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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26 Nov 2007
Our NHS, our future: A world class NHS
'Our NHS, our future' is the name given to a wide-ranging review to develop what is in effect the next NHS Plan for the next 10 years of the NHS. This briefing summarises and RCN response to the interim report in October and sets out questions and solutions to some of the issues raised. Members are encouraged to enage in the 'Our NHS, our future' process and can find advice on how to do that at the end of the briefing.
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1 Nov 2007
Two consultation documents from Modernising Nursing Careers
Two significant consultations in relation to Modernising Nursing Careers were launched in November 2007: one from the Nursing and Midwifery Council regarding the future content and level of pre registration nurse education and the other from the English Department of Health regarding post registration career pathways. This Policy Unit briefing summarises the two consultation documents. It provides background and contextual information, and supports members in formulating their responses during the consultation process.
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1 Sep 2007
Ensuring a fit for purpose future nursing workforce
Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark, Deputy Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of Southampton, has generated this paper to promote discussion and the views expressed are those of Professor Dame Jill Macleod Clark alone. This paper has been published on the RCN website in order to generate debate about Modernising Nursing Careers and the future for pre- and post-registration nurse education and career pathways.
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1 Sep 2007
Pre-registration nurse education
Pre-registration nurse education: The NMC review and issues' sets out the background to pre-registration nurse education and identifies the review key issues and their implications.
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25 Jul 2007
The Regulation of Health Care Support Workers
The RCN has a clear view that all HCSWs should be regulated in the interests of public protection and patient safety. Further we believe that HCSWs who deliver direct clinical care alongside registered nurses in the nursing team should be regulated by the nursing regulatory body, the NMC . However we acknowledge the complexities that surround implementation of HCSW regulation. Therefore the RCN believes a pragmatic first step forwards in an evolutionary process towards HCSW regulation is the regulation of assistant practitioners in nursing by the NMC.
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3 Jul 2007
Untapped potential: A survey of RCN nurses working in mental health
This policy briefing accompanies the RCN survey of the same name that looks specifically at NHS mental health nurse staffing and the related issues of workload, work satisfaction and the use of nursing skills. The briefing summarises the research and sets out principles for undertaking reviews of nurse staffing.
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1 Jul 2007
Modernising Nursing Careers
This briefing summarises the key issues, how the work was to be taken forward and the RCN's involvement.
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1 Jul 2007
Modernising Nursing Careers 2
This paper is an update on a previous RCN policy briefing on Modernising Nursing Careers published in April 2007.
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18 Jun 2007
Productivity and the nursing workforce
This policy briefing describes key issues regarding nursing workforce productivity including: the context and questions pertinent to successful implementation of Releasing Time to Care; the Productive Ward; a summary of some of the technical and policy issues around nursing workforce productivity and a synopsis of what is known about productivity measures and productivity improvement.
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8 May 2007
The House of Commons health select committee: Public and patient involvement in the NHS
The House of Commons Health Select Committee recently published a report on public and patient involvement in the NHS, and has made recommendations about how this can be addressed in the context of the Local Government and Involvement in Health Bill currently going through Parliament. This briefing paper sets out the key issues raised by the Health Select Committee along with some RCN positions. The RCN is lobbying to retain the existing statutory requirements for consultation.
