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Nursing Workforce in Scotland - Review of Progress (Dec23)
The workforce challenges affecting health and social care remain as acute, if not more so, than when we called for urgent action in our second Nursing Workforce in Scotland Report
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PARLIAMENTARY: Winter Planning 2023-24
RCN Scotland’s response to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee inquiry into Winter Planning 2023/24
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PARLIAMENTARY: Healthcare in remote and rural areas
RCN Scotland’s response to the Scottish Parliament’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee inquiry on Healthcare in remote and rural areas
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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.
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Stage 1 of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
RCN Scotland's response to the Scottish Parliament's stage 1 call for evidence on the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
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RCN Scotland MSP briefing - Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce
Briefing for MSPs on the Scottish government’s Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce report Delivering Together for a Stronger Nursing and Midwifery Workforce and the 44 recommended actions they have made.
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RCN Scotland member briefing - Influencing for positive change
The Ministerial Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has made 44 recommendations for action. As a central member of the Taskforce, RCN Scotland helped shape each and every one of these recommendations. This briefing is a summary of the RCN’s most significant achievements, including some of what we anticipate will be the most impactful outcomes and recommended actions.
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PARLIAMENTARY: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
A briefing for RCN Scotland members on our position on the Bill, the impact on nursing staff, and RCN concerns.
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Assisted Dying Bill Stage 1
MSPs debated and voted on the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill today (13 May). We published a briefing ahead of the debate, explaining how neutral stance on the principle of the Bill does not mean we have been silent about its provisions. Most importantly, we believe the Bill needs improved safeguards for nurses.
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The Nursing Workforce in Scotland
The report shows that while the gap between planned staffing and actual staffing has reduced, at no point has NHS Scotland employed the number of nursing staff needed to deliver safe and effective care. In social care, the gap is widening as clinical need increases and the number of registered nurses working in care homes continues to decline.
