The band 5 nursing roles review is underway, and we spoke to Diane Steele, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ member in NHS Lanarkshire, about the process she went through to get a successful outcome.
District nurses working in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been successful in their dispute over job evaluation, following intervention from RCN Scotland.
We’re calling on Scottish government to take urgent action on delivering the recommendations from the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce and the Agenda for Change Review to retain existing nursing staff and ensure a sustainable nursing workforce for the future.
The Scottish parliament’s health, social care and sport committee started the review of Stage 2 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill today.
RCN Scotland staff and members attend the SNP’s conference in Aberdeen, the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference in Glasgow and the Scottish Green Party conference in Edinburgh.
Today (19 September), Nicola Ranger, RCN General Secretary & Chief Executive, visited Rashielee Care Home in Erskine, to meet with our 2025 Scotland Nurse of the Year, Kirsty Cartin, who manages the care home and her award-winning Deputy, Jennifer Carruthers, our 2025 winner of the Care Home Nursing Award.
RCN Scotland hosted a member information event about the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill which is being considered in the Scottish Parliament.