Blogs
Read the latest opinions from the RCN in Scotland
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blog posts
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18 Dec 2025
Students 鈥� make sure your voice is heard
Our 2025 student survey is your opportunity to tell us about your experiences as a nursing student.
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25 Nov 2025
Have you had your flu vaccination yet?
The headlines about this being the worst winter on record are already prevalent. As we know, in the coming weeks and months, flu will become even more widespread.
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21 Nov 2025
Time to celebrate Scotland's nursing support workers
It鈥檚 Nursing Support Workers鈥� Day this weekend, the time of year where we take time out to acknowledge and celebrate the vital contribution that nursing support workers (NSWs) across Scotland make to nursing care within our health and social care services.
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29 Sep 2025
'I rediscovered a sense of value'
Read nurse David鈥檚 experience of achieving success in the band 5 nursing roles review
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22 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Transforming urgent care in Angus鈥� communities
Innovative community nursing services providing the right care, at the right time, and in the right place, to treat people closer to their homes are key to reducing demand on general practice and hospital services.
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21 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Championing Health for Care Experienced Young
Working with children in the community is one of the fundamental ways that nursing can help to improve Scotland鈥檚 future health outcomes.
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20 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Where innovation grows from inequality
Realising the goal of providing more care closer to home and reducing hospital admissions relies on nursing meeting the health needs of the people within their communities. So what happens when an unmet need is discovered? More often than not, it is nursing that steps up to the plate and says 鈥淪omething needs to change.鈥�
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19 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Transforming dementia care in Moray鈥檚 care homes
As we continue our spotlight on nursing in the community, it鈥檚 pertinent to remind ourselves that nursing staff work across a huge range of specialisms in this area 鈥� including end-of-life care, diabetes, continence care, wound care, mental health, public health, learning disability, and more.
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18 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Trailblazing care in Tayside鈥檚 schools
Nursing staff working in Scotland鈥檚 communities are highly skilled, autonomous practitioners providing person-centred care outside of hospital settings. The work is diverse and impactful 鈥� with their focus on preventative care, managing long term conditions and maximising patients鈥� independence.
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20 Jun 2025
Why Sleep Matters: A Deep Dive into Sleep Hygiene for Elderly Care Homes
Sleep doesn't always get enough attention in elderly care settings. While care home nurses meticulously track medications, monitor vital signs, write care plans and risk assessments, sleep is often an afterthought.
