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The worst winter that the NHS in Scotland has faced
This week the First Minister has admitted that this winter is ‘without doubt the worst that the NHS in Scotland has faced’.
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Our priorities for the review of Agenda for Change
The pay offer we are consulting on has more to it than money alone. Many of you are asking about the review of Agenda for Change (AfC) and what this might mean.
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Progressing our 2023 workforce report recommendations
In May we published our second annual Nursing Workforce in Scotland Report. If you haven’t already seen it, it’s worth a read.
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Celebrating 75 years of the NHS
In the years leading up to the creation of the NHS, Scotland was at the forefront of testing and establishing new approaches to organised healthcare.
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Our time to shine – nominate today
I cannot express how proud I was to be part of the first RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards. The shared passion and commitment to our profession filled the National Museum of Scotland in what was truly a night of celebration for nursing.
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Four years on from the passing of Scotland’s groundbreaking safe staffing legislation
Eileen Mckenna says that the Act’s implementation next year must deliver positive change.
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'It takes a lot of work to unlearn our own biases'
Kathrina Coronel, an internationally educated nurse from the Philippines who is working in Scotland, reflects on her journey to and experience of living in the UK.
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The pressures nursing staff are facing show no sign of relenting
On the face of it, the graphs might seem to be moving in the right direction, but there were still almost 12,000 people waiting more than four hours before being seen in Scotland’s A&E departments, according to the latest statistics for week ending 15 January 2023.
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Nursing support workers are here for us – and we’re here for them
Nursing support workers’ day is an important date in my calendar every year.
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How member experiences are helping shape guidance on implementing safe staffing legislation
At RCN Scotland, our Safe Staffing work programme is a key focus across all our teams. We’ve been helping shape the statutory guidance that will support implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (or HCSA).