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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Government debate: Health and social care (European Union workforce) 8 November 2016
RCN briefing for MSPs calls on the Scottish Government to work together with the UK government, and other political parties and stakeholders across Scotland to minimise the potential impact of Brexit on the health and social care workforce.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Conservatives debate: NHS staffing 21 September 2016
This briefing sets out some of the challenges facing NHS staff and workforce planners ahead of a Parliamentary health debate on 21 September 2016.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Conservatives debate: NHS in Scotland 2 November 2016
On 2 November 2016, the Scottish Parliament debated a Scottish Conservatives motion on the NHS in Scotland. The RCN provided a briefing for MSPs setting out the organisation's position on some of the pressing issues.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 3 Debate: Budget (Scotland)(no.5) Bill
At a time when budgets and resources are stretched, and ever increasing demands are being placed upon Scotland’s health care services, it is imperative that funding decisions are taken in a wholly transparent manner, and that their success can be scrutinised in a meaningful way. We also need to see ...
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 1 debate: Transplantation (Authorisation of Removal of Organs etc.) (Scotland) Bill
At this time, RCN Scotland does not favour a legislative change to an opt-out system for organ or tissue donation. RCN Scotland continues to support the NHS Blood and Transplant’s focus on ‘changing public behaviour with regard to organ donation’ and ‘maximising conversion of potential donors into a...
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Labour debate: 25 January 2017
Funding decisions on health care services must be taken in a wholly transparent way, says RCN Scotland in a briefing for MSPs for Scottish Parliament debate on 25 January 2017.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Mental health in primary care
RCN briefing on mental health and wellbeing in primary care in Scotland
Updated: 15 March 2022 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: RCN Scotland Employment Survey
Summary of the views of RCN members nearly two years into the pandemic. These findings paint a detailed picture of members’ professional lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: 15 March 2022 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 1 Debate: Budget 2022-23
This budget comes at a time when our health and care services face unprecedented challenges. RCN Scotland members, like all health and care staff across the country, are exhausted. Many are experiencing the toll of months of unrelenting pressure through mental and physical ill health and burnout.
Updated: 15 March 2022 -
Nursing Workforce in Scotland report
In the report, which contains a new analysis of nursing workforce statistics and challenges facing workforce planning, RCN Scotland highlights how the record-high vacancy rate for nursing staff is a serious threat to maintaining high quality patient care and sets out it's 10 recommendations.
Updated: 6 April 2022
