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Women's health: Publications



  • 13 Mar 2020

    Fertility care and emotional wellbeing

    Publication Code : 007 770

    This guidance has been developed as a resource for all health care professionals in all areas of fertility care and acknowledges the differences between emotional support and wellbeing, implications counselling and therapeutic counselling. The HFEA has supported the publication of this title.

  • 22 Jan 2020

    RCN Nursing Education in Termination of Pregnancy Services

    Publication Code : 007 959

    This report outlines the results from an online survey conducted by the RCN, across the Termination of Pregnancy services in England, Wales and Scotland, to assess the current and future education requirements of nurses, midwives and non-registered health care support workers. It provides an outline career pathway and recommendations for the future education and training needs of those providing nursing care in this health care sector.

  • 16 Jul 2019

    Nurses in maternity care: RCN report

    Publication Code : 007640

    This report has been produced from the analysis of a workforce survey designed to explore the employment and role-specific training and continuing professional development (CPD) of registered nurses and unregistered support staff working in maternity services across the UK. The report was informed by two documents, also now available online.

  • 31 Dec 2018

    Decriminalisation of Termination of Pregnancy Position statement (December 2018)

    Publication Code : 007 401

    The RCN's position statement on the decriminalisation of the termination of pregnancy. Updated October 2021.

  • 31 May 2018

    Decriminalisation of Termination of Pregnancy. RCN Membership Response

    Publication Code : 007 005

    In March 2018, the RCN launched a UK-wide survey of members on the principle of removing criminal sanctions from termination of pregnancy (commonly referred to as decriminalisation of abortion). The consultation focused solely on the principle of decriminalisation of termination of pregnancy. This publication outlines RCN members’ response.

  • 28 Feb 2018

    RCN member briefing paper on decriminalisation of termination of pregnancy

    Publication Code : 006 797

    In 2018, the RCN launched a UK-wide survey of its members on the principle of removing criminal sanctions from termination of pregnancy. This is commonly known as decriminalisation of abortion. This briefing paper provided some background to the debate around decriminalisation and was designed to support the completion of a survey that informed our position paper, first published in December 2018 - Decriminalisation of Termination of Pregnancy Position Statement (Dec 2018).