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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16 Dec 2020
Looked After Children: Roles and Competencies of Healthcare Staff
Publication Code : 009 486Over recent years there has been a significant rise in the number of looked after children across the UK, although there are variations in trends between the four UK nations. Published by the Royal College of Nursing, with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, this publication identifies five levels of competence and gives examples of groups that fall within each of these. The competencies in the framework detail the abilities that enable staff to effectively safeguard, protect and promote the welfare, health and wellbeing of looked after children and young people, as well as care leavers.
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9 Dec 2020
Caring for Children and Young People
Publication Code : 009 405This updated publication is for nurses working in the independent sector and identifies key points for organising children and young people’s health care services in independent settings, which include hospitals and clinics.
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2 Dec 2020
Fertility Provision for the UK
Publication Code : 009 494This publication details the RCN’s position on the provision of fertility treatment in the UK.
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19 Nov 2020
Independent Investigation into the Royal College of Nursing's 2020 Presidential Election
Publication Code : 009 492A review of the RCN 2020 Presidential election by Simon Cheetham QC. This document considers the circumstances surrounding the 2020 Presidential election and whether the actions taken and decisions made were in accordance with the Trade Union & Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, the existing RCN Charter, Rules, Standing Orders, Regulations and the RCN Elections policy & procedure document and campaigning guidelines.
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19 Nov 2020
Fair Care for Trans and Non-binary People
Publication Code : 009 430This resource is designed to help nursing staff respond to the needs of service users who identify as trans or non-binary, in both the NHS and independent sectors.
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17 Nov 2020
Termination of Pregnancy: An RCN nursing framework
Publication Code : 009 398This updated guidance incorporates expert and evidence-based practice. It has been produced to support registered nurses and midwives working within the NHS and independent sectors, across the UK. It considers the legislative frameworks in place in 2020 across the UK, alongside clinical guidance for those working in termination of pregnancy services.
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13 Nov 2020
Raising and Escalating Concerns
Publication Code : 009 425This resource, aimed at NHS and independent sector nursing staff and student nurses, will support you to raise concerns wherever you work. It includes a decision making flowchart to help staff and students decide whether to raise a concern and when to escalate a concern.
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2 Nov 2020
Women’s Health Pocket Guide
Publication Code : 009 289An easy reference tool for nurses, and midwives working with women, including in gynaecology, sexual and reproductive health, in all health and social care settings across the UK. Supported by the Association of Early Pregnancy Units, the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust, the Wear White Again Hologic campaign and Verity The Polycystic Ovaries Self Help Group.
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29 Oct 2020
Library and Archive Service quarterly report: April-June 2020
Publication Code : 009 349Library and Archive Service quarterly report: April-June 2020
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22 Oct 2020
Female Genital Mutilation. RCN guidance for sexual health care
Publication Code : 009 376This publication acts as a supplement to Female Genital Mutilation: An RCN Resource for Nursing and Midwifery Practice (2019) and focuses on professionals working in sexual health services such as sexual health clinics, genitourinary medicine clinics and children’s services.
