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Time to celebrate Scotland's nursing support workers
It’s Nursing Support Workers’ Day this weekend, the time of year where we take time out to acknowledge and celebrate the vital contribution that nursing support workers (NSWs) across Scotland make to nursing care within our health and social care services.
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Our work
What the RCN Defence Nursing Forum is working on now and what they will be working on in the near future.
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Charitable funding and other sources of help
If you're unable to afford your living costs, essential home repairs or disability related costs, find out about charitable funding, grants, food banks and more
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Applying for benefits
Guidance on applying for Welfare Benefits.
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Talks must now deliver genuine change for nursing, says RCN in response to mandate being announced for NHS Staff Council for Agenda for Change (AfC) pay negotiations
RCN Executive Director of Legal and Member Relations, Jo Galbraith-Marten, said: “Today’s announcement that talks will begin on reforming the NHS pay structure are an important step and testament to the dedicated campaigning of nursing staff."
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Rising A+E waits ‘depriving patients of their dignity’, says Royal College of Nursing
Executive Director of RCN England, Patricia Marquis, said: “Long, tortuous waits in A&E are the sign of a health and care system under severe pressure and unable to meet demand."
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Case Management
Casework advice, support and guidance for RCN stewards
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Promoting better care for stigmatised patients
Discover what is meant by patient stigmatisation and the antecedents and consequences of stigmatisation. Learn how nurses and nurse leaders can prevent patient stigmatisation and promote better care for stigmatised patients.
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Maintaining best practice in record-keeping and documentation
Discover best practice in record-keeping and documentation following the move to electronic healthcare documentation and digital storage of data. This module considers that patients should have a greater sense of ownership of information held about them.
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Understanding and interpreting nutrition information on food labels
Health promotion is integral to the nurse's role. Read this module and learn about the role of food labelling in helping people to select appropriate and healthy foods, as well as how food choices can affect overall nutrition and health.
