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The Gloves are Off - Briefing on palliative and end of life care
Nursing staff across the NHS, independent and third sector services play a crucial role in the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care services, in a variety of settings including hospitals, individuals’ homes, care homes and hospices. However, too many people are dying without the support they need and there is an urgent need to improve access to palliative care across Scotland and to secure the vital contribution of Scotland’s hospices.
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The Gloves are Off - Briefing on care homes
Successive Scottish governments have aspired to a policy of shifting the balance of care from hospital services into community settings, which include social care. We firmly support this ambition, recognising it as essential to meeting population needs and ensuring long-term sustainability. But this shift cannot be realised without strengthening the nursing workforce in social care.
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Job evaluation for RCN representatives (Session 4)
An event for all England representatives.
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Job evaluation for RCN representatives (Session 6)
An event for all England representatives.
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Job evaluation for RCN representatives (Session 5)
An event for all England representatives.
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Assisted Dying Bill enters second phase
The Scottish parliament’s health, social care and sport committee started the review of Stage 2 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill today.
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RCN Scotland writes to Scottish and UK Governments seeking clarity on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
In response to Cabinet Secretary Neil Gray’s recent appearance at Holyrood's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, during which he said that certain parts of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill need to be removed, we have written to Mr Gray and the Secretary of State for Scotland to seek urgent clarity on the matter.
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Time to see nursing as an investment not a cost, says RCN Scotland
Ahead of this week’s pre-election budget, RCN Scotland urges Scottish government to invest in nursing as a key solution to health and care challenges.
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MSPs pass bill to tighten rules on cosmetic procedures
MSPs in the Scottish Parliament have passed the Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill which aims to improve safety in Scotland’s non-surgical cosmetic procedure sector.
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Industrial action is ‘only option left’, say Glasgow RCN members
RCN supports health visitor team leaders in dispute with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde over job evaluation.
