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.
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13 May 2018
Staffing for Safe and Effective Care
Publication Code : 007025At Congress 2017, the membership of the RCN raised the alarm on the growing nursing workforce shortages across the UK, and their concern at the implications on patient safety. We have undertaken extensive engagement with members, RCN Boards, and nursing workforce experts, which we set out in this report. The outcome of this engagement is a set of RCN principles which provide high-level objectives which most meaningfully represent what we need to achieve on staffing for safe and effective care, though legislation, statutory instruments and guidance, and sufficient funding, in every country in the UK.
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8 May 2018
Reviewing and Assessing Service Redesign and/or Change Proposals
Publication Code : 006911Service redesign may be required to improve patient pathways, move care out of hospitals closer to patents’ homes, maximise efficiency or a combination of all these factors. This guidance is intended to assist those responsible for undertaking the process of reviewing and assessing proposals for service redesign and change.
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24 Apr 2018
Library and Archive Service quarterly report January-March 2018
Publication Code : 006973Library and Archive Service quarterly report January-March 2018.
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28 Mar 2018
Consent for organ and tissue donation after death
Publication Code : 006698This briefing was published to provide information to RCN members who wished to complete an RCN survey on consent for organ and tissue donation after death between January and February 2018. The results of that survey informed the RCN’s new position on consent (006 921) launched in March 2018. The detail of this briefing has not been updated since originally published, but it remains available to provide context on issues around organ and tissue donation.
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28 Mar 2018
The RCN’s UK position on consent for organ and tissue donation after death
Publication Code : 006 921Between January and February 2018 the RCN surveyed members on their views on consent for organ and tissue donation after death. The RCN’s Professional Nursing Committee reviewed the results of the survey in March 2018 meeting after which a decision was made, in line with member views, to change the College’s position to one of qualified support for an opt-out system of consent.
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27 Mar 2018
RCN Gender Pay Gap
Publication Code : 006 884A report outlining the statistics of the gender pay gap at the Royal College of Nursing.
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16 Mar 2018
Becoming an RCN Representative
Publication Code : 006747This booklet is designed to give an understanding of the role and activities of RCN representatives. It includes information and case studies about each of the representative roles to help you consider which may suit and interest you most. You’ll find an outline of the process for applying and an application form, along with information about what you can expect as you embark on your role, including learning, development and support.
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12 Mar 2018
RCN Position Statement: Nurse Staffing for Safe and Effective Care
Publication Code : 006878The RCN believes that having the right number of registered nurses and nursing support staff with the right knowledge, skills and experience in the right place at the right time is critical to the delivery of safe and effective care for patients and clients.
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2 Mar 2018
Royal College of Nursing Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body 2018-19
Publication Code : 006821This document contains the RCN's evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body for the 2018-19 pay round. This submission, which is accompanied by the 2017 RCN Labour Market Review of the nursing workforce and the 2017 RCN Employment Survey, is made alongside and supports the Staff Side submission.
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8 Feb 2018
Freedom of Information Follow up Report on Management of Waste in the NHS
Publication Code : 006 683This follow-up report presents findings of a Freedom of Information (FOI) survey on waste management by NHS trusts in England. The survey was conducted by the RCN in spring 2017.
