News
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Stirling nurse wins Nursing Standard award
Published: 13 March 2013
Congratulations to Shirley Law, Director of Practice Development at the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling, who last night (12 March) won the Mental Health Award at the Nursing Standard Awards ceremony in London.
Workforce numbers hide wider pressures, warns RCN Scotland
Published: 26 February 2013
Workforce numbers hide wider pressures on nurses and other staff in our health services which is bad news for patients, warns the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland today.
Student numbers maintained, but looming shortage of nurses, warns RCN
Published: 25 February 2013
Halt in downward trend of the number of student nurses in training is only first step to safeguarding the nursing workforce of the future, says RCN Scotland
RCN Scotland comments on Audit Scotland waiting times report
Published: 21 February 2013
Public needs to have confidence in the systems used to record and manage waiting times, says RCN Scotland Director
RCN comments on Scottish Government response to health and social care integration consultation
Published: 13 February 2013
RCN Scotland Director comments on Scottish Government response to health and social care integration consultation
New number for NHS 24
Published: 23 January 2013
RCN Scotland comments on news of new phone number for NHS 24 patient helpline
RCN Scotland comments on announcement that NHS employers to pay PVG membership fee for staff
Published: 21 December 2012
Commenting on the announcement today by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Alex Neil MSP that, as a gesture of goodwill, NHS employers in Scotland will pay staff’s membership fee for the new Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG), RCN Scotland Associate Director for Employment Relations Norman Provan, said
RCN Scotland comments on Ministerial Statement on Waiting Times
Published: 21 December 2012
Commenting on the Ministerial Statement on the Waiting Times Audit report, RCN Scotland Associate Director for Employment Relations Norman Provan said
Liverpool Care Pathway
Published: 21 December 2012
The Scottish Government has today issued a position statement on the Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying patient. It includes statements of supports for its position, including the following from RCN Scotland Director Theresa Fyffe
RCN comment on Audit Scotland health inequalities report
Published: 14 December 2012
RCN Scotland Director says health inequalities will only be addressed when services are delivered close to where those who need them most.