Blogs
Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Scotland
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blog posts
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10 Mar 2023
Our priorities for the review of Agenda for Change
The pay offer we are consulting on has more to it than money alone. Many of you are asking about the review of Agenda for Change (AfC) and what this might mean.
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24 Feb 2023
RCN Scotland calls for National Care Service Bill to be paused
This week RCN Scotland wrote to the Minister responsible for the National Care Service (NCS) Bill, Kevin Stewart MSP, to reiterate our serious concerns about the Bill and to add our voice to the growing number of calls for the legislation to be paused.
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25 Jan 2023
The pressures nursing staff are facing show no sign of relenting
On the face of it, the graphs might seem to be moving in the right direction, but there were still almost 12,000 people waiting more than four hours before being seen in Scotland’s A&E departments, according to the latest statistics for week ending 15 January 2023.
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19 Jan 2023
No room for government stalling as strike mandate remains
Scottish government left under no illusion that any signs of dragging its heels on pay negotiations that open today means we will take strike action, says Colin Poolman.
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11 Jan 2023
The worst winter that the NHS in Scotland has faced
This week the First Minister has admitted that this winter is ‘without doubt the worst that the NHS in Scotland has faced’.
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23 Dec 2022
Before taking action hard work to be done
On the day that dates are being announced for another round of strike action in England, Colin Poolman, RCN Scotland Director, outlines what is happening in Scotland to prepare for strike action in the New Year.
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20 Dec 2022
Now is the time to focus on tackling Scotland’s health and social care crisis, not restructuring services for a National Care Service
Last month I gave evidence to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill.
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16 Dec 2022
We did it. Together we made our mark in history.
In a week nursing will never forget, Pat Cullen considers what needs to happen next.
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15 Dec 2022
My vision for the future of Independent Health and Social Care in Scotland
Carol Dale, our new Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care in Scotland, discusses the challenges facing the sector and her vision for how things can be improved.
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9 Dec 2022
Just days to go until our first UK-wide strike
Pat Cullen shares the week’s news as plans ramp up for our first UK-wide strike action in 106 years.
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