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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4 Mar 2022
POLICY: Resource Spending Review Framework Consultation
RCN Scotland response to the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review Framework Consultation
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27 Feb 2022
POLICY: SPPA consultation on the National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
The RCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Public Pension Agency’s (SPPA) consultation on proposed changes to members’ contributions to the NHS pension scheme from 1 April 2022. Our submission is based upon the views of RCN members, who expressed these by e-mail and during three dedicated RCN engagement events in February 2022.
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21 Feb 2022
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Revoking Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment Across all Health and Social Care
RCN response to the Department of Health and Social Care's consultation on revoking vaccination as a condition of deployment across all health and social care.
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21 Feb 2022
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Health, Social Care & Sport Committee Inquiry into Alternative Pathways
The aim of the inquiry is to explore how alternative pathways are being accessed and used in primary care, and to identify key issues and opportunities for improvement.
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18 Feb 2022
POLICY: Mental Welfare Commission consultation on Investigating deaths occurring during compulsory care and treatment under mental health legislation in Scotland
Beyond any consultation on guidance and standards for local services; the MWC should also consult on the further detail of how its new role will operate, as that detail is developed. This detail will be crucial in enabling the RCN, and other stakeholders, to offer a robust view on whether the process will be operable in practice, and any challenges that may arise as a result of it.
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16 Feb 2022
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Proposed Changes to the NHS Standard Contract for 2022/23
RCN response to NHS England's consultation on proposed changes to the NHS standard contract for 2022/23.
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4 Feb 2022
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Code of Practice for International Recruitment
RCN Response to NHS Employers survey to inform the 2022 update of the code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel.
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26 Jan 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.
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26 Jan 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.
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21 Jan 2022
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Nationality and Borders Bill, House of Lords Committee Stage
A briefing to members of the House of Lords ahead of debate at Committee stage detailing the RCN’s position on the Nationality and Borders Bill.
