Jennifer Green, or Jenna to those who know her, a learning disability nursing student at Napier University in Edinburgh has been named as RCN Student Ambassador of the Year at the 2025 RCN Congress in Liverpool.
Professor Juliet MacArthur, Chief Nurse – Research and Development in NHS Lothian and Honorary Professor of Practice, Queen’s University Belfast, has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of an unwavering dedication, extraordinary vision, and profound impact on the field of nursing.
Marking exactly one year until the Scottish Parliament elections, RCN members met yesterday (Wednesday 7 may) with MSPs and senior nurse leaders to discuss the unique value that nursing can bring to efforts to renew and deliver sustainable health and care services to meet the needs of Scotland.
Our latest ‘The Nursing Workforce in Scotland’ report shows the pressures on Scotland’s health and care system and the ongoing nursing workforce crisis have shown little sign of improvement.
Celebrating the #BestOfNursing in Scotland, we are delighted to unveil the finalists across the 12 categories of our 2025 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
RCN Scotland board members have made clear to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP that he must do significantly more to if he is to rebuild the shattered trust between the Scottish government and RCN members.
