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Publications

RCN publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying. To reproduce RCN publications please complete the copyright request form and we’ll be in touch.



  • 2 Dec 2019

    Social Care Workforce in England

    Publication Code : 007 998

    Member briefing on the impact of the lack of clarity surrounding the social care workforce in England.

  • 2 Dec 2019

    Continuing Professional Development in England

    Publication Code : 007 995

    Member briefing on the importance of access to continuing professional development and the need for an increase in funding in England.

  • 2 Dec 2019

    Nursing University Education in England

    Publication Code : 007 996

    Member briefing on the impact of decreasing applications to nursing courses on safe and effective staffing. This briefing was updated on 23 December 2019.

  • 2 Dec 2019

    Staffing for Safe and Effective Care in England

    Publication Code : 007 999

    Member briefing on the impact of staffing levels on safe and effective care in England.

  • 2 Dec 2019

    Public Health in England

    Publication Code : 007 997

    Member briefing on public health and the impact of financial pressures on the delivery of public health services in England.

  • 28 Nov 2019

    RCN Employment Survey 2019

    Publication Code : 007 927

    This report presents the findings from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Employment Survey 2019. The research is divided into five domains of working life which all combine to provide a picture of what job quality looks like in nursing today.

  • 28 Nov 2019

    Voices from the frontline

    Publication Code : 009 001

    This document comprises freetext responses from the 2019 RCN Employment Survey, arranged by the five themes of the report.

  • 27 Nov 2019

    Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 (English version)

    Publication Code : 009 905

    This report provides an overview of how the implementation of the Act is progressing based on each health board’s own assessment, and shows what still needs to be done to protect patient care.

  • 27 Nov 2019

    Progress and Challenge: The Implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 (Welsh version)

    Publication Code : 009 905

    This report provides an overview of how the implementation of the Act is progressing based on each health board’s own assessment, and shows what still needs to be done to protect patient care.

  • 27 Nov 2019

    RCN Safety Representative's Handbook

    Publication Code : 007 097

    This handbook is designed to help RCN safety representatives carry out their work, whether they are new to the role or not. It suggests ways of getting started, and provides them with the latest information about key RCN services and resources, together with the key health and safety legislation they need to support members at work. Use it alongside the RCN representatives joint handbook designed for all RCN reps.