Blogs
Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Scotland
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blog posts
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17 Aug 2023
Progressing our 2023 workforce report recommendations
In May we published our second annual Nursing Workforce in Scotland Report. If you haven’t already seen it, it’s worth a read.
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11 Aug 2023
How member experiences are helping shape guidance on implementing safe staffing legislation
At RCN Scotland, our Safe Staffing work programme is a key focus across all our teams. We’ve been helping shape the statutory guidance that will support implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (or HCSA).
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27 Jul 2023
Significance of work on pay system and nursing workforce can't be overstated
There's a lot at stake this summer, says Colin Poolman, and positive action needs to happen sooner rather than later to build the sustainable nursing workforce that Scotland needs.
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5 Jul 2023
Celebrating 75 years of the NHS
In the years leading up to the creation of the NHS, Scotland was at the forefront of testing and establishing new approaches to organised healthcare.
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23 Jun 2023
Time to highlight the value of nursing in care homes
While the NHS is very much part of everyone’s life, most of us don’t engage with care homes until later in life. This may be during a crisis when a friend, relative or indeed we are in need of support and subsequently make contact with social care services.
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6 Jun 2023
Four years on from the passing of Scotland’s groundbreaking safe staffing legislation
Eileen Mckenna says that the Act’s implementation next year must deliver positive change.
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