RCN Scotland board members have made clear to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Neil Gray MSP that he must do significantly more to if he is to rebuild the shattered trust between the Scottish government and RCN members.
Today (13 Feb), the Scottish government has published its report Delivering Together for a Stronger Nursing and Midwifery Workforce, the culmination of the two years of collaborative working through the Ministerial led Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce.
Ahead of MSPs debating and voting on the Scottish government budget today [4 February], we have called for millions of pounds in unspent nursing bursary payments to be invested in tackling the nursing workforce crisis.
Shocking testimony from RCN members on the risks and negative impact of overcrowding in Scotland鈥檚 hospitals led to a challenging debate in the Scottish Parliament.
UCAS figures published today show that for the third year in a row Scotland has failed to fill the places on nursing courses and recruit the number of nursing students needed.
