RCN members working in the NHS in Scotland will be consulted on a pay deal once negotiations with Scottish Government are concluded, RCN Scotland Board decided today (20 April).
Audit Scotland’s Local Government in Scotland - Challenges and Performance 2018 report - found that under current arrangements, some councils can expect to see Scottish Government funding fall further than others as their total population declines, while their older population grows and demand for services increases.
Figures published by UCAS today have shown that the number of applicants for nursing courses in Scotland has remained consistent over recent years despite significant drops in the numbers applying for course in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Negotiations on NHS pay in Scotland are set to open as an offer to staff in England is announced today (Wednesday 21 March).
8 Mar 2018
Members can now order RCN party packs and download posters to celebrate Nurses’ Day on Saturday 12 May.
High vacancy rates and increasing rate for posts vacant for three months or more continue to undermine the commitment of nurses and health care support workers across Scotland, says RCN Scotland.
New way of collecting views of staff's experience of working in the NHS is welcome but raises many of the same issues the RCN is concerned about, including safe staffing levels.
27 Feb 2018
The Nursing Now campaign aims to raise the profile and status of nursing.
16 Feb 2018
The RCN is launching a UK-wide survey of its members on the principle of removing criminal sanctions from termination of pregnancy.
1 Feb 2018
Hear frontline perspectives of nursing during war at a special event as part of the RCNs ‘Nursing, Trauma & War’ exhibition.