Motion: RCN Scotland Employment Survey

RCN Scotland Employment Survey

Lodged by Jackie Baillie (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 13 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes with concern, the findings of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland employment survey; notes that the survey found that 61% of nursing staff in Scotland were thinking about leaving their jobs, with 20% actively planning to leave; further notes that, according to the survey, 40% of respondents were working beyond their contractual hours, 67% were too busy to deliver the standard of care that they would like and 78% felt that they were under too much pressure at work; understands that there is a record high number of 5,761 nursing and midwifery vacancies in NHS Scotland; believes that nursing staff have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic in extremely difficult circumstances to keep the most vulnerable in society protected; considers that nursing staff are an undervalued workforce, and believes that the Scottish Government must use its power to give nurses a proper pay rise, without which, it considers, the staffing crisis within nursing will only worsen.

Supporters (13)