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
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Get in touch
- Call: 0345 772 6100
- Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk
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25 Jul 2024
Investment needed now to tackle challenges in community health and social care
RCN Scotland has called for urgent action to address the funding and governance issues facing Integration Joint Boards and their Health and Social Care Partnerships.
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19 Jul 2024
New data on nurses and nursing students in Scotland underlines scale of workforce crisis
RCN Scotland has renewed its call for an urgent nursing retention strategy to attract new people to and keep more experienced nurses in the profession.
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27 Jun 2024
RCN makes closing statement at Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry impact hearings
Statement set out what we believe are main lessons to be learned from pandemic.
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25 Jun 2024
RCN Scotland calls for the Scottish COVID inquiry to consider Long COVID
We have written to the First Minister calling for the terms of reference for the Scottish COVID Inquiry to be amended explicitly to include the consideration of Long COVID.
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24 Jun 2024
RCN Scotland planning response to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Earlier this month, the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee issued a call for views on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and RCN Scotland will be submitting a comprehensive response.
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17 Jun 2024
Band 5 nursing roles review
The process for the review of band 5 nursing roles in NHS Scotland is now live. If you are a band 5 nurse, you can now access the online portal to begin the application for review of your role.
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6 Jun 2024
University financial crisis is threat to nursing courses, RCN warns
Higher education nursing staff in Scotland have warned that the financial crisis in universities is a threat to nursing courses.
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3 Jun 2024
‘Corridor care’ becoming ‘normalised’ and is major threat to patient safety
Results from a survey, published today (3 June), show too many patients are being cared for too often in inappropriate settings in Scotland.
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2 Jun 2024
Research nurse awarded RCN Fellowship for seminal work in emotional labour in nursing
Professor Pam Smith MBE, Professorial Fellow from the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh, has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contribution to and prominence in nursing education and research.
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2 Jun 2024
Scottish nurse awarded RCN Fellowship for unwavering commitment to the advancement of nursing
Professor Aisha Holloway, Chair of Nursing Studies and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative, within the School of Health in Social Science at The University of Edinburgh has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contribution to global nursing issues and global health-promoting policies, and her commitment to early career leadership development in nursing.
