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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19 Dec 2014
Update on England's 14 integrated health and social care pioneer programmes
Latest briefing in the RCN's series of papers on integrated health and social care. It summarises the findings of a short RCN member survey that attempts to gain insight into the initial impact of the 14 English integrated pioneer programmes.
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17 Dec 2014
POLICY: Proposals for an offence of wilful neglect or ill-treatment in health and social care settings
The RCN Scotland response to the Scottish Government consultation on proposals for an offence of wilful neglect or ill-treatment in health and social care settings
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17 Dec 2014
POLICY: Proposals to introduce a statutory duty of candour for all health and social care services
The RCN Scotland response to the Scottish Government consultation on proposals to introduce a statutory duty of candour for health and social care services
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15 Dec 2014
RCN factsheet
Updated December 2014. The RCN has received a lot of international interest with regards to specialist nursing in the UK. This factsheet provides a brief overview on specialist nursing roles, specifically addressing issues like regulation, education, scope of practice and evidence that demonstrates the value of specialist nurses.
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1 Dec 2014
POLICY: Nursing’s contribution to seven day care - community nursing and advanced nursing practice
An RCN Scotland briefing on the professional contribution that nursing makes to achieving the aims of the Scottish Government’s seven day services programme
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2 Nov 2014
POLICY: Nursing at the Edge - Main Report - Time To Change Report
An RCN Scotland report which sets out proposals that we believe would make significant progress in tackling Scotland’s health inequalities
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1 Nov 2014
POLICY: Nursing at the Edge - Case Study - Champion of the underdog
A case study from Fife which informed the findings of RCN Scotland’s Time To Change report on health inequalities
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1 Nov 2014
POLICY: Nursing at the Edge - Case Study - Mother of invention
A case study from Dumfries prison which informed the findings of RCN Scotland’s Time To Change report on health inequalities
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1 Nov 2014
POLICY: Nursing at the Edge - Case Study - Rebel with a cause
A case study from COPE Drumchapel which informed the findings of RCN Scotland’s Time To Change report on health inequalities
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1 Nov 2014
POLICY: Nursing at the Edge - Case Study - Slammer of the status quo
A case study from the police custody service in Lothian which informed the findings of RCN Scotland’s Time To Change report on health inequalities
