The First Minister is under pressure as Scotland's struggling NHS endures a tough winter season with demand for services soaring.

Pressed on the RCN’s findings during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday, Mr Swinney said: “The first thing I want to do is apologise to any individual who has had an uns ...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has voted to accept a 5.5% pay rise from the Scottish government. The union in Scotland said 61% of members voted to accept the deal that would see almost ...

The first minister criticised those who claim the health service is “on the point of collapse”, saying this was “simply ...

A major report by the Royal College of Nursing found patients are routinely coming to harm as the NHS struggled to deal with ...

The RCN has been demanding a pay rise of 5% above inflation, which is currently at 11.1% Nurses in Scotland are to be consulted on the Scottish government's latest pay offer, their union has ...

Read about how nursing unions have reacted to the Scottish Government’s decision to abandon plans to build a National Care ...

But Colin Pullman, RCN Scotland director, said he disagreed with Gray over the prevalence of corridor care in hospitals. "The issue we've highlighted today, we all know it's happened in the past ...

Its survey of NHS staff includes testimonies from more than 5,000 nurses in the UK, with 500 of those being from Scotland. The RCN said its 400-page report must be a “wake-up call” for the ...

Scotland’s First Minister has apologised to all patients who have had an “unsatisfactory experience” in hospital, as surging flu cases have meant the NHS has faced “unprecedented demand”.

Its survey of NHS staff includes testimonies from more than 5,000 nurses in the UK, with 500 of those being from Scotland. The RCN said its 400-page report must be a “wake-up call” for the ...