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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1 Oct 2017
Key messages from the RCN’s response to the NMC consultations on pre-registration standards and education
Publication Code : 006505This is a summary of key messages from the RCN's response to a series of NMC consultations (publication code 006447). These consultations focus on changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards to ensure future nurses are fit for practice at the point of registration.
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29 Sep 2017
Safe and Effective Staffing: Nursing Against the Odds
Publication Code : 006415Following on from the publication of Safe and Effective Staffing: the Real Picture in May 2017, the RCN launched a survey of nursing and midwifery staff in the UK. The survey asked people about their last shift or day worked in health or social care. Over 30,000 responses were received in just two weeks, providing insight into staff experiences and staffing levels across the UK. The findings provide a strong voice from nursing staff, clearly describing the impact that poor staffing has on both patient care and their own wellbeing. Some of the experiences and stories shared via the survey have been included throughout the report.
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1 Aug 2017
Courageous about Equality and Bold about Inclusion
Publication Code : 006212Equality, inclusion, diversity and human rights provide a foundation for a modern and forward looking profession where nurses, health care support workers, and students, regardless of the sector that they work in or their field of practice, can continue to transform their working environments and the care they deliver to patients.This new equality and inclusion strategy will enable us to scope, plan and begin delivery in new priority areas that will become increasingly important for our members in the coming years and beyond.
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29 Jun 2017
Making the case for facilities time and facilities agreements in the NHS
Publication Code : 006202This guidance sets out the provisions in the Trade Union Act, looks at the benefits of union representation and facilities agreements and restates what the law and good practice say about the issue. It aims to provide you with information to make the case for facilities time and agreements. At the back of this publication, there are also template letters to share with employers to help you make the case.
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19 Jun 2017
National Curriculum and Competency Framework Emergency Nursing (Level 2)
Publication Code : 005923This framework (Part 1 005 883 and Part 2 005 923) developed by leading emergency nursing experts, is founded on nursing philosophy and details the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills required of emergency nurses. It provides a clear career structure for those wishing to advance in the specialism.
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19 Jun 2017
National Curriculum and Competency Framework for Emergency Nursing (Level 1)
Publication Code : 005883This framework (Part 1 005 883 and Part 2 005 923) developed by leading emergency nursing experts, is founded on nursing philosophy and details the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills required of emergency nurses. It provides a clear career structure for those wishing to advance in the specialism.
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14 Jun 2017
Retired members: Stay connected
Publication Code : 006166Retired members can still benefit from RCN membership, including membership of the National Pensioners Convention Network.
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16 May 2017
Safe Staffing Postcard
Publication Code : 006184Postcard for safe staffing survey. What were staffing levels like the last time you were at work?
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12 May 2017
Safe and Effective Staffing: the Real Picture
Publication Code : 006195This report provides an important contribution to the conversation on nurse staffing levels and to patient safety in health care. It contains two new datasets: assessments by Directors of Nursing of the state of the UK’s health systems and its workforce, and data on nurse staff vacancies in Trusts in England specifically.
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12 May 2017
Protection of Nurses Working with Children and Young People
Publication Code : 006153This guidance aims to raise awareness among nurses and their managers of the complex issues surrounding safeguarding in the context of relationships between nurses and children and young people. We include the age range of 0-18 (up to 25 years in line SEND reforms) in this definition and also advocate the need for special consideration in view of children and young people who may have a disability, or other need that affects their mental capacity to make decisions. This guidance concentrates on allegations of abuse made against staff eg, smacking a child, inappropriate physical contact.
