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Health and social care services regulation in England
RCN’s policy work on system regulation starts from a recognising that the health care system must have appropriate checks and balances to prevent harm and support high quality care for patients.
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Care Quality Commission insights from member focus group and interviews
The RCN continues to monitor the Care Quality Commission given how important it’s role is in helping identify poor care. This briefing provides an overview of discussions at Congress in a focus group where members told us more about how they see the CQC.
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Frontline First: November 2012 update
In this report we analyse official statsitics to assess the health of the nursing workforce and warn that the NHS may be sleepwalking into a crisis.
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Making it work
Shared decision-making with people with learning disabilities will bring health care professionals and nurses in particular, into a process in which both parties jointly decide on health care treatments, management plans and support packages, based on the best available evidence and the informed choices of people with learning disabilities.
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New monitor in England
This briefing note sets out how the role of Monitor is changing under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Although much is still unknown about how Monitor will implement the changes set out in law, this briefing provides an overview of what we know and raises some issues for nurses.
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Mandatory nurse staffing levels
The attached briefing produced by the RCN Policy and International Department sets out the case for moving to a system of mandated staffing levels. The RCN believes that the development of safe mandatory nurse to patient ratios is crucial to the future of the NHS, and that improved patient outcomes will not be delivered without them.
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Welfare reform
This briefing looks at the changes that have been introduced by the Welfare Reform Act and their impact on RCN members.
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RCN factsheet: Commissioning support services
Short briefing on commissioning support services and commissioning support units, two of the new types of organisation formed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
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POLICY BRIEFING: The RCN and the European Union
EU policies and legislation have had a major impact on policy issues that directly impact on nurses’ working lives, such as employment rights; equal opportunities; health and safety at work; environmental protection and food safety. As an EU member country we are part of a system for recognising nurses’ qualifications which allows UK nurses to practise in other European countries and lays down common minimum standards for nursing and midwifery education across the EU.
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Personal health records and information management
This briefing summarises the RCN vision for personal health information management, how ICT can support this vision and what needs to be done to overcome barriers to achieve the changes required. It is intended to inform all aspects of records development, record standards development and nursing educational programmes.
