RCN briefings
Policy briefings, parliamentary briefings and consultation responses on the issues that matter to nursing staff
The RCN works with government, think tanks and other stakeholders to ensure the voice of nursing is heard. You can get involved in policy development by taking part in surveys, workshops, seminars and briefings.
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31 Mar 2022
POLICY: Health inequalities inquiry consultation
The Scottish parliament Health and Social Care committee is running an inquiry into health inequalities. This is RCN Scotland's response, submitted on 31 March 2022.
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29 Mar 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.
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24 Mar 2022
PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSION: Government Preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for Government on Risk
Parliamentary submission to the Public Account Committee's inquiry on government preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons for government on risk.
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24 Mar 2022
PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSION: Workforce: Recruitment, Training and Retention in Health and Social Care
Parliamentary submission to the Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry on workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care.
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22 Mar 2022
Royal College of Nursing expectations of HM Treasury Spring Statement 2022
The Royal College of Nursing’s expectations of the HM Treasury Spring Statement 2022.
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21 Mar 2022
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Nationality and Borders Bill Consideration of Lords Amendments
Royal College of Nursing Parliamentary Briefing for the Nationality and Borders Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments.
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21 Mar 2022
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Good Food Nation Bill Stage 1 debate
RCN Scotland supports the intention behind this legislation and the aspirations behind becoming a ‘Good Food Nation’.
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21 Mar 2022
POLICY: Scottish Government consultation on Future pandemic PPE supplies in Scotland
The consultation acknowledges that the ‘PPE required to prepare for any future pandemic could differ and will be decided upon in line with expert clinical guidance’ but does not ask any lessons learned questions about this, despite it being is as important a matter as supply.
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15 Mar 2022
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: COVID Strategic Framework Update
The Scottish government’s COVID Strategic Framework Update seeks to outline how Scotland can move towards living with COVID, while also remobilising services. In our briefing to MSPs we highlight that neither of these aims will be possible without solutions for the current workforce crisis in our NHS and social care.
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14 Mar 2022
POLICY: SSSC - A register for the future Consultation
RCN Scotland agrees with the proposal to simplify and streamline the registration process for registrants to be as easy and smooth as possible.
