RCN Scotland’s new community of practice, launching in August 2025, will provide a supportive professional network for care home nurses working with older adults.
Our libraries in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh and London will have planned closure days in July and August. Check the changes before you plan your visit.
Jennifer Green, or Jenna to those who know her, a learning disability nursing student at Napier University in Edinburgh has been named as RCN Student Ambassador of the Year at the 2025 RCN Congress in Liverpool.
Professor Juliet MacArthur, Chief Nurse – Research and Development in NHS Lothian and Honorary Professor of Practice, Queen’s University Belfast, has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of an unwavering dedication, extraordinary vision, and profound impact on the field of nursing.
Marking exactly one year until the Scottish Parliament elections, RCN members met yesterday (Wednesday 7 may) with MSPs and senior nurse leaders to discuss the unique value that nursing can bring to efforts to renew and deliver sustainable health and care services to meet the needs of Scotland.