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3 Feb 2026
Finalists unveiled in the RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2026
RCN Scotland is delighted to unveil the finalists in 2026 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
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29 Jan 2026
NHS nursing staff get further pay increase for 2025-26
NHS nursing staff in Scotland are getting a boost to their pay in February, under a guarantee in the NHS pay deal covering 2025-26 and 2026-27 negotiated by the RCN and the joint health trade unions.
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28 Jan 2026
RCN members meet Minister to highlight the vital role of nursing in Scotland鈥檚 communities
RCN members met with Tom Arthur MSP, Minister for Social Care and Mental Wellbeing, to discuss the vital role of nursing within Scotland鈥檚 care homes and community health services.
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13 Jan 2026
Time to see nursing as an investment not a cost, says RCN Scotland
Ahead of this week鈥檚 pre-election budget, RCN Scotland urges Scottish government to invest in nursing as a key solution to health and care challenges.
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12 Jan 2026
鈥楾his is about uplifting the profession as a whole鈥� 鈥� Lanarkshire nurse on band 5 nursing roles review success
The band 5 nursing roles review is underway, and we spoke to Diane Steele, 天美传媒 member in NHS Lanarkshire, about the process she went through to get a successful outcome.
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8 Jan 2026
RCN Scotland responds to the Auditor General鈥檚 report on delayed discharges
RCN Scotland has responded to an Audit Scotland report on delayed discharges.
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8 Dec 2025
Success for district nurses in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde job evaluation dispute
District nurses working in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have been successful in their dispute over job evaluation, following intervention from RCN Scotland.
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2 Dec 2025
RCN Scotland publishes State of the Profession Report
We鈥檙e 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.
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27 Nov 2025
Assisted Dying Bill completes stage 2 in the Scottish Parliament
RCN Scotland secures important changes to improve the safeguards for nursing staff.
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4 Nov 2025
Assisted Dying Bill enters second phase
The Scottish parliament鈥檚 health, social care and sport committee started the review of Stage 2 amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill today.
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