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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.



  • 6 Oct 2011

    I am at the heart of health care

    Publication Code : 003997

    Comic book stories about the daily work of HCAs show how HCAs make a difference.

  • 10 Aug 2011

    The principles of nursing practice card

    Publication Code : 004141

    Card gives the background information on what the Nursing Principles are, why we need them, how they were put together, who put them together and what they can be used for.

  • 4 Aug 2011

    NHS agenda for change

    Publication Code : 004106

    RCN's pay scales card with clinical grades and Agenda for Change pay bands for the forthcoming year (2011-12).

  • 18 Jul 2011

    A decisive decade: Mapping the future NHS workforce

    Publication Code : 004158

    Interim report taken from the forthcoming Royal College of Nursing Labour Market Review (LMR) 2011. Looks at the challenges facing nursing and the nursing workforce across the UK in 2011 which we believe are the greatest for a generation.

  • 28 Apr 2011

    Guidance on safe nurse staffing levels in the UK

    Publication Code : 003860 ISBN : 9781906633608

    Report setting out the range of different factors that influence the total demand for staff and highlights the variety of methods for planning or reviewing staffing levels.

  • 12 Apr 2011

    Report of Congress 2010

    Publication Code : 004104

    Report of Congress 2010 from the forty-third meeting of RCN Congress. Held on 25 to 29 April 2010 at Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).

  • 31 Mar 2011

    Public Health White Paper

    Publication Code : 004110

    Full response to the Public Health White Paper including an executive summary, responses to individual chapters and specific consultations questions within the white paper and the results of the consultation survey carried out by the RCN.

  • 18 Nov 2010

    The principles of nursing practice

    Publication Code : 003864

    A3 poster shows the full Principles, and can be displayed for patients, carers and nursing staff.

  • 9 Sep 2010

    Annual report and consolidated accounts 2009-10

    Publication Code : 003836

    Annual report highlighting key areas and achievements in the RCN's work during the financial year 2009-10, and focuses on the contribution made by members and staff to deliver a better deal for nurses and for patients. The report reviews the year's events. Includes the Report of Council and the full financial accounts for the review period.

  • 1 Sep 2010

    Tuppence for the doctor, penny for the nurse

    Publication Code : 003582 ISBN : 9781906633394

    Publication using extracts from interviews and the RCN Archives photographic collection to bring to life the experiences of nurses working in the community throughout the 20th century.