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From band 5 to band 6: a team effort in orthopaedic rehabilitation
Successful rebanding through the band 5 review process following a sustained and collaborative effort across the ward.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
UCAS figures show increase in nursing applicants in Scotland, but not enough to meet demand
UCAS figures published on 16 July show a slight increase in the number of applicants for nursing courses beginning in autumn this year, but more must be done to ensure future sustainability of the workforce.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
NHS nursing staff get further pay increase for 2025-26
NHS nursing staff in Scotland are getting a boost to their pay in February, under a guarantee in the NHS pay deal covering 2025-26 and 2026-27 negotiated by the RCN and the joint health trade unions.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
‘This is about uplifting the profession as a whole’ – Lanarkshire nurse on band 5 nursing roles review success
The band 5 nursing roles review is underway, and we spoke to Diane Steele, an RCN member in NHS Lanarkshire, about the process she went through to get a successful outcome.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
Health Visitor Team Leaders in Glasgow vote to take strike action
Members working as health visitor team leaders in Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership send unequivocal message to employer.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
Health Visitor Team Leaders balloted on strike action in dispute with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Members working as health visitor team leaders in Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership are being balloted on industrial action.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
Trade dispute follows health board failure to support job evaluation process
A trade dispute has been lodged against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC), in the latest in a string of failures by the board to following the national agreed job evaluation process.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
Joint health trade unions call for action on mileage allowances
Letter to Director of Workforce says staff need financial support in face of soaring fuel costs.
Updated: 6 August 2026 -
RCN calls for end to ‘grotesque’ exploitation of migrant nursing staff
Social care staff are being left at the mercy of employers who control their immigration status, according to new evidence from the RCN
Updated: 7 August 2026 -
From Recruitment to Reality: Exploitation of internationally educated nursing staff in social care
This report examines evidence of exploitative employer practices affecting internationally educated nursing staff in adult social care services across the UK. Drawing on three years of RCN member casework, it highlights the pressures these workers face and how immigration policies and a lack of enfo...
Updated: 6 August 2026
