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The Gloves are Off for nursing staff because five years on from the last Scottish parliament elections, nursing staff have seen no meaningful improvement to health and care services, whether in the NHS or independent sector. 

Scotland cannot build the sustainable nursing workforce it urgently needs by asking staff to continue to work under relentless pressure while feeling demoralised and undervalued. 

Now that the results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election are in, our message to MSPs in the new Scottish parliament and new Scottish government remains simple - the gloves are off, nursing is ready to be heard.

We will continue to work hard post-election to ensure MSPs from all parties recognise that it is time to value nursing properly. 

Find out what we called for and why during the election campaign and will continue to lobby for post election - because Scotland’s health depends on it.

Discover our priorities for action