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15 May 2023
Scottish Student Ambassador Avril Wilson is commended at Congress 2023
A nursing student at the Open University based in Dumfries & Galloway has been commended for her exceptional work as an RCN Student Ambassador.
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12 May 2023
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year finalists announced
Today (12 May), as we celebrate Nurses’ Day and the difference nursing makes, RCN Scotland is delighted to announce the finalists in the 12 categories of our first RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
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4 May 2023
RCN members meet politicians to share their experiences of nursing in Scotland today
RCN members met politicians key politicians and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action needed now to value nursing in Scotland.
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3 May 2023
New RCN Scotland report highlights urgent need for nursing retention strategy
Scotland’s nursing workforce urgently needs a retention strategy to keep more nurses in their jobs at all stages of their career.
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19 Apr 2023
RCN calls for tackling the health and care workforce crisis to be a top priority for the new First Minister
Following the First Minister’s statement to the Scottish Parliament, in which he set out his government's priorities for the next three years, RCN Scotland has called on the First Minister to prioritise building a sustainable nursing workforce to meet Scotland’s needs.
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6 Apr 2023
Ministerial Taskforce must deliver for the nursing profession and the people of Scotland
The Ministerial Nursing and Midwifery Task Force meets for the first time today (6 April) and we are calling for it to be informed by the views and experiences of RCN members and other existing and future nursing staff.
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3 Apr 2023
RCN expresses serious concerns about National Care Service Bill in letter to new minister
Urgent meeting with Maree Todd MSP requested to raise concerns about lack of detail in NCS Bill.
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31 Mar 2023
RCN Scotland calls on new Cabinet Secretary to prioritise new Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce and Agenda for Change reform
Following the appointment of the new Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, RCN Scotland has written to Michael Matheson MSP highlighting the scale of the nursing workforce crisis and the need for urgent action to tackle the exodus of nursing staff from our profession, grow the domestic nursing workforce and improve workforce planning.
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28 Mar 2023
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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20 Mar 2023
Scottish government warned it must live up to its promises - as RCN members vote to accept the NHS pay offer
RCN members in Scotland have voted to accept the Scottish government’s NHS pay offer by a narrow majority.
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