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On the anniversary of the Safe Staffing Act, we ask ‘What difference has a year made?’
Tomorrow (1 April), it will have been exactly a year since Scotland’s safe staffing legislation came into force. The Act itself was never intended to be an instant fix for the issues in the nursing workforce and more work is required, says Eileen McKenna.
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Moved to Care Exhibition
This exhibition shows that migration has long been at the heart of nursing. Well before the NHS, Nightingale nurses journeyed across the globe, while several RCN founders travelled as military nurses, in South Africa and beyond.
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Research proves we need safe staffing
Professor Anne Marie Rafferty, RCN President, explains how two decades of nursing workforce research offers the evidence we need to achieve safe staffing
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Safe staffing: 'Government promise must be backed by action'
Part of the NHS pay offer in England is a commitment to developing a policy framework for safe staffing. Chair of the RCN Professional Nursing Committee Rachel Hollis considers the significance of this
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Job Evaluation for NHS stewards - Session 1
An event for RCN stewards working in the NHS about job evaluation.
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Casework masterclass - Session 1
An event for RCN stewards working across England in all settings.
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Why Registered Nurse-to-Patient Ratios are Needed: The rationale and evidence base
The RCN’s commitment to safe staffing has been long-standing and remains a priority. This document sets out an evidence-based argument for using enforceable minimum registered nurse staffing levels (often described as registered nurse-to-patient ratios) to reduce patient safety risks, improve nurse wellbeing, enhance nurse recruitment and retention, and improve the cost efficiency of health and social care service delivery. It accompanies Registered Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: A synthesis of current guidance in the UK (publication code: 012 611).
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Failure to fix social care 'roadblock' to NHS improvements, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The real human cost of long waits and overcrowding is patients languishing in corridors, going into cardiac arrest, receiving intimate care, or being given end-of-life news in full view of others."
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Spotlight on learning disability nursing: Bridging the gap in respiratory care
Continuing our celebration of Scottish learning disability week, we’re spotlighting the amazing work of our 2026 learning disability award runner up, Susan Craig.
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Briefing: RCN Scotland's approach to public sector reform
The First Minister announced proposals for significant reform of health and social care services in the Programme for Government 2026-31. We understand that our members are, of course, concerned about what the proposals will mean for the services they deliver, for their patients and for their own jobs. We are calling for the Scottish government to set out very clearly how service delivery will be improved and establish clear measures to monitor whether this is achieved.
