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Ratings in health and social care
A short briefing on the Nuffield Trust Review.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Revision of European Legislation on medical devices
The new draft EU regulations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices were published on 26 September 2012 with a stated aim to ‘achieve a suitable, robust, transparent and sustainable regulatory framework’ for medical devices and in vitro devices. These seek to replace three existi...
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Monitor and the NHS provider license
This briefing sets out details on the provider license introduced in April 2013 for Foundation Trusts and issued by Monitor as part of their responsibilities as a sector regulator. The license will also apply to other providers of NHS services from 2014.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
The independent sector: History and role in England
This briefing provides an overview of the independent sector involvement in health care in England from the past to 2012 including key positions that the RCN has taken on these important issues.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Help inform our response to monitor: Guidance on procurement, patient choice and competition in England
This briefing gives an overview of a suite of consultations from Monitor including guidance for commissioners on when to use competition. Monitor, as the new sector regulator for the NHS in England has particular responsibilities in enforcing new regulations on procurement, patient choice and compet...
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Sweden’s experience with shifting care out of hospitals
This RCN briefing expands on the Swedish experience with moving care closer to patient’s home and the integration agenda. It specifically outlines the integration models in Jönköping and Norrtälje, and offers some learning opportunities for England. This briefing also complements the RCN’s larger pi...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Policy seminar – Integration
The RCN hosted a policy seminar on 24 September 2013 attended by a number of executive nurses and directors of nursing (held under the Chatham House rule), to discuss the facilitators and barriers to creating an integrated health and social care system, and to share some international examples of in...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Consultation on migrant access and financial contribution to the NHS in England
This RCN briefing outlines and seeks member views on the Department of Health consultation “Migrant access to the NHS”. The consultation asks who should be charged for NHS services in future, what services they should be charged for and how can the system improve in identifying patients who should b...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
The Keogh Review and special measures
This is a short factual RCN briefing on the Keogh Review report and to provide factual information on the special measures being applied to the 11 NHS trusts named by the Secretary of State for Health on 16 July 2013 (Hunt, 2013).
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
RCN factsheet
Updated December 2014. The RCN has received a lot of international interest with regards to specialist nursing in the UK. This factsheet provides a brief overview on specialist nursing roles, specifically addressing issues like regulation, education, scope of practice and evidence that demonstrates ...
Updated: 14 August 2015
