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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5 Feb 2014
RCN briefing on the NMC consultation on a proposed model of revalidation
The Nursing and Midwifery Council are consulting on proposals for the revalidation of nurses and midwives. This briefing is intended to provide background to these proposals and to highlight the key issues for nurses to consider.
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30 Jan 2014
The weaknesses of voluntary regulation for health care support workers
The RCN has updated the December 2012 briefing on the weaknesses of voluntary regulation of support workers, calling for mandatory regulation underpinned by the law.
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22 Jan 2014
Monitor and regulating the independent sector
Monitor is consulting on the best way to scrutinise the financial sustainability of independent sector providers who are providing essential services.
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17 Jan 2014
Registration of overseas trained nurses in the UK
International nurses and midwives have become an important part of the workforce in many western countries and the United Kingdom (UK) has long benefited from their skills and expertise. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is undertaking a review of its registration process for overseas trained nurses and midwives. This briefing provides a discussion of the experiences and systems used in other countries that also have a heavy reliance on the intake of ONTs. The purpose is to give an overview of the key issues and reflect on the experiences of other countries, highlighting opportunities to learn from some of their challenges and successes.
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18 Dec 2013
The independent sector: History and role in England
This briefing provides an overview of the independent sector involvement in health care in England from the past to 2012 including key positions that the RCN has taken on these important issues.
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16 Dec 2013
Moving Care to the Community
Updated December 2014. Moving care out of hospitals and into the community has been a UK wide priority for over a decade; however despite the government's commitment to invest in the community, there is a mismatch between reality and rhetoric. The RCN has worked closely with our sister nursing organisations in Canada, Australia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark to learn from their experiences relating to shift. This report sets out the current policies and initiative in the above-mentioned countries to move care closer to home; outlines the impact of these reforms on the nursing workforce; and offers recommendations for key stakeholders in the UK.
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16 Dec 2013
The impact of the European Union on nursing in the UK
Updated December 2014. The UK Coalition Government are currently undertaking a two year programme of reviews of the EU's competence in a number of areas, including health, compared with the UK's own powers. This briefing outlines the most significant issues and also provides more detail in the annexes on the RCN's key European alliances and on how the EU institutions work.
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9 Dec 2013
Developing aggregate ratings for the acute sector in England
This RCN briefing provides an overview of issues discussed by RCN members who took part in a teleconference with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on their development of aggregate ratings for the acute sector in England. This builds on the earlier input of members into the Nuffield Trust work on aggregate ratings.
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27 Nov 2013
The Government’s full response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS FT Public Inquiry
PowerPoint presentation that seeking to capture the key issues in terms of both what the Francis report has said and the Government response, which was tailored specifically to a nursing audience. This is an informative and accessible tool that can be used for discussions and to which we would welcome feedback.
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13 Nov 2013
Frontline First: Congress 2012 update
In this report we analyse official statsitics to assess the health of the nursing workforce and warn that the NHS may be sleepwalking into a crisis.
