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15 Mar 2024
RCN Scotland calls for better support and compensation for nursing staff who remain impacted by long COVID
Ahead of a Holyrood debate this week to mark International long COVID awareness day, we briefed MSPs on the devastating impact of long COVID and are calling for nursing staff who contracted COVID at work, and whose lives are still affected, to be better supported.
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1 Mar 2024
Agenda for Change review’s recommendations to be fully implemented
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP gave the green light for implementation to begin from 1 April in a letter to the joint health trade unions and NHS employers.
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7 Feb 2024
RCN Scotland sounds warning over cost of living impact
Scotland’s nursing staff are continuing to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
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16 Jan 2024
Less than a week left to nominate your winner
Entries for Scotland’s Nurse of the Year Awards close in five days time (22 January). With 13 categories to nominate in and the title of RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year 2024 up for grabs, do you know someone who deserves to be recognised and celebrated for their nursing contribution?
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21 Dec 2023
COVID JN.1 variant: RCN seeks assurance on new PPE advice
We’ve contacted chief nursing officers in all 4 UK countries and the UKHSA to find out what action will be taken in response to WHO’s statement on a new COVID-19 variant of interest.
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15 Dec 2023
Action across government required to tackle recruitment and retention challenges in rural and remote areas
RCN Policy Manager, Nicola Gordon, gave evidence this week to Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee as part of its inquiry into healthcare in rural and remote areas.
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14 Dec 2023
RCN Scotland calls for the Scottish Budget to prioritise health and care services
RCN Scotland is calling on Scottish government to ensure its budget, due to be announced on 20 December, prioritises health and care services and sets out investment to grow and develop Scotland’s nursing workforce of the future.
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4 May 2023
RCN members meet politicians to share their experiences of nursing in Scotland today
RCN members met politicians key politicians and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action needed now to value nursing in Scotland.
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3 May 2023
New RCN Scotland report highlights urgent need for nursing retention strategy
Scotland’s nursing workforce urgently needs a retention strategy to keep more nurses in their jobs at all stages of their career.
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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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