Blogs
Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Scotland
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blog posts
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17 Aug 2023
Progressing our 2023 workforce report recommendations
In May we published our second annual Nursing Workforce in Scotland Report. If you havenÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™t already seen it, itÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s worth a read.
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11 Aug 2023
How member experiences are helping shape guidance on implementing safe staffing legislation
At RCN Scotland, our Safe Staffing work programme is a key focus across all our teams. WeÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™ve been helping shape the statutory guidance that will support implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (or HCSA).
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27 Jul 2023
Significance of work on pay system and nursing workforce can't be overstated
There's a lot at stake this summer, says Colin Poolman, and positive action needs to happen sooner rather than later to build the sustainable nursing workforce that Scotland needs.
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5 Jul 2023
Celebrating 75 years of the NHS
In the years leading up to the creation of the NHS, Scotland was at the forefront of testing and establishing new approaches to organised healthcare.
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23 Jun 2023
Time to highlight the value of nursing in care homes
While the NHS is very much part of everyoneÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s life, most of us donÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™t engage with care homes until later in life. This may be during a crisis when a friend, relative or indeed we are in need of support and subsequently make contact with social care services.
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6 Jun 2023
Four years on from the passing of ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s groundbreaking safe staffing legislation
Eileen Mckenna says that the ActÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s implementation next year must deliver positive change.
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10 Mar 2023
Our priorities for the review of Agenda for Change
The pay offer we are consulting on has more to it than money alone. Many of you are asking about the review of Agenda for Change (AfC) and what this might mean.
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24 Feb 2023
RCN Scotland calls for National Care Service Bill to be paused
This week RCN Scotland wrote to the Minister responsible for the National Care Service (NCS) Bill, Kevin Stewart MSP, to reiterate our serious concerns about the Bill and to add our voice to the growing number of calls for the legislation to be paused.
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25 Jan 2023
The pressures nursing staff are facing show no sign of relenting
On the face of it, the graphs might seem to be moving in the right direction, but there were still almost 12,000 people waiting more than four hours before being seen in ScotlandÃÛÌÒÖ±²¥™s A&E departments, according to the latest statistics for week ending 15 January 2023.
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19 Jan 2023
No room for government stalling as strike mandate remains
Scottish government left under no illusion that any signs of dragging its heels on pay negotiations that open today means we will take strike action, says Colin Poolman.
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