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  • 14 Aug 2024

    Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) and Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs

    Publication Code : 011 509

    The role of bDMARDs and tsDMARDs in the treatment of rheumatological conditions continues to evolve and is an area that has significant implications for all practitioners and patients. This edition has been developed to support practitioners in the safe and effective assessment, screening and management of patients when these drugs are being considered. It provides a best practice framework for rheumatology specialist practitioners and the wider health care team involved in supporting the administration, monitoring and delivery of care to patients in a variety of settings.

  • 31 Jul 2024

    Advanced Level Nursing Practice and Care of Pregnant and Postnatal Women

    Publication Code : 011 611

    This updated guidance provides principles of good practice to clarify the role of nurses working in advanced nursing practice roles when providing care for pregnant and postnatal women.

  • 29 Jul 2024

    Adult Safeguarding: Roles and Competencies for Health Care Staff

    Publication Code : 011 256

    One of the most important principles of safeguarding is that it is everyone’s responsibility. Health care staff frequently work with people in their moments of greatest need and can witness health and social inequalities which have a direct impact on the lives of people they care for. This updated document is designed to guide professionals and the teams they work with to identify the competencies they need in order to support individuals to receive personalised and culturally sensitive safeguarding. It sets out minimum training requirements along with education and training principles.

  • 24 Jun 2024

    RCN Group annual report 2023

    Publication Code : 011 350

    Combined RCN Group annual report and consolidated financial accounts for year ended 31 December 2023. Comprising the RCN of the United Kingdom, its trading subsidiary RCN Publishing Limited (RCNi), RCN Holdco Limited, and the RCN Foundation.

  • 24 Jun 2024

    RCN Foundation annual report 2023

    Publication Code : 011 352

    This is the RCN Foundation annual report for 2023.

  • 24 Jun 2024

    RCNi annual report 2023

    Publication Code : 011 351

    This is the RCNi annual report for 2023.

  • 24 Jun 2024

    Holdco annual report 2023

    Publication Code : 011 353

    This is the 2023 annual report for Holdco.

  • 14 Jun 2024

    RCN England General Election Manifesto 2024

    Publication Code : 011 668

    Invest in nursing. Invest in patients. Invest in society.

  • 4 Jun 2024

    Council’s Report to Members on Congress 2023

    Publication Code : 011 052

    This report details the activities that have been carried out by RCN members and staff to push forward with the resolutions and matters for discussions passed at Congress 2023.

  • 3 Jun 2024

    Corridor care: unsafe, undignified, unacceptable

    Publication Code : 011 635

    The impact on patients and staff of providing care in corridors and other inappropriate areas.