The Independent Health and Social Care Sector
First Steps
The Royal College of Nursing brings you First Steps for Health Care Assistants to support you either individually or as part of your workplace induction programme, to learn in your own time the most important factors to get you started in your health care career. First Steps has been developed around the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework and codes and standards for each of the UK countries. First Steps maps to a range of National Occupational Standards that can be printed off in the form of an assessment checklist that you could use to form the basis of a portfolio of learning.Networking
We have RCN networks to support you in your work including:
This resource allows you to follow a resident’s care home journey through from pre-admission to end of life, or to simply access individual sections to meet your learning needs and seek clinical inspiration.
COVID-19
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic we have produced guides to support our members through the changing health landscape.
On our COVID-19 webpages you will find clinical guidance, personal and wellbeing support, employment guidance and information.
Publications and posters
RCN publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying.
These publications might be of interest for you:
- Mouth Care at the End of Life
- Bowel Care - Management of Lower Bowel Dysfunction, including Digital Rectal Examination and Digital Removal of Faeces
We also produce a range of posters including:
Articles
The RCN Magazines team has recently produced a fantastic series of articles themed around care home nursing.
Page last updated - 21/03/2023
