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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: RCN Scotland and the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges joint briefing for a health debate on the sustainability of NHS Scotland
This briefing was produced for a Scottish Labour Party Health debate in the Scottish Parliament in June 2015, which focused on the sustainability of the NHS in Scotland, including RCN Scotland's joint statement with the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Faculties in Scotland.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Government debate: Taking Scotland Forward - delivering a healthier Scotland 7 June 2016
People need to know they can access the right care in the right place whenever they need it. To deliver that Scotland is going to have to work in new ways.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 3 debate Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and care) (Scotland) Bill
RCN Scotland supports the introduction of a ‘Duty of Candour’, however, we still have very serious reservations around the offence of ill-treatment and wilful neglect. We accept, however, that the offence will be created and look forward to the discussions around the type of education, training and support that health and care professionals receive.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Conservatives debate: NHS staffing 21 September 2016
This briefing sets out some of the challenges facing NHS staff and workforce planners ahead of a Parliamentary health debate on 21 September 2016.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 3 Debate: Budget (Scotland)(no.5) Bill
At a time when budgets and resources are stretched, and ever increasing demands are being placed upon Scotland’s health care services, it is imperative that funding decisions are taken in a wholly transparent manner, and that their success can be scrutinised in a meaningful way. We also need to see investment in prevention to demonstrate the Scottish Government’s seriousness about moving care out into the community. We are also calling for a new approach to by the end of 2016 to help our health care services to be sustainable in the future.
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RCN Scotland parliamentary briefing on the Trade Union Bill in Scotland
The RCN believes that continued pay restraint coupled with the attack on workplace democracy contained in the Trade Union Bill will do nothing to improve industrial relations. We are pleased to note the widespread opposition to the Bill in Scotland.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 1 debate: Transplantation (Authorisation of Removal of Organs etc.) (Scotland) Bill
At this time, RCN Scotland does not favour a legislative change to an opt-out system for organ or tissue donation. RCN Scotland continues to support the NHS Blood and Transplant’s focus on ‘changing public behaviour with regard to organ donation’ and ‘maximising conversion of potential donors into actual donors’ by means other than adoption of an opt-out approach to consent.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Labour debate: 25 January 2017
Funding decisions on health care services must be taken in a wholly transparent way, says RCN Scotland in a briefing for MSPs for Scottish Parliament debate on 25 January 2017.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Members' debate: Marie Curie report on inequities in palliative care 12 January 2017
RCN Scotland shares the view of the Marie Curie report ‘Challenging inequities in Palliative Care’ that health and social care professionals must ensure people are at the heart of care.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING Stage 1 Debate: Budget (Scotland)(no.5) Bill
At a time when budgets and resources are stretched, and ever-increasing demands are being placed on Scotland’s health care services, it is imperative that funding decisions are taken in a wholly transparent manner, and that their success can be scrutinised in a meaningful way. Over a number of years the RCN has raised concerns that the presentation of the Scottish budget has not allowed us to assess how investment decisions relate to national policy or outcome priorities. If we continue to deliver care in the same way we do now, we know the demands on our health care services will outstrip our ability to pay for them. Tough decisions on what to invest in or disinvest from will need to be made, in partnership with the public, with staff and across all political parties.
