Royal College of Nursing (2025) RCN briefing on the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), 12 February.

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Royal College of Nursing (2022) Immunisation knowledge and skills competence assessment tool. 3rd edn. London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2021) Managing childhood immunisation clinics. London: RCN

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RCN Advice guide: Self-employment

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RCN General Practice Nursing Forum webinars

• Every month, we run webinars with NHS England and the National Association of Primary Care for our general practice members. Join an upcoming webinar to hear and share best practice and ask questions of your forum, professional lead and other experts. Catch up with past webinars to get the latest on all things general practice and pay.
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Clifford J, Hopkins K and Hunter E (2024) Leading the way: The role and value of nurses in general practice in England. Phase three report. London: Sonnet.

• Research commissioned by NHS England. Includes links to phase one and two reports.
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Health Education England, NHS England, NHS Improvement and Skills for Health (2021) Primary care and general practice nursing career and core capabilities framework.

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Health Education England, NHS England and Skills for Health (2020) Core capabilities framework for advanced clinical practice (nurses) working in general practice / primary care in England.

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NHS England (2017) General practice: developing confidence, capability and capacity: a ten point plan for general practice nursing.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute (2020) The QNI Standards of education and practice for nurses new to general practice nursing. London: QNI.

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The Queen’s Nursing Institute and The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (2017) The QNI/QNIS voluntary standards for general practice nursing education and practice.

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The Queen's Nursing Institute (2016) Transition to general practice nursing toolkit. London: QNI.

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NHS England and The Queens Nursing Institute (2019) General practice nurse induction template.

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The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing: General practice nurse network

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Department of Health and Social Care (2025) Fit for the future: 10 year health plan for England (CM 1350).

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The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2016) UK medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (UKMEC).

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We would like to thank the RCN General Practice Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Blaber A, Morris H, Gorman J and Goddard D (2021) Independent prescribing for general practice nurses. Bridgwater: Class Publishing.

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Brook J, McGraw C and Thurtle V (eds.) (2021) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing. 3rd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

• Access through RCN Library

Duncan D (2019) General practice nursing: foundational principles. Cumbria: M and K Publishing.

• Access through RCN Library

Everett S (2021) Handbook of contraception and sexual health. 4^th edn. London: Routledge.

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Johnson G, Hill-Smith I, Bakhai C and Khatani B (2024) The minor illness manual. 6th edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

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Nicol J and Hollowood L (2024) Nursing adults with long term conditions. 4th edn. London: Learning Matters.

• Access through RCN Library

Percy L and Mansour D (2023) Contraception made easy. 3rd edn. Banbury: Scion.

• Access through RCN Library

Phillips A (2023) Diabetes care at a glance. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.

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Price A, Grey J E, Patel G K and Harding K G (2022) ABC of wound healing. 2nd edn. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.

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Simon C, Everitt H, Dorp F van, Hussain N, Nash E and Peet D (2020) Oxford handbook of general practice. 5th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.

• Advanced nursing practice
• General practice
• Long term conditions
• Primary care nursing

Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.

• Advanced nursing practice
• Careers in general practice nursing
• General practice nursing
• Long term conditions
• Primary care nursing
• Remote consultations
• Remote prescriptions
• Social prescribing
• Urgent care clinics/centres
• Minor injuries

Journals of interest for general practice nursing. Use these links to see details of availability.

• Independent Nurse
• Practice Nurse: the Journal for Nurses in General Practice
• Practice Nursing
• Primary Health Care