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Nursing Workforce in Scotland - review of progress November 2024
'Little sign improvement' is the verdict in our review of progress on the 10 recommendations made in May’s Nursing Workforce in Scotland report.
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The Nursing Workforce in Scotland 2024
Scotland’s nursing workforce crisis shows little sign of improvement. Years of underinvestment and a lack of workforce planning is being compounded by poor population health, increasing clinical need and the fallout from the pandemic. This combination paints a desperate picture.
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Patients dying alone as just one third of shifts have enough nurses, analysis shows
RCN Acting General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: “In every health and care setting, nursing staff are fighting a losing battle to keep patients safe. Without safety-critical limits on the maximum number of patients they can care for, nurses are being made responsible for dozens at a time, often with complex needs. It is dangerous to patients and demoralising for nursing staff.
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The power of the nursing voice in the General Election
Sussex members Ruth Bailey and Joanna Holland on their impactful Brighton and Hove General Election hustings event.
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Putting EDI at the heart of the RCN
RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on the launch of the RCN's EDI strategy and how consideration, reflection and impactful action on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) will be embedded in the College.
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Change is in the air
North West Regional Director Estephanie Dunn on changing times, both inside and outside the College.
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Caught in the middle
This blog delves into the daily lives of team leaders, clinical coordinators, nurse specialists, and ward managers who lead their teams in navigating through the daily highs and lows of clinical nursing.
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Share your views on safe staffing
Scotland’s safe staffing legislation - the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 – came into force last month. We want to understand and measure the impact of the Act.
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End social care worker exploitation now, demands RCN
Sign our open letter to party leaders insisting whoever forms the next UK government launches an urgent investigation into this scandal.
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A look back on RCN Congress 2024
RCN London member Yetunde Ruqoyat Lawal reflects on her time at RCN Congress 2024
