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The Best Start: The Future of Children’s Health – One Year on. Valuing school nurses and health visitors in England
In May 2017 the RCN reported on the significant decline in school nurses and an emerging trend of reductions in the health visiting workforce and included a number of recommendations addressed to the Government, local authorities and Health Education England. This short paper is focused on the posit...
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Supporting children's nurses working outside of a designated ward/department
Updated 2018 guidance, designed as a checklist that can be used when considering the support, guidance, management and education framework required for children's nurses working outside of a designated ward/department.
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RCN Gender Pay Gap
A report outlining the statistics of the gender pay gap at the Royal College of Nursing.
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The RCN’s UK position on consent for organ and tissue donation after death
Between 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 ...
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RCN Position Statement: Nurse Staffing for Safe and Effective Care
The 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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Reviewing and Assessing Service Redesign and/or Change Proposals
Service 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 ser...
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International workforce in the UK after Brexit: nursing issues
Given the continuing global nursing shortage and rising demand for health and care services the UK needs to be able to attract nursing staff with the right skills and attitudes to work and remain in the sector,
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Fund our future nurses
This report provides costed alternatives for higher education funding in England to encourage more people to study nursing.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Consent for organ and tissue donation after death
This 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 d...
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RCN Response to the NMC Consultation on re-joining or staying on the register following time away from practice
This policy consultation response is based on an engagement exercise with our members using a range of activities, which included social media and direct communications with RCN Forums, our Professional Nursing Committee and via our regional networks.
Updated: 4 February 2021
