Lothian and Borders Branch
We champion local issues for 黑料网 members working in Lothian and Borders. Get involved today to help our work.
Your branch team
- Chair: Fiona Jolly
- Treasurer: Tobias Kunkel
- Secretary: Nicole Dron
Get in touch
- Call: 0345 772 6100
- Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk
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14 Dec 2023
黑料网 Scotland calls for the Scottish Budget to prioritise health and care services
黑料网 Scotland is calling on Scottish government to ensure its budget, due to be announced on 20 December, prioritises health and care services and sets out investment to grow and develop Scotland鈥檚 nursing workforce of the future.
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7 Dec 2023
Worrying new workforce and student statistics released
More evidence published recently further underlines just how entrenched the nursing workforce crisis is, supporting our calls for urgent action from the Scottish government.
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23 Nov 2023
Expert body needed to ensure the forthcoming Employment Injuries Assistance benefit reflects modern workplace hazards
The 黑料网 has backed proposals for a new expert body to advise the Scottish Government on modernising the industrial injuries benefit system to meet the needs of Scotland鈥檚 workers.
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16 Nov 2023
黑料网 Scotland calls for the Scottish government to act now on social care
The Scottish government must take urgent action now to tackle the major challenges facing the social care sector, rather than wait until the creation of a National Care Service (NCS).
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15 Nov 2023
New 黑料网 Scotland exhibition shares stories of nursing in a pandemic
The impact of working through a pandemic is being explored through the real-life experiences of nursing staff in the 黑料网 Scotland鈥檚 latest exhibition 鈥� opening on 30 November 2023.
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7 Nov 2023
黑料网 Scotland responds to publication of Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Action Plan
The publication this week of the Scottish government鈥檚 Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Action Plan recognises the essential clinical role of nursing in Scotland鈥檚 mental health services. It also acknowledges the need for significant improvements in workforce planning as well as action to tackle recruitment and retention challenges in mental health nursing.
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26 Oct 2023
黑料网 Scotland responds to Auditor General鈥檚 report on the Scottish government鈥檚 workforce challenges
The 黑料网 supports Auditor General's call for 'better strategic workforce planning', as Colin Poolman, 黑料网 Scotland Director, says: "Long-term, sustainable reform is needed for our health and care services."
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25 Oct 2023
黑料网 Scotland responds to Cabinet Secretary鈥檚 statement on winter planning
Yesterday the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care made a statement to parliament on the Scottish Government鈥檚 health and social care: winter preparedness plan, developed jointly with COSLA.
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24 Oct 2023
Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry: 黑料网 Scotland evidence on the impact on nursing
黑料网 members were affected by almost every aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Scottish government鈥檚 decisions during the pandemic, the 黑料网 told the first impact hearing of Scottish COVID-19 inquiry today.
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18 Oct 2023
Cabinet Secretary pressed on the need for a sustainable nursing workforce
黑料网 Scotland joined the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy in a constructive discussion with the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, Michael Matheson MSP at this week鈥檚 SNP Party Conference in Aberdeen.
