated for their nursing contribution?
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21 Dec 2023
COVID JN.1 variant: RCN seeks assurance on new PPE advice
WeÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™ve contacted chief nursing officers in all 4 UK countries and the UKHSA to find out what action will be taken in response to WHOÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s statement on a new COVID-19 variant of interest.
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19 Dec 2023
RCN Scotland calls Scottish government budget statement a 'missed opportunity'
Today's (19 December) Scottish government budget statement is light on detail and leaves nursing staff no wiser about the government's commitment to the Agenda for Change review.
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15 Dec 2023
Action across government required to tackle recruitment and retention challenges in rural and remote areas
RCN Policy Manager, Nicola Gordon, gave evidence this week to HolyroodÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as part of its inquiry into healthcare in rural and remote areas.
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14 Dec 2023
RCN Scotland calls for the Scottish Budget to prioritise health and care services
RCN Scotland is calling on Scottish government to ensure its budget, due to be announced on 20 December, prioritises health and care services and sets out investment to grow and develop ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s nursing workforce of the future.