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RCN Scotland calls for the Scottish COVID inquiry to consider Long COVID
We have written to the First Minister calling for the terms of reference for the Scottish COVID Inquiry to be amended explicitly to include the consideration of Long COVID.
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New data on nurses and nursing students in Scotland underlines scale of workforce crisis
RCN Scotland has renewed its call for an urgent nursing retention strategy to attract new people to and keep more experienced nurses in the profession.
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Happy Nursing Support Workers’ Day 2024
On 23 November, the RCN in Scotland is celebrating Nursing Support Workers’ Day, to acknowledge the vital part they play health and social care.
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RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards – nominations now open
Nominations are open for Scotland’s most prestigious nursing awards, with the title of RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year 2025 up for grabs.
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Groundbreaking safe staffing legislation comes into force but more nurses are needed
Scotland’s safe staffing legislation comes into force from today (1 April 2024). This is an opportunity to acknowledge the years of RCN campaigning that have got us to this point.
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Agenda for Change review’s recommendations to be fully implemented
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP gave the green light for implementation to begin from 1 April in a letter to the joint health trade unions and NHS employers.
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Share your views on safe staffing
Scotland’s safe staffing legislation - the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 – came into force last month. We want to understand and measure the impact of the Act.
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Result of RCN Scotland consultation on NHS pay offer
RCN members have voted to accept the pay offer to NHS staff on Agenda for Change contracts.
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Research nurse awarded RCN Fellowship for seminal work in emotional labour in nursing
Professor Pam Smith MBE, Professorial Fellow from the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh, has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contribution to and prominence in nursing education and research.
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Scottish nurse awarded RCN Fellowship for unwavering commitment to the advancement of nursing
Professor Aisha Holloway, Chair of Nursing Studies and Co-Director of the Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative, within the School of Health in Social Science at The University of Edinburgh has received the RCN’s top honour of being made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in recognition of her contribution to global nursing issues and global health-promoting policies, and her commitment to early career leadership development in nursing.
