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Royal College of Nursing responds to hospital food review
“Nursing staff won’t see improvements in hospital catering if they can’t even take time to eat a proper meal on shift without putting patients in harm’s way", says Patricia Marquis, RCN Director for England
Updated: 23 August 2019 -
Candidates for RCN Council announced
“They will be crucial to helping the RCN grow and develop, and will be central to strengthening our position as the true voice of nursing", says Sue Warner, outgoing Chair of RCN Council
Updated: 6 December 2020 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to minimum salary threshold in immigration reform report
“Such a high salary threshold would prevent nurses and other health and care professionals from other countries being recruited to work here", says Dame Donna Kinnair
Updated: 13 August 2019 -
Royal College of Nursing responds to proposed NHS pension taxation change
"We want full pension flexibility for all NHS staff to make the health service’s pension scheme attractive and affordable to all", says Nicola Lee, RCN National Officer
Updated: 9 August 2019 -
Key messages from the RCN’s response to the NMC consultations on pre-registration standards and education
This is a summary of key messages from the RCN's response to a series of NMC consultations (publication code 006447). These consultations focus on changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards to ensure future nurses are fit for practice at the point of registration.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Managing Unacceptable Behaviour
This new publication outlines how RCN staff, reps and members should approach working with each other. It highlights what steps will be taken when the standards aren’t met; provides guidance for reps who are subjected to unacceptable behaviour; and outlines what support is available to them.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
The Value of Reps: In Our Own Words
This book showcases the work of RCN accredited representatives. In the summer of 2017, a group of reps from all four corners of the UK were invited to share their experiences and feelings. This book features their stories, told in their own words. One half of the book focuses on the many ways in whi...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Healthy Workplace Toolkit for an Agency Workforce
This essential RCN toolkit provides a clear framework for employment agencies and host organisations, both in the NHS and the independent sector, to address the issues identified by the agency nursing workforce and provide a healthy and safe working environment for staff and the patients they care f...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
RCN Ethical Impact Assessment Tool
This RCN ethical impact assessment tool will help you decide on a course of action or planning a piece of work by answering a series of questions.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Understanding Benchmarking
Updated guidance that explains the advantages of benchmarking, provides a model of benchmarking to help get you started and includes an example of benchmarking in practice.
Updated: 4 February 2021