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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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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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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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.
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12 Dec 2024
Meeting the Health Needs of Children and Young People in Educational and Community Settings
Publication Code : 011 112This publication aims to provide information and professional guidance to health care professionals employed in a wide range of professional roles that provide or are responsible for the implementation of physical health needs delivery and training in nurseries, schools, and any other community setting. This is a revision and subsequent replacement of the original document published in 2018.
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9 Dec 2024
Cervical Screening for Physically Disabled Women and Autistic Women
Publication Code : 011 821This clinical guidance provides resources for registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates who are responsible for providing cervical screening in any setting. The main intention is to encourage and facilitate the uptake of cervical screening for women and those with a cervix who have a physical disability and/or are autistic.
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5 Dec 2024
Managing the Disposal of Pregnancy Remains
Publication Code : 011 891This updated publication provides clear guidance for all health care professionals, to ensure they have in place robust systems and processes for the safe and appropriate disposal of pregnancy remains, where the pregnancy has ended before the 24th week of gestation. This includes following an ectopic pregnancy, early intrauterine fetal death, miscarriage, or a medically or surgically induced termination of pregnancy.
