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‘Dashboard flashing red’ as new international joiners collapse 50% and domestic recruitment stalls, warns RCN
RCN Chief Nursing Officer Lynn Woolsey said: “This data shows the nursing profession is potentially entering the worst of all worlds. International recruitment is collapsing, even before further hostile immigration policies come in, while the number of domestic joiners continues to stall."
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BRIEFING: RCN Employment Survey 2025: Scotland summary
The RCN Employment Survey, which runs every two years, is a significant barometer of how our members feel in their jobs. Wherever they work – NHS or the independent health and social care sectors – the survey gives our members the opportunity to tell us what it is really like in nursing at the moment. This briefing provides a summary of the key findings from members in Scotland.
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POLICY: NHS Delivery - a new national delivery organisation to lead transformation across our health and social care system
RCN Scotland response to the Scottish Government consultation on NHS Delivery - a new national delivery organisation to lead transformation across our health and social care system
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POLICY: Non-Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
RCN Scotland response to Health Committee call for evidence on Non-Surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
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Patients should not be forced to endure four more years of this as NHS data shows services not ready for winter, warns Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “These figures show that before the cold weather hits and the flu season peaks, the health service is already struggling to cope with numbers across the board higher than last year."
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Catheter Care
Continence is one of the fundamentals of nursing care and maintaining continence can significantly increase a patient’s quality of life. This update reflects NMC guidance around the standards that nurses must maintain throughout their careers to keep their knowledge and skills up to date, and includes a list of abbreviations, a glossary and an easy to access list of Skills for Health standards.
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International Teamwork: Finding Courage in the Chaos
Elsa Afonso from the RCN’s International Academy talks about the RCN’s recent work to support nurses in Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah which struck the country last week and brought catastrophic floods.
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Toolkit in Action - Delivering safe and effective care:
Our members continually raise concerns about the challenges they encounter accessing continuous professional development (CPD) and lifelong learning opportunities. As the workforce crisis has grown across the UK, a lack of employer support and increasing staffing pressures have left nursing staff finding it a challenge to get both approval to take paid time for CPD and the funding needed to pay for it. This toolkit, aimed at employers whatever the setting, gives the background, evidence and rationale for the provision of contractual, fully funded CPD to ensure the delivery of safe and effective care, and supports the accompanying CPD toolkit in action which is aimed at RCN staff and reps (012 215).
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Investing in Care: A Joint Celebration of Innovation and Impact
On 3 December 2025, we celebrated the impact of funded Quality Improvement projects as well as honouring our long-standing partnership with LV=
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Making research practical: A beginner's guide to nursing journal clubs
Hosted by Dr Zena Aldridge, NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Associate Director for Social Care, join us to explore journal clubs: what they are, why they are important, and how to start one.
