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RCN factsheet: Friends and family test
Short briefing on the introduction of the Friends and Family test which will require all providers of NHS funded acute services for inpatients and patients discharged from A&E to ask patients whether they would recommend the service.
Updated: 4 September 2015 -
Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) in England
Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) in England is a national programme to deliver quality, innovation, productivity and prevention in the NHS. This briefing provides details on the programme and asks for more transparency so that the public, patients and staff can know what QIPP me...
Updated: 14 August 2015 -
Our NHS care objectives
The Department of Health published a draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board on 4 July 2012. The mandate is the mechanism that the Secretary of State for Health will use to set out what the NHS Commissioning Board has to deliver. The consultation on the draft mandate runs until 26 September.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Personal health records and information management
This briefing summarises the RCN vision for personal health information management, how ICT can support this vision and what needs to be done to overcome barriers to achieve the changes required. It is intended to inform all aspects of records development, record standards development and nursing ed...
Updated: 14 August 2015 -
Health inequalities and the social determinants of health
Health outcomes such as life expectancy continue to improve in the UK thanks to improved social, medical and healthcare conditions. However these improvements mask a widening gap between the health outcomes of the wealthiest and the most deprived communities.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Alcohol policies to reduce alcohol-related harm in England
RCN’s prevention work is underpinned by the principle that we should empower individuals with the information they need to understand the impact of alcohol misuse and make healthier lifestyle choices.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
POLICY BRIEFING: The RCN and the European Union
EU policies and legislation have had a major impact on policy issues that directly impact on nurses’ working lives, such as employment rights; equal opportunities; health and safety at work; environmental protection and food safety. As an EU member country we are part of a system for recognising nur...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
New monitor in England
This briefing note sets out how the role of Monitor is changing under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Although much is still unknown about how Monitor will implement the changes set out in law, this briefing provides an overview of what we know and raises some issues for nurses.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
RCN factsheet: Commissioning support services
Short briefing on commissioning support services and commissioning support units, two of the new types of organisation formed by the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Updated: 24 August 2015 -
Health and social care services regulation in England
RCN’s policy work on system regulation starts from a recognising that the health care system must have appropriate checks and balances to prevent harm and support high quality care for patients.
Updated: 3 September 2015
