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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: RCN Scotland Employment Survey
Summary of the views of RCN members nearly two years into the pandemic. These findings paint a detailed picture of members’ professional lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Stage 1 Debate: Budget 2022-23
This budget comes at a time when our health and care services face unprecedented challenges. RCN Scotland members, like all health and care staff across the country, are exhausted. Many are experiencing the toll of months of unrelenting pressure through mental and physical ill health and burnout.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Mental health in primary care
RCN briefing on mental health and wellbeing in primary care in Scotland
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Health, Social Care & Sport Committee Inquiry into Alternative Pathways
The aim of the inquiry is to explore how alternative pathways are being accessed and used in primary care, and to identify key issues and opportunities for improvement.
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A Positive Choice: everyday stories of nursing excellence in older people's care
Eight stories celebrating the expertise, knowledge and compassion of the nursing staff who care for our older people.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Scottish Government debate on Long Covid
RCN Scotland does not take a position on what model is best to adopt to treat Long Covid, however, whatever model and pathways are used, the workforce requirements for that model is key.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Good Food Nation Bill Stage 1 debate
RCN Scotland supports the intention behind this legislation and the aspirations behind becoming a ‘Good Food Nation’.
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Barely a spare bed in NHS hospitals, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director for RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “As the Prime Minister speaks, thousands of NHS patients needing treatment today are being cared for in corridors. He did not create this crisis, but he is now responsible for it and must start to find some answers."
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‘Learning disability nurse deserts’ developing across England, as RCN calls for government to rescue specialty
RCN Chief Nursing Officer, Lynn Woolsey, said: “Learning disability nursing is an incredibly rewarding career, supporting some of the most vulnerable to live happier and healthier lives. But the specialty has suffered years of neglect and underinvestment, causing recruitment to collapse and decimating workforce numbers."
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Growing number of flu cases threatens to overwhelm an NHS and workforce already in crisis, Royal College of Nursing responds to latest winter sit-rep data from NHS England
Executive Director of RCN England Patricia Marquis said: “As people prepare for the festivities, nursing staff are battling to hold the service together and are deeply concerned about what the coming weeks will deliver."
