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Looking back to look forward
This briefing provides a rapid review of the lessons from published reports on health and social care system regulation. The aim is to summarise the key lessons, particularly relevant as a new integrated regulator begins its work on 1 April 2009, replacing the previous commissions. It also sets out what the RCN view is on system regulation, and what the RCN wishes to see as key priorities for the coming years. The RCN recognises that 2009-10 is a year of unprecedented change, but from 2010-11 onwards believes that there is a real opportunity to learn from the change experience to improve health and social care for the benefit of patients, carers, staff and the public at large.
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Assisted suicide
The purpose of this briefing is to provide members with a background to key issues relating to assisted suicide, so as to inform member responses to an RCN consultation (which ran from 16 February until May 22 2009). It details the current legal and parliamentary positions with respect to assisted suicide, which vary between the four UK countries, and also lists current arguments both for and against assisted suicide and potential issues relating to nursing practice.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: The Effect of Brexit on the NHS
The UK’s withdrawal from the EU must not negatively impact on patient outcomes.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: The House of Lords Second Reading EU Withdrawal Bill
We remain concerned that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU may: present new and exacerbate existing challenges around the sustainability, recruitment and retention of the existing and future nursing profession; dilute fair employment practices and workers’ rights, and; prevent the cross-border exchange of knowledge and skills.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: House of Commons Committee Stage on the European Union (EU) Withdrawal Bill
Parliamentary briefing on the EU Withdrawal Bill House of Lords Committee Stage, debate of the Whole House.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Westminster Hall debate on Funding higher education
Our briefing for the Westminster Hall debate on higher education funding outlines the impact of the introduction of tuition fees for undergraduate nursing education and the proposal to do the same for postgraduate nursing students.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: EU Withdrawal Bill, Commons Debate Lords Amendments
We support amendments 4, 19, 24, 25 to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would: enable health and care services to continue to have access to nursing staff from EU countries without being over-dependent on this supply pool; protect citizens’ employment rights; support the mutual recognition of professional qualifications; grant Parliament a meaningful vote on the deal reached on the UK’s future relationship with the EU; secure the rights of child refugees to be reunited with family members living in another EU country by retaining the Dublin III regulations; allow for continued cooperation between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Patient Safety, Adjournment Debate
Nurse staffing is critical for patient safety.
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BRIEFING: Motion on Statutory Instrument Education to Remove the NHS Bursary for Postgraduate Pre-Registration Nursing Students
This briefing outlines the consequences of removing the NHS bursary for undergraduate nursing students in England, and the planned removal of the NHS bursary for postgraduate pre-registration nursing students.
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One Voice - Joint statement on health and care staff wellbeing
One Voice - Joint statement on health and care staff wellbeing
