<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Royal College of Nursing - Press releases - Scotland</title><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/aboutus/scotland/media/press_releases</link><description>Press - Scotland</description><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><webMaster>webteam@rcn.org.uk</webMaster><category>Press - Scotland</category><ttl>10</ttl><image><title>Royal College of Nursing - Press releases - Scotland</title><url>http://www.rcn.org.uk/images/rss/RCN_.gif</url><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/aboutus/scotland/media/press_releases</link></image><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/press_releases/scotland/nhs_scotland_facing_unprecedented_pressures,_warns_rcn2</link><description>According to an RCN Scotland survey, nine out of 10 (89%) nurses working in NHS hospitals are experiencing  pressures on beds all year round and eight out of 10 (80%) said there are problems all year round where they work with patient movement between wards, departments or units.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:06:17 +0100</pubDate><title>NHS Scotland facing unprecedented pressures, warns RCN</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/press_releases/scotland/better_support_is_needed_for_whistleblowers,_say_60_of_nurses_in_scotland</link><description>Six out of 10 nurses (60%) in Scotland believe that better support is needed for whistleblowers, according to a survey conducted for the Royal College of Nursing (RCN).</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:43 +0100</pubDate><title>Better support is needed for whistleblowers, say 60% of nurses in Scotland</title></item><item><link>http://www.rcn.org.uk/newsevents/press_releases/scotland/nhs_scotland_facing_unprecedented_pressures,_warns_rcn</link><description>Nine out of ten nurses in Scotland (90%) believe that staffing levels are not always adequate to provide safe patient care, according to a new survey carried out by ICM on behalf of the Royal College of Nursing.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:12:39 +0100</pubDate><title>Staffing levels are not always adequate to provide safe patient care say RCN members</title></item></channel></rss>