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Nursing union calls for SNP Government for tackle crisis in workforce

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A leading health union is calling on the Scottish Government to tackle the current crisis in the nursing workforce ahead of the Budget later today

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Earlier this week members of Unite and Unison voted to accept an improved pay offer from the government while members of the RCN, GMB and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy put strikes on hold while they vote on the deal. He said: "We’ve all seen the damning reports of how difficult things are in our health and care services – long delays, staff shortages, services at capacity.

Poolman added: "The people of Scotland deserve a health and care system that meets their needs and our health and care workforce deserve the resources and investment to be able to meet those needs.

 

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SNP SCOT GOV needs to invest in and finance fast track training for anyone that wants to join the SNHS workforce to fill the thousands of vacant positions and give them fair pay and conditions to attract applicants and keep the workforce that we already have.

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