NINE in 10 Scottish nurses say their workload has worsened and more than three-quarters say NHS finances have deteriorated, the Royal College of Nursing revealed yesterday as its conference gets under way in Glasgow today.

The RCN survey also found that almost one-third (30.2 per cent) of nurses in Scotland said that the health service needs an urgent upgrade.

A total of 62.5 per cent of Scottish nurses reported a struggle for hospital beds, with only 12.8 per cent saying the NHS is able to meet demand.