Influencing Scottish health and social care policy and practice
A Bill is being debated at the Scottish Parliament and this is an opportunity to get staffing levels right so that patients always receive safe and effective care.
Join the RCN’s campaign to ‘Ask for more’ for nursing teams and their patients.
RCN videos on the value of community nursing teams
Community nursing teams are at the heart of care in our communities. They help stop people going into hospital and are central to the future vision for health and social care in Scotland.
Bed-based intermediate care is designed to help people avoid hospital or get home sooner, recover from illness, and plan for their future care. It is a model of care which sits at the heart of the Scottish Government’s vision for an integrated health and social care system.
Developing mobile technologies for Scotland’s district nursing teams to work more effectively with people in their own home or care home.
Read the RCN response to the Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee call for evidence on the Bill's proposals
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RCN Scotland is starting a conversation with members and stakeholders about what the future will look like for care homes, and what the role of nursing will be in that future.
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