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PARLIAMENTARY: Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
RCN Scotland’s response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s call for views on the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Updated: 15 December 2023 -
PARLIAMENTARY: Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill
RCN Scotland’s response to the Scottish Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s call for views on the Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill which seeks to establish a new body, the Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council (SEIAC) to provide expertise about suppo...
Updated: 15 September 2023 -
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
Updated: 14 December 2023 -
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
Updated: 6 July 2023 -
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
Updated: 23 November 2023 -
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.
Updated: 28 June 2023 -
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.
Updated: 10 September 2025 -
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 nurse...
Updated: 6 May 2025 -
MSP briefing - Scottish government debate: A Migration System that Works for Scotland
Internationally recruited nurses play an invaluable role in Scotland’s health and care services. Our talented and dedicated colleagues from across the globe who choose to come to the UK to work in our health and care systems must be valued and treated fairly.
Updated: 24 June 2025 -
RCN briefing - Registered nurses in care homes
RCN Scotland is proud to represent members working in social care settings, including Scotland’s care homes. As a stakeholder in the social care sector, RCN Scotland believes that it is the right of every resident in Scotland’s care homes to receive high quality, safe care, to be treated with dignit...
Updated: 1 May 2019
