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Career Progression for Nursing Support Workers
Guidance and resources for Nursing Support Workers on career pathways and progression.
Updated: 8 September 2026 -
Safely staffed by law
Our campaign for safe and dignified care for every patient
Updated: 8 September 2026 -
Supported to thrive
Our campaign for a healthy, developed and thriving nursing workforce
Updated: 8 September 2026 -
Nursing student? Have your voice heard this election
The Scottish Parliament election is just under a month away, on 7 May, and it brings an opportunity for the next government to take decisive action on attracting more nursing students into the profession and improving support for students to increase retention. Make sure you know how we, as nursing ...
Updated: 8 September 2026 -
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Research proves we need safe staffing
Professor Anne Marie Rafferty, RCN President, explains how two decades of nursing workforce research offers the evidence we need to achieve safe staffing
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
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Safe staffing: 'Government promise must be backed by action'
Part of the NHS pay offer in England is a commitment to developing a policy framework for safe staffing. Chair of the RCN Professional Nursing Committee Rachel Hollis considers the significance of this
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Why Registered Nurse-to-Patient Ratios are Needed: The rationale and evidence base
The RCN’s commitment to safe staffing has been long-standing and remains a priority. This document sets out an evidence-based argument for using enforceable minimum registered nurse staffing levels (often described as registered nurse-to-patient ratios) to reduce patient safety risks, improve nurse ...
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Failure to fix social care 'roadblock' to NHS improvements, says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The real human cost of long waits and overcrowding is patients languishing in corridors, going into cardiac arrest, receiving intimate care, or being given end-of-life news in full view of others."
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Spotlight on learning disability nursing: Bridging the gap in respiratory care
Continuing our celebration of Scottish learning disability week, we’re spotlighting the amazing work of our 2026 learning disability award runner up, Susan Craig.
Updated: 9 September 2026 -
Briefing: RCN Scotland's approach to public sector reform
The First Minister announced proposals for significant reform of health and social care services in the Programme for Government 2026-31. We understand that our members are, of course, concerned about what the proposals will mean for the services they deliver, for their patients and for their own jo...
Updated: 9 September 2026
