
Lothian and Borders Branch
We champion local issues for ¿ìèÊÓÆµ 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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6 Sep 2023
¿ìèÊÓÆµ members meet politicians to share experiences of nursing student financial hardship
Nursing students and newly qualified nurses met with MSPs and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action that’s needed to ensure all nursing students can complete their studies without falling into financial hardship.
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5 Sep 2023
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Scotland issues winter warning
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Scotland is warning that the extreme pressures faced by Scotland’s health and social care services are set to continue this winter.
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13 Jul 2023
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Scotland responds to new UCAS data showing a drop in applications to nursing programmes
New UCAS data published today [13 July] shows a 19% drop in applicants to nursing programmes in Scotland in the last year.
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4 May 2023
¿ìèÊÓÆµ members meet politicians to share their experiences of nursing in Scotland today
¿ìèÊÓÆµ members met politicians key politicians and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action needed now to value nursing in Scotland.
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3 May 2023
New ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Scotland report highlights urgent need for nursing retention strategy
Scotland’s nursing workforce urgently needs a retention strategy to keep more nurses in their jobs at all stages of their career.
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6 Oct 2022
¿ìèÊÓÆµ ballot on strike action opens
¿ìèÊÓÆµ members across Scotland’s NHS are being asked to vote for strike action in a ballot opening today (6 October).
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21 Apr 2022
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Scotland welcomes change in rules on access to FFP3 masks
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Scotland has welcomed confirmation from the Scottish government that staff working in health and social care can now have access to FFP3 masks based on risk assessment and personal preferences.