News
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19 Sep 2025When leadership meets dedication – RCN General Secretary visits Scotland’s Nurse of the Year
Today (19 September), Nicola Ranger, RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive, visited Rashielee Care Home in Erskine, to meet with our 2025 Scotland Nurse of the Year, Kirsty Cartin, who manages the care home and her award-winning Deputy, Jennifer Carruthers, our 2025 winner of the Care Home Nursing Award.
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10 Sep 2025
RCN Scotland hosts Assisted Dying Bill member information event
RCN Scotland hosted a member information event about the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill which is being considered in the Scottish Parliament.
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8 Sep 2025
RCN Scotland responds to Prostitution Bill
RCN Scotland has submitted a response to the Scottish Parliament’s call for views on the proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill.
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2 Sep 2025
RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026 – nominations now open
Scotland’s most prestigious nursing awards are returning with nominations now open for the RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026.
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2 Sep 2025
RCN King’s Nursing Cadets honoured at graduation ceremony
Our latest group of cadets celebrated completing the RCN King’s Nursing Cadet Programme last week.
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30 Jul 2025
RCN Scotland launches new Community of Practice for Care Home Nurses working with Older Adults
RCN Scotland’s new community of practice, launching in August 2025, will provide a supportive professional network for care home nurses working with older adults.
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18 Jul 2025
RCN Scotland welcomes appointment of new Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland
A leader in the global nursing community, her appointment comes at a time when our profession faces many challenges across health and social care.
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3 Jun 2025
New NHS nursing profiles: ‘Staff need access to timely job evaluations’
We’ve ensured members' voices were considered in changes to the profiles, to support fairer pay and career progression
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15 May 2025
RCN members in Scotland vote to accept NHS pay offer
RCN members in Scotland have spoken on pay and accepted offers for the next two years.
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14 May 2025
Nursing students need much better support, RCN survey results show
We’re calling on the Scottish government to for better support for students, including protected learning and improved financial support.