RCN briefings
Policy briefings, parliamentary briefings and consultation responses on the issues that matter to nursing staff
The RCN works with government, think tanks and other stakeholders to ensure the voice of nursing is heard. You can get involved in policy development by taking part in surveys, workshops, seminars and briefings.
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18 Dec 2019
RCN Response for NMC Strategic Theme Consultation
RCN response to the Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC) Consultation on Strategic Themes.
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17 Dec 2019
PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSION: Implementing the NHS Long-Term Plan
RCN submission to the Health and Social Care Select Committee's inquiry on Implementing the NHS long-term plan.
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17 Dec 2019
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: NHS Pension Scheme: Pension Flexibility
RCN Response to the Department of Health and Social Care's (DHSC) consultation on NHS Pension Scheme: Pension Flexibility.
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28 Nov 2019
RCN Employment survey Scotland 2019
The report of findings from the RCN's survey of members in Scotland in 2019. The RCN received 1,916 responses from Scotland out of a total of 8,307 responses across the UK. This survey is the latest in a long running series undertaken with RCN members, including registered nurses and health care support workers.
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22 Nov 2019
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Salary Threshold and Points-Based System (PBS) commission
RCN response to the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) consultation on the salary threshold and points-based system (PBS) commission.
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5 Nov 2019
PARLIAMENTARY: Period Products Free Provision Scotland Bill - Call for views
RCN Scotland's response to the Scottish Parliament's Local Government and Communities Committee call for Views on the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill.
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1 Nov 2019
POLICY: Independent review of learning disability and autism in the Mental Health Act - Final Stage
RCN Scotland's response to the final stage consultation on the Independent Review of Learning Disability and Autism in the Mental Health Act.
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11 Oct 2019
Advancing our Health: Prevention in the 2020's
In July 2019, the Government published a Green Paper on prevention; ‘Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s’ and corresponding consultation. The RCN welcomes this important Green Paper and the ambition to make the prevention of ill health a priority for government. We set out here our responses to the questions presented in the Green Paper.
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10 Sep 2019
Parliamentary Briefing - Bullying and harassment in the NHS debate 10 September 2019
Following the Sturrock Report into bullying and harassment in NHS Highland, published earlier in the summer, MSPs debated bullying and harassment in the NHS in the Scottish Parliament on 10 September. Read the RCN's briefing to MSPs, which makes clear the organisation's stance that no-one at work should feel they are being bullied.
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30 Aug 2019
Parliamentary: RCN Scotland Response to Inquiry in Future Of Primary Care
Evidence submission from RCN Scotland to the Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee's inquiry into the future of primary care.
