Publications
RCN publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying. To reproduce RCN publications please complete the copyright request form and we’ll be in touch.
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26 Mar 2025
Eyes Right: Eye care insights for every health professional
Publication Code : 011 980This guidance highlights the importance of eye care, the roles and responsibilities of the carer in delivering care and accessing the right care at the right time. It covers support for the visually impaired, mobility and living skills, ophthalmic emergencies and non-emergency conditions requiring attention.
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21 Mar 2025
Fixing the Leaking Pipeline
Publication Code : 012 012In this RCN Policy report we assess the gaps in the domestic nursing supply pipeline which (1) limit the potential output (2) cause nursing students to leave their studies and (3) lead to early career nurses leaving. Based on this, we recommend a package of interventions to fix the pipeline and resolve issues of high attrition and low output.
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21 Mar 2025
RCN Register of Interests
The purpose of this register is for members of RCN Council, Committees, Boards, external advisers and senior RCN staff to declare their interests outside of the RCN. We do this because they have a duty to act impartially and objectively, and to take steps to avoid any conflict of interest arising as a result of their membership of, or association with, other organisations or individuals.
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28 Jan 2025
Ending corridor care in Wales
Publication Code : 011 958Care in inappropriate places, or corridor care, is unsafe, undignified, and unacceptable – and it is happening across Wales. In this parliamentary briefing, we explain what corridor looks like, why it happens, and what the Welsh Government must do immediately to eradicate it. Real testimonies from RCN members illustrate the consequences of corridor care in every NHS Wales health board.
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28 Jan 2025
Ending corridor care in Wales
Publication Code : 011 959Care in inappropriate places, or corridor care, is unsafe, undignified, and unacceptable – and it is happening across Wales. In this parliamentary briefing, we explain what corridor looks like, why it happens, and what the Welsh Government must do immediately to eradicate it. Real testimonies from RCN members illustrate the consequences of corridor care in every NHS Wales health board.
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27 Jan 2025
Four Steps for Raising and Escalating Concerns poster
Publication Code : 011 971This updated workplace flowchart poster is designed to help staff and students decide whether to raise a concern and when to escalate a concern.
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16 Jan 2025
On the Frontline of the UK's Corridor Care Crisis
Publication Code : 011 944The RCN asked members to respond to a short survey at the end of December. Thousands of nursing staff responded, confirming corridor care is widespread across the UK. This report includes the raw, unedited and often heart-breaking responses of nursing staff working across the UK.
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15 Jan 2025
Raising Concerns
Publication Code : 011 950This document has been developed to help registered nurses identify and communicate concerns about issues which may impact on their ability to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to patients, service users and clients in their care and/or within their area of responsibility.
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19 Dec 2024
A Competency Framework for Rheumatology Nurses
Publication Code : 011 572Rheumatology nursing has undergone significant changes since the publication of the original competency framework. This latest framework builds upon the foundations established in the first edition and is an important milestone in enhancing and refining professional standards in rheumatology nursing.
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16 Dec 2024
Advanced Level Practice for Fertility Nursing
Publication Code : 011 886This competency document is intended to support best practice across the fertility nursing sector, by articulating key skills required to be an advanced level practitioner. It is intended to support career development in fertility care, both for individual nurses, nurse managers and service providers.
