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Shaping the future of care together
RCN members are being encouraged to complete a short online survey to share their views on the future of social care in England. This will ensure that The RCN is responding to the Government Green Paper Shaping the Future of Care Together, which calls for a care debate and includes the idea of setti...
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
Nursing and Payment by Results
NHS England has been reimbursing providers for acute care using an activity based casemix payment system called Payment by Results (PbR) since 2003. PbR uses Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) as a means of classifying patients' treatment episodes for reimbursement. They are developed by clinical wor...
Updated: 5 March 2021 -
eHealth and nursing practice – Abbreviations
eHealth and nursing practice: Abbreviations and other short forms in patient/client records.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Payment by Results (PbR)
Briefing that explains PbR, the implications for the NHS and raises key questions related to prices for mental health and community services, and loss of income and funding for new services.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Glossary of Terms
An A- Z of terms used in discussions about health and social care reform.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Specialist nurses make a difference
Briefing overview of the role and contribution of specialist nurses to patient care, clinical outcomes and health service provision in a context of future reduced NHS funding.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Assisted suicide
The purpose of this briefing is to provide members with a background to key issues relating to assisted suicide, so as to inform member responses to an RCN consultation (which ran from 16 February until May 22 2009). It details the current legal and parliamentary positions with respect to assisted s...
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Indefinite Leave to Remain
Parliamentary briefing on granting indefinite leave to remain for all health and care staff.
Updated: 6 November 2020 -
The NHS in England
A briefing detailing the final stages of the NHS reforms for 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Health reform in England
Briefing that describes contents of the Department of Health's document of the same name, which explains how various aspects of the reform process fits together.
Updated: 23 March 2017
