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PARLIAMENTARY: Scotland’s Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce - Our Priorities for Action
RCN Scotland set out the areas for action that we have been raising and we believe should be included in the Taskforce recommendations.
Updated: 18 March 2024 -
RCN Cost of Living Survey - Scotland Summary
In January we surveyed our members, asking them how the cost of living is impacting their lives. With over 1,000 responses from members in Scotland, the results paint a stark picture of the financial challenges facing nursing staff and the impact this is having on their wellbeing, personal lives and...
Updated: 7 February 2024 -
PARLIAMENTARY: Stage 1 Debate—Scottish Budget 2024-25
This Scottish Budget comes at a time when our health and care services are under as much pressure as they have ever been. Our members are continuing to highlight significant pressures and concerns about patient safety across hospital, community and social care services.
Updated: 7 February 2024 -
PARLIAMENTARY: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
RCN Scotland’s response to Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for evidence on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and Finance and Public Administration Committee’s call for evidence on the Financial Memorandum of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scot...
Updated: 22 August 2024 -
RCN Scotland briefing - Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
This briefing outlines RCN Scotland’s position on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. It is aimed at RCN members and stakeholders with an interest in this issue.
Updated: 19 September 2024 -
PARLIAMENTARY: Community healthcare staff parking charges
RCN Scotland’s response to the Scottish Parliament's Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee inquiry on the petition to exempt community healthcare staff from parking charges
Updated: 12 January 2024 -
PARLIAMENTARY: National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (Stage 2)
RCN Scotland’s response to the Scottish Parliament call for views on draft amendments to the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (Stage 2)
Updated: 30 September 2024 -
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.
Updated: 14 May 2024 -
RCN Employment Survey - Scotland Summary
A summary of the views of RCN members in Scotland which paints a detailed picture of members’ professional lives across the NHS and the independent health and social care sector.
Updated: 30 May 2024 -
PARLIAMENTARY: Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry
RCN Scotland provided evidence to the Committee’s inquiry, including the issues that need to be addressed in the Scottish Government’s forthcoming remote and rural workforce strategy.
Updated: 11 December 2024
