Blogs
Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Scotland
22
blog posts
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24 Aug 2020
A pay rise for nursing staff is not just about the COVID-19 pandemic
Nursing staff are feeling let down and ignored on pay. It's time to award them a meaningful pay rise.
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15 Jul 2020
Time to engage care home staff as attention turns to meaningful change in sector
Whatever the future holds for all of us coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic it must include better engagement with and representation for nursing and other staff working in our care homes.
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9 Jul 2020
Let’s be comfortable with the clinical role in our care homes
What’s in a word? Quite a lot it would seem for anyone following the debate around the terms ‘clinical’ and ‘homely’, says Theresa Fyffe.
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6 Jun 2020
Reflections on 'safe staffing' legislation anniversary
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act but, writes Theresa Fyffe, what the Act stands for is more important than ever and fundamental to building a better future for nursing and care.
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4 Jun 2020
Care homes sector has been undervalued for too long
Many long-standing problems faced by care homes have been brought into sharp focus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Theresa Fyffe says these problems must not simply be allowed to fade into the background as the route to recovery is plotted.
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20 May 2020
Time for support not stigma for care homes
Care home residents and staff are all facing the same fear and confusion as the rest of the population. They also need our recognition and appreciation for what they are going through during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Cheryl Henderson.
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12 May 2020
'The value of nursing staff has, in modern times, never been more apparent'
On Nurses' Day, Theresa Fyffe reflects on why we must make greater efforts to ensure we look after the mental health and wellbeing of nursing staff right now.
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6 May 2020
'All nursing students must be enabled to complete their education with as little detriment as is humanly possible'
Eileen McKenna highlights that while those students who have chosen to opt in during the current crisis are enabled to do so, their nursing education should not be compromised.
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30 Apr 2020
'During the past few weeks I have been filled with often conflicting emotions'
Theresa Fyffe explains some of the emotions she has experienced in the past few weeks as nursing staff across Scotland, in our hospitals and communities, have risen to the difficult challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has created.
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8 Apr 2020
Choice must be paramount for students during COVID-19
Eileen McKenna highlights the importance of choice for nursing students as undergraduate programmes are changed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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