Lothian and Borders Branch
We champion local issues for RCN members working in Lothian and Borders. Get involved today to help our work.
Your branch team
- Chair: Kenneth Scott
- Treasurer: Tobias Kunkel
- Secretary: Nicole Dron
Get in touch
- Call: 0345 772 6100
- Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk
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8 May 2024
RCN urges new First Minister to prioritise urgent action to tackle health and care crisis
As the new First Minister comes into post, RCN Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to get to grips with the workforce crisis that is facing our health and social care services and focus on delivering safe and effective care for the people of Scotland.
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1 May 2024
Share your views on safe staffing
ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s safe staffing legislation - the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 ÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥“ came into force last month. We want to understand and measure the impact of the Act.
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12 Apr 2024
Finalists unveiled in our RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2024
We are thrilled to unveil the finalists across 12 categories for our second RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
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1 Apr 2024
Groundbreaking safe staffing legislation comes into force but more nurses are needed
ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s safe staffing legislation comes into force from today (1 April 2024). This is an opportunity to acknowledge the years of RCN campaigning that have got us to this point.
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21 Mar 2024
Impact of the pandemic on nursing staff shared with the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
Senior RCN Scotland staff have told the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry that nursing staff carried the heavy burden of the COVID-19 pandemic as they worked in hospitals, care homes, general practice, the community and beyond.
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18 Mar 2024
Ambitious and funded actions required from the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce
RCN Scotland has pressed the new Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care to ensure the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce recommendations reflect our priorities for action.
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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.
