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Consultant Nurses: Expert Patient Care
Wales needs more consultant nurses. A consultant nurse is an expert nurse that bridges the worlds of clinical practice, research, education, strategy and leadership in order to improve patient care. It is a unique and important nursing role. Through statistics and case studies, this report shows how...
Updated: 30 March 2025 -
Consultant Nurses: Expert Patient Care
Wales needs more consultant nurses. A consultant nurse is an expert nurse that bridges the worlds of clinical practice, research, education, strategy and leadership in order to improve patient care. It is a unique and important nursing role. Through statistics and case studies, this report shows how...
Updated: 30 March 2025 -
What is Endometriosis?
This publication provides nurses with guidance on how to recognise symptoms, sets out pathways of care and signposts to useful online resources. Please read in conjunction with Clinical Nurse Specialist in Endometriosis (publication code: 011 850).
Updated: 18 April 2025 -
Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) and Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs
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 manage...
Updated: 11 January 2025 -
Clinical Nurse Specialist in Endometriosis
This updated publication defines the role of the endometriosis clinical nurse specialist (CNS) to enhance career opportunities, inform and enhance local practice, and establish a base line standard across the UK. There is also a What is Endometriosis? publication available (011 851).
Updated: 18 April 2025 -
Nursing in Numbers 2024
Published annually, Nursing in Numbers sets out the strengths and vulnerabilities of the nursing workforce in Wales in one useful reference, with recommendations for Welsh Government action. The NHS workforce statistics include our annual estimate of the total registered nurse vacancies in NHS Wales...
Updated: 5 April 2025 -
Survey of RCN Members’ Experiences of Long COVID 2024
It is widely recognised that health care workers, including nursing staff, are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 and subsequently long COVID. This RCN survey report gives a snapshot of our members’ experiences of long COVID from a personal and professional perspective, including snapshots that...
Updated: 28 April 2025 -
Mental health nursing literature review
This publication is a review of readily available literature on the role of the mental health nurse in improving the physical health care of people diagnosed with severe mental illness as part of the Parity of Esteem work programme.
Updated: 2 August 2024 -
Gender Pay Gap Report 2023
This report outlines the statistics of the gender pay gap at the Royal College of Nursing, 2023.
Updated: 23 August 2024 -
RCN Professional Development Framework Enhanced Level Nursing
The RCN has developed definitions and standards for the enhanced, advanced and consultant levels of nursing to provide clarity for those members of the nursing workforce who aspire to practice at these levels, as well as for employers and higher education institutes (HEIs).
Updated: 11 October 2024
