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POLICY: Proposed Drugs Death (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill
RCN members debated and subsequently passed a resolution at our 2022 Congress which called on RCN Council to lobby the UK Government to support the introduction of safer injecting facilities across the UK. RCN Scotland therefore supports any attempts to introduce overdose prevention centres in Scotland.
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POLICY: Resource Spending Review Framework Consultation
RCN Scotland response to the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review Framework Consultation
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POLICY: Scottish Government Health and Social Care Strategy for Older People
The RCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposed Strategy for Older People.
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POLICY: Health inequalities inquiry consultation
The Scottish parliament Health and Social Care committee is running an inquiry into health inequalities. This is RCN Scotland's response, submitted on 31 March 2022.
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POLICY: SPPA consultation on the National Health Service Superannuation and Pension Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2022
The RCN welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Public Pension Agency’s (SPPA) consultation on proposed changes to members’ contributions to the NHS pension scheme from 1 April 2022. Our submission is based upon the views of RCN members, who expressed these by e-mail and during three dedicated RCN engagement events in February 2022.
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POLICY: Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act
RCN Scotland response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on an Adults with Incapacity Amendment Act
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POLICY: Scottish Government consultation on the delivering an Employment Injury Assistance Scheme
RCN Scotland agrees that the Industrial Injuries Scheme needs to be reformed and modernised particularly to include Long Covid
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POLICY: Delegated Powers & Law Reform Committee consultation on Framework Bills
RCN Scotland has concerns about increasing use of framework bills, especially the impact on the ability of stakeholders to scrutinise proposals.
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POLICY: Banning Conversion Practices
RCN Scotland response to Scottish Government consultation on banning conversion practices. RCN Scotland is supportive of a ban on conversion practices to include sexual orientation and gender identity.
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POLICY: Mental Welfare Commission consultation on Investigating deaths occurring during compulsory care and treatment under mental health legislation in Scotland
Beyond any consultation on guidance and standards for local services; the MWC should also consult on the further detail of how its new role will operate, as that detail is developed. This detail will be crucial in enabling the RCN, and other stakeholders, to offer a robust view on whether the process will be operable in practice, and any challenges that may arise as a result of it.
