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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.



  • 21 Dec 2016

    When someone asks for your assistance to die

    Publication Code : 005822

    This updated guidance was developed to support nurses, HCAs, and other health professionals in adult practice who may be asked by patients, or their families or carers, to become involved in assisting suicide. It covers the law on assisted suicide in the UK, as well as the law on advance decisions. Please note that this publication is under review (November 2021).

  • 12 Dec 2016

    Infusion therapy standards. Rapid evidence review

    Publication Code : 005 702

    This document is currently under review. This report summarises the rapid review of evidence undertaken to support development of updated RCN Standards for Infusion Therapy. The evidence review was a collaborative project, managed and conducted by the RCN Research and Innovation (Evidence), library and professional practice teams, as well as an RCN contractor (Bazian). The main standards publication is available (005 704).

  • 12 Dec 2016

    Standards for Infusion Therapy

    Publication Code : 005 704

    *This edition is currently under review, please use with caution.* This updated edition includes sections which reflect changes in the delivery or commissioning of care since this guidance was last published in 2010. It features dedicated sections on patient safety and quality and patient experiences of infusion therapy. There is also a new section on service development, reflecting the role of commissioning in IV therapy and the continued development of outpatient/home parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPHAT) services.

  • 28 Nov 2016

    Nursing staff using personal mobile phones for work purposes

    Publication Code : 005705

    This updated publication focuses on the RCN's position on nursing staff using their own mobile phone for work-related purposes, drawing attention to issues such as: employer's policy; security and confidentiality of patient information; staff safety; and cost implications.

  • 18 Nov 2016

    Valuing older workers

    Publication Code : 005696

    A 10 step action plan for working in partnership to create a learning culture that supports staff who work later in life

  • 21 Oct 2016

    The UK nursing labour market review 2016

    Publication Code : 005779

    This is the 2016 report providing a review of the UK nursing labour market, looking at recent data and trends for nursing staff working in the health sector across the UK, drawing out differences, similarities and challenges across the four UK countries.

  • 11 Oct 2016

    Formula feeds

    Publication Code : 005694

    This new edition provides an overview of formula feeding to enable health professionals to support mothers who, for whatever reason, have made that choice of feeding. It provides information to enable safe formula feeding, whether in hospital or community settings, and details the different types of standard formula, and formula adapted for minor gastro conditions, that are widely available in the UK. The scope of the guidance is restricted to formula feeds suitable during the first year of life.

  • 4 Oct 2016

    Keeping safe when working alone

    Publication Code : 005730

    This pocket guide will help prepare you for lone working. It provides a checklist to run through before a home visit, along with what to look out for whilst on a visit and what to report afterwards. Remember, The NMC Code states that you should take account of your own personal safety as well as those you care for

  • 30 Sep 2016

    RCN Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body 2017-18

    Publication Code : 005803

    This submission accompanies the evidence presented by Staff Side (publication code 005 802) and supports the key recommendations made in the report. It also makes some additional observations and recommendations based on the findings from our own research.

  • 30 Sep 2016

    Agency nursing under the microscope

    Publication Code : 005801

    The RCN and HCL Nursing explore the dependence on agency nursing in the UK and the view of agency nurses themselves.

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