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18 Nov 2022
Scottish government returns to pay negotiations with RCN to avoid nursing strikes
The RCN has paused formal announcement of strike action in Scotland as the Scottish government has agreed to return to the negotiating table on NHS nursing staff pay.
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15 Nov 2022
Now is the time to focus on improving Health & Social Care, not restructuring services for a National Care Service
The Royal College of Nursing Scotland has told Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee that now is not the right time to proceed with plans to create a National Care Service.
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2 Nov 2022
RCN ballot for strike action now closed
The RCN ballot for strike action closed at 12 midday today (2 November). The RCN will get the results of the ballot shortly. Your elected representatives will consider the ballot result and the next steps. They are also considering the latest offer from Scottish government.
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27 Oct 2022
RCN leader reinforces strike call to Scotland's nurses
During her visit, Pat spoke with nursing staff at the Astley Ainslie Hospital in Edinburgh, St. John’s Hospital in Livingston and Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert along with RCN representatives from Lothian and Forth Valley branches.
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21 Oct 2022
Scottish Government fails to address nurse staffing crisis with latest pay offer
The Scottish government’s latest pay offer remains a real terms pay cut for nursing staff.
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13 Oct 2022
No sign of a 'significantly improved' NHS pay offer in Scotland as talks continue
Health trade unions met with the Scottish government to continue negotiations on NHS Scotland Agenda for Change pay for 2022/23.
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6 Oct 2022
RCN ballot on strike action opens
RCN members across Scotland’s NHS are being asked to vote for strike action in a ballot opening today (6 October).
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15 Sep 2022
RCN announces new industrial action strike ballot dates
Our ballot of members working for the NHS and HSC will take place between Thursday 6 October and Wednesday 2 November.
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30 Aug 2022
Improvements to the NHS Scotland retire and return guidelines
New national guidelines that will make it easier for experienced nursing staff to continue to work while drawing their pension, have been published by Scottish government today (Tuesday 30 August 2022).
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12 Aug 2022
RCN Scotland members reject pay offer - RCN Scotland to ballot members on industrial strike action
Members working in the NHS in Scotland will soon have the chance to vote on whether to take historic strike action. The strike ballot has been called following an overwhelming response from members across all NHS Scotland employers to reject the pay offer from the Scottish government – over 90% said it simply isn’t good enough.
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