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POLICY - RCN response to the Scottish Government consultation on a Safe and Effective Staffing Bill
RCN Scotland consultation response, setting out how legislation could ensure safe and effective staffing and impact positively on the safety and quality of care and the outcomes for individuals using services by ensuring that the right staff with the right skills are in place to deliver care in all ...
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to Dawn Butler MP introducing Bill to legally protect the title ‘nurse’
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “Nursing is a safety critical profession, and the title ‘nurse’ needs to be protected. Patients deserve to know that when they are being treated by a registered nurse, that they can trust the knowledge, professionalism, and cli...
Updated: 12 July 2025 -
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 ...
Updated: 17 March 2026 -
New Health Bill amendment a ‘significant victory’ to safeguard nurse leadership in NHS decision making, says RCN
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “This is a significant victory for nursing, safeguarding its seat at the top table of NHS foundation trusts. It maintains the existing legal requirement which the government had previously intended to scrap. We have fought hard...
Updated: 12 June 2026 -
Registered nurses must remain at the top table on NHS boards
Health Bill proposals are a ‘brazen attack’ on patient safety, says RCN
Updated: 29 May 2026 -
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'I wanted to be an agent for change'
Five minutes with Baroness Mary Watkins, who joined the House of Lords in 2015 as a crossbench peer
Updated: 8 December 2025 -
'Nurse' title must be protected, says RCN
We’re urging the UK government and political parties to back a proposed bill that will protect the title
Updated: 11 February 2026 -
King’s Speech response: policy programme is step towards nursing reset and renewal
RCN welcomes positive moves including the commitment to repeal anti-trade union legislation, but measures to increase recruitment and retention in the nursing workforce and eradicate corridor care must follow soon.
Updated: 11 February 2026 -
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How to feel in control of your finances
Utilities, food and housing costs are soaring for many members, so follow our advice to help make your money go further
Updated: 13 August 2022 -
RCN condemns US plans to downgrade nursing profession
Declassifying nursing as a professional degree devalues the workforce and threatens patient care
Updated: 26 November 2025
