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RCN Scotland responds to Auditor General’s report on the Scottish government’s workforce challenges
The RCN supports Auditor General's call for 'better strategic workforce planning', as Colin Poolman, RCN Scotland Director, says: "Long-term, sustainable reform is needed for our health and care services."
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Audit Scotland clear that workforce capacity remains the biggest risk to the recovery of NHS services
The Auditor General’s review of the NHS in Scotland, published today, highlights that the NHS workforce remains under severe pressure and raises concerns over staffing levels, vacancy rates, wellbeing and retention.
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A history of Care or Control? Learning disability nursing exhibition launches
The fascinating origins and journey of learning disability nursing over the last 150 years is being explored in a new exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing Scotland (RCN) in Edinburgh.
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Workforce failings leaving students covering rotas and puts nurse education at risk
Nurses at the RCN Congress today (16 May) heard how the crisis in the nursing workforce is seeing student nurses used to cover gaps in rotas and putting their education at risk.
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RCN responds to consultation on safe staffing Act guidance
Health boards need to provide training to ensure nursing staff understand legislation requirements before implementation next April.
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RCN Scotland responds to publication of Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Action Plan
The publication this week of the Scottish government’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Action Plan recognises the essential clinical role of nursing in Scotland’s mental health services. It also acknowledges the need for significant improvements in workforce planning as well as action to tackle recruitment and retention challenges in mental health nursing.
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RCN Scotland comments on NHS Scotland workforce statistics
The latest NHS Scotland workforce statistics published today, show over 4,000 registered nurse posts across Scotland remained vacant at the end of March. This equates to 8.5% of posts.
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New negotiations on NHS pay to open with Scottish government
RCN Scotland mandate for strike action brings new proposal for negotiations from Scottish government.
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RCN Scotland calls on new First Minister to prioritise nursing workforce challenges
The RCN has today written to the new First Minister calling on him to prioritise the challenges facing our health and care services and ensure that Scotland has the nursing workforce it deserves.
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Iron Deficiency and Anaemia in Adults
Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a widespread problem affecting an estimated two billion people worldwide and is the most common cause of anaemia seen in primary care. This guidance has been developed by expert nurses from several specialties and is for the use of nurses, health care assistants (HCAs), midwives, and health visitors from all specialties and backgrounds.Pharmacosmos UK Ltd and Vifor Pharma UK Ltd have provided funding, medical and scientific advice.
