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RCN Scotland responds to latest care homes COVID-19 figures
Clear strategy needed to protect care home residents from COVID-19 spread, says RCN.
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Royal College of Nursing says community-based nursing staff are being failed by lack of PPE
The Royal College of Nursing is demanding that nursing professionals across the UK’s health and care sector are supported with personal protective equipment (PPE) as they continue to deliver essential care.
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Concerns about critical protective equipment putting extra pressure on nursing staff, RCN survey reveals
Survey of RCN members shows nursing staff are feeling under extra pressure because of concerns about access to and use of PPE.
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RCN Scotland sounds warning over cost of living impact
Scotland’s nursing staff are continuing to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
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UCAS figures showing applicants to nursing courses in Scotland down by 8.3%
There are still several months left in this year’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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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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RCN Scotland responds to National Records of Scotland care homes COVID-19 figures
"Today’s figures again show the devastating impact this virus is having on the most vulnerable in our communities, with a third of all deaths involving COVID-19 occurring in care homes."
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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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RCN Scotland responds to Auditor General’s NHS in Scotland report
This year’s version of the annual report states that the NHS is ‘unable to meet the growing demand for health services’.
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Groundbreaking safe staffing legislation comes into force but more nurses are needed
Scotland’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.