Grampian & Orkney

We champion local issues for RCN members working in Grampian & Orkney. Get involved with the branch today and help our work. RCN Grampian and Orkney Branches were officially merged at an AGM in September 2019. The merger was designed to ensure the RCN could continue to best serve the needs of RCN members in both areas.

Your branch team

Chair: Jane Gibson
Treasurer: Dawn Marr
Secretary: Jackie Leith

Get in touch

Call: 0345 772 6100
Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk

5 Sep 2023
RCN Scotland issues winter warning

RCN Scotland is warning that the extreme pressures faced by Scotland’s health and social care services are set to continue this winter.
13 Jul 2023
RCN Scotland responds to new UCAS data showing a drop in applications to nursing programmes

New UCAS data published today [13 July] shows a 19% drop in applicants to nursing programmes in Scotland in the last year.
7 Jul 2023
Members working in social care and community health settings urged to participate in National Care Service forums

As part of the development of the National Care Service, the Scottish Government is hosting a series of regional forums over the summer to hear from people who have experience of delivering and accessing social care support.
28 Jun 2023
Nursing Student Finance: The true costs of becoming a nurse

Nursing students are facing serious financial hardship that is forcing them to consider leaving their course because they can no longer afford to keep studying the profession they love.
4 May 2023
RCN members meet politicians to share their experiences of nursing in Scotland today

RCN members met politicians key politicians and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action needed now to value nursing in Scotland.
3 May 2023
New RCN Scotland report highlights urgent need for nursing retention strategy

Scotland’s nursing workforce urgently needs a retention strategy to keep more nurses in their jobs at all stages of their career.
6 Oct 2022
RCN ballot on strike action opens

RCN members across Scotland’s NHS are being asked to vote for strike action in a ballot opening today (6 October).
21 Apr 2022
RCN Scotland welcomes change in rules on access to FFP3 masks

RCN Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish government that staff working in health and social care can now have access to FFP3 masks based on risk assessment and personal preferences.