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Blogs

Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Scotland



36 blog posts
  • Carol Dale Carol Dale 15 Dec 2022

    My vision for the future of Independent Health and Social Care in Scotland

    Carol Dale, our new Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care in Scotland, discusses the challenges facing the sector and her vision for how things can be improved.

  • Pat Cullen Pat Cullen 9 Dec 2022

    Just days to go until our first UK-wide strike

    Pat Cullen shares the week’s news as plans ramp up for our first UK-wide strike action in 106 years.

  • Tobias Kunkel - Vote Tobias Kunkel Tobias Kunkel 19 Oct 2022

    Stand up now and demand change

    If we are to achieve meaningful and lasting change, each and every one of us eligible to vote must  take the opportunity and make our opinion known.

  • Martin Macgregor Martin Macgregor Martin Macgregor 30 Aug 2022

    Are you ballot ready?

    I’ve been taken aback by the reaction from members to the news that we are to be balloting for strike action. The significant level of turnout and support for action was clear from our recent ballot result.

  • Pay Ballot Open Geoff Earl Geoff Earl 25 Jul 2022

    What would industrial action on NHS pay mean?

    Industrial action is a tool of last resort but it's time for RCN members to flex their collective muscle, says Geoff Earl.

  • Pay Ballot Open Julie Lamberth Julie Lamberth 15 Jul 2022

    Enough is enough - it's time to send the strongest message possible

    It’s holiday season, the Conservatives are electing a new leader and temperatures, like prices, continue to soar. So with all that’s going on, it is understandable if not quite everyone is aware that this week we launched our ballot on the Scottish government’s pay offer to NHS staff. 

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