You are currently searching within the context of the global site
Search in local site-
Valuing Nursing in the UK
Despite public support for the nursing profession, governments across the UK are failing to value and support nursing staff. Nursing staff feel undervalued and unsafe, causing an alarming number to leave the profession altogether. This report presents a range of factors which impact retention, as well as recommendations for action to bring widespread benefits for the workforce, and for safe and effective care.
-
A fresh start for nursing
The RCN’s response to the 2024 UK government consultation on nursing pay and careers.
-
Impact of Staffing Levels on Safe and Effective Patient Care
This evidence review was commissioned to support policy influencing and to point RCN staff and members towards the latest evidence on staffing for safe and effective care. A previous evidence review was completed to support the RCN’s Staffing for Safe and Effective Care (2019) report, with this current evidence review bringing that up to date.
-
Sharps safety
Sharps are commonly used in the delivery of health and care and can be found in all care settings. Sharps, whilst necessary can result in harm to the user with a risk of infection if an injury is sustained after use on a patient/person. This guide has been developed primarily for RCN safety representatives, but other members of the nursing or midwifery team with a role in infection prevention and control (IPC), who support the management of sharps injuries may also find it a useful reference.
-
Gender Pay Gap Report 2023
This report outlines the statistics of the gender pay gap at the Royal College of Nursing, 2023.
-
Mental health nursing literature review
This publication is a review of readily available literature on the role of the mental health nurse in improving the physical health care of people diagnosed with severe mental illness as part of the Parity of Esteem work programme.
-
Response to student bursaries
Responses to student bursaries collected by contributors during November and December 2015.
-
Acquired Brain Injury Call For Evidence
Department of Health and Social Care's open consultation on acquired brain injury call for evidence
-
NICE Consultation on Skin tumours including Melanoma: assessment and management
This guideline will update and combine the NICE guideline on melanoma: assessment and management (NG14) and the NICE cancer service guidelines – improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma (update): the management of low-risk basal cell carcinomas in the community (2010), and improving outcomes for people with skin tumours including melanoma: the manual (2006) (CSG8).
-
NICE Consultation on Behaviour change: digital and mobile health interventions
This guideline covers interventions that use a digital or mobile platform to help people change established unhealthy behaviour. It covers people who want to stop smoking, be more active, practise safer sex, or improve their eating and drinking habits.