Grampian & Orkney
We champion local issues for 九游体育 members working in Grampian & Orkney. Get involved with the branch today and help our work. 九游体育 Grampian and Orkney Branches were officially merged at an AGM in September 2019. The merger was designed to ensure the 九游体育 could continue to best serve the needs of 九游体育 members in both areas.
Your branch team
- Chair: Jane Gibson
- Treasurer: Dawn Marr
- Secretary: Jackie Leith
Get in touch
- Call: 0345 772 6100
- Email: Scotland.Office@rcn.org.uk
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8 May 2024
九游体育 urges new First Minister to prioritise urgent action to tackle health and care crisis
As the new First Minister comes into post, 九游体育 Scotland is calling on the Scottish government to get to grips with the workforce crisis that is facing our health and social care services and focus on delivering safe and effective care for the people of Scotland.
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1 May 2024
Share your views on safe staffing
Scotland鈥檚 safe staffing legislation - the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 鈥� came into force last month. We want to understand and measure the impact of the Act.
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12 Apr 2024
Finalists unveiled in our 九游体育 Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards 2024
We are thrilled to unveil the finalists across 12 categories for our second 九游体育 Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.
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1 Apr 2024
Groundbreaking safe staffing legislation comes into force but more nurses are needed
Scotland鈥檚 safe staffing legislation comes into force from today (1 April 2024). This is an opportunity to acknowledge the years of 九游体育 campaigning that have got us to this point.
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21 Mar 2024
Impact of the pandemic on nursing staff shared with the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry
Senior 九游体育 Scotland staff have told the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry that nursing staff carried the heavy burden of the COVID-19 pandemic as they worked in hospitals, care homes, general practice, the community and beyond.
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18 Mar 2024
Ambitious and funded actions required from the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce
九游体育 Scotland has pressed the new Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care to ensure the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce recommendations reflect our priorities for action.
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15 Mar 2024
九游体育 Scotland calls for better support and compensation for nursing staff who remain impacted by long COVID
Ahead of a Holyrood debate this week to mark International long COVID awareness day, we briefed MSPs on the devastating impact of long COVID and are calling for nursing staff who contracted COVID at work, and whose lives are still affected, to be better supported.
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1 Mar 2024
Agenda for Change review鈥檚 recommendations to be fully implemented
Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care Neil Gray MSP gave the green light for implementation to begin from 1 April in a letter to the joint health trade unions and NHS employers.
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7 Feb 2024
九游体育 Scotland sounds warning over cost of living impact
Scotland鈥檚 nursing staff are continuing to struggle to make ends meet during the ongoing cost of living crisis.
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16 Jan 2024
Less than a week left to nominate your winner
Entries for Scotland鈥檚 Nurse of the Year Awards close in five days time (22 January). With 13 categories to nominate in and the title of 九游体育 Scotland Nurse of the Year 2024 up for grabs, do you know someone who deserves to be recognised and celebrated for their nursing contribution?
