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33 news articles

12 Nov 2019
Aspects of Age exhibition launches

Fascinating aspects of the history of older people’s health care are being explored in a new exhibition at the Royal College of Nursing Scotland (RCN) in Edinburgh.
24 Oct 2019
RCN Scotland comment on NHS in Scotland 2019 report

“The Scottish Government must do more to work with boards to speed up integration, address the financial challenges and create a positive working environment for staff across health and social care,” says RCN Scotland.
4 Oct 2019
Community nursing key to breaking delayed discharge chain

More must be done to improve resources in communities to make sure damaging delays to people's discharge from hospital are avoided, says RCN Scotland.

RCNScot - 18h

.@theRCN wants to encourage more members to consider attending Congress as voting member on behalf of their branch… https://t.co/6B25b0o0Hb
RCNScot - Nov 16

If you’re a member and need support or advice from @theRCN the RCN Direct team is available 365 days a year from 8:… https://t.co/yqYU4MYgFu
RCNScot - Nov 15

Congratulations to the three finalists in the nurse of the year category #careawards19 @scottishcare pic.twitter.com/VXWox16ttX
RCNScot - Nov 15

Looking forward to the hearing the stories of excellence from Scotland's care homes #careawards19 @DrDMacaskill pic.twitter.com/fWCqlzfdiC