ALMOST four out of five Scots believe there are too few nurses in their country’s NHS to provide “safe and effective” care for patients, a union survey revealed yesterday.As the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) launched its manifesto for the Holyrood elections, a poll carried out for the union suggested that just 22 per cent of the public believe the Scottish government values and recognises nurses’ contribution.Seventy-seven per cent of respondents said they did value nurses for their work, but 78 per cent believed that there were not enough of them.

ALMOST four out of five Scots believe there are too few nurses in their country’s NHS to provide “safe and effective” care for patients, a union survey revealed yesterday.

As the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) launched its manifesto for the Holyrood elections, a poll carried out for the union suggested that just 22 per cent of the public believe the Scottish government values and recognises nurses’ contribution.

Seventy-seven per cent of respondents said they did value nurses for their work, but 78 per cent believed that there were not enough of them.

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