RCN briefings
Policy briefings, parliamentary briefings and consultation responses on the issues that matter to nursing staff
The RCN works with government, think tanks and other stakeholders to ensure the voice of nursing is heard. You can get involved in policy development by taking part in surveys, workshops, seminars and briefings.
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12 Jul 2018
PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSION: Antimicrobial Resistance Inquiry
Parliamentary submission to the Health and Social Care Committee Inquiry on antimicrobial resistance.
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12 Jul 2018
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Post-Brexit Migration Policy Inquiry
Royal College of Nursing response to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry on post-Brexit migration policy, July 2018.
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29 Jun 2018
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Cost Effectiveness Methodology for Vaccination Programmes.
RCN Response to the Department of Health and Social Care's consultation on cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes.
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19 Jun 2018
PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSION: Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill
RCN parliamentary submission to the Joint Select Committee inquiry on the Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill.
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18 Jun 2018
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: EU Withdrawal Bill, Commons Debate Lords Amendments
We support amendments 4, 19, 24, 25 to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would: enable health and care services to continue to have access to nursing staff from EU countries without being over-dependent on this supply pool; protect citizens’ employment rights; support the mutual recognition of professional qualifications; grant Parliament a meaningful vote on the deal reached on the UK’s future relationship with the EU; secure the rights of child refugees to be reunited with family members living in another EU country by retaining the Dublin III regulations; allow for continued cooperation between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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14 Jun 2018
PARLIAMENTARY SUBMISSION: Prison healthcare Inquiry
RCN parliamentary submission to Commons Select Committee's prison healthcare inquiry.
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14 Jun 2018
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Ensuring Patient safety, Enabling Professionalism
RCN response to the Nursing & Midwifery Council's consultation on ensuring patient safety, enabling professionalism.
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7 Jun 2018
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: How Can Professional Regulation Encourage Health and Care Practitioners to be More Candid When Care Goes Wrong?
RCN response to the Professional Standards Authority (PSA)'s consultation on how professional regulation can encourage health and care practitioners to be more candid when care goes wrong.
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5 Jun 2018
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Employment Status
RCN response to Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, HM Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs' consultation on employment status.
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23 May 2018
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Non-Communicable Diseases and their Risk Factors
RCN response to World Health Organization's consultation on non-communicable diseases and their risk factors.
