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The weaknesses of voluntary regulation for health care support workers
The RCN has updated the December 2012 briefing on the weaknesses of voluntary regulation of support workers, calling for mandatory regulation underpinned by the law.
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District and community nurses in England
The RCN has issued a call to action for district and community nursing services in England. We hope this call to action will inspire health service leaders and commissioners to invest now, in order to secure the future of district and community nursing services.
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District and Community Nursing Services in England - A Call to Action
The RCN has issued a call to action for district and community nursing services in England. We hope this call to action will inspire health service leaders and commissioners to invest now, in order to secure the future of district and community nursing services.
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Tobacco Products Directive
The Tobacco Products Directive came into force on 19 May 2014 and must be transposed into national legislation by May 2016. This briefing sets out the final changes agreed at EU level in relation to health warnings on tobacco products, packaging, flavouring, new measures to combat smuggling of tobacco and e-cigarettes. The RCN has been working closely with its European and national alliances to influence the content of the directive and will continue to lobby on issues that promote healthier lifestyles, (particularly in the early years).
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The NHS Mandate
A key part of the NHS reforms is the formation of NHS England to provide leadership of the NHS in England and commission some services. The work of the NHS England is governed by a formal Mandate from the Secretary of State for Health, which delegates responsibility and sets objectives for the period April 2013 to March 2015. This briefing provides an explanation of what the Mandate is, a summary of the objectives contained in it, and the RCN's position.
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New fundamental standards in England
The Department of Health are consulting on new legislation that will underpin the work of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in England. They are proposing new fundamental standards of care as recommended by the Francis Inquiry. This briefing provides more details on the proposed fundamental standards and asks for your views on them.
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Framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers
The Department of Health launched a consultation to seek views on the registration of health and adult social care providers, including the regulation of primary care services to ensure patients continue to receive safe, good quality care closer to home. The document entitled A consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers puts forward proposals on which services will be required to register with the new regulator and the requirements that they will need to meet. This document summarises the RCN's response to the consultation.
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The nursing role in integrated care models
There is growing recognition that integrated care can improve the quality of care that individuals receive and make the best and most efficient use of limited resources.This briefing informs ongoing policy debate, facilitates international learning, and highlights the nursing contribution – a distinction less commonly made.
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Consent to access, share and create e-health records
This briefing lays out the background to the development of e-health records and offers guidance for nurses in practice on what implications this has for record keeping and in particular, consent to access, share and create records. This is one of series of products being commissioned by the e-health project board to meet the needs of nurses in practice in respect of e-health.
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NHS constitution debate
This short briefing introduces the White Paper on Empowerment which was published in summer 2008 and gives an indication of the range and nature of active citizenship questions that were to be considered. The Department for Communities and Local Government took the lead on promoting a wider range of engagement at local councillor level. Several prompt questions were raised for members to consider and to send early views to the Policy Unit. These were submitted to the Department for Communities and Local Government and informed the content of the White Paper.