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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1 Oct 2014
POLICY: Nursing Leadership in Integration - Report of the RCN Chatham House care and clinical governance event
An RCN report of a discussion with Directors of Nursing and Associate Directors of Nursing on care and clinical governance in an integrated world
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1 Oct 2014
POLICY: Nursing Leadership in Integration - Report on how we are responding and engaging as nurse leaders
An RCN Scotland report from six workshops with senior nurses on responding and engaging with the integration agenda across Scotland
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1 Oct 2014
POLICY: Suggested criteria for reviewing the arrangements for clinical and care governance within integration schemes
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29 Sep 2014
POLICY: Nursing Leadership in Integration briefing - FAQs on the new Scottish legislation to integrate health and social
An RCN Scotland briefing to support nurses to understand key elements of the Public Bodies Act
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18 Sep 2014
The NMC consultation on introducing powers to allow payment of registration fees by instalments
The RCN has produced this briefing, giving detail on the Nursing and Midwifery Council's consultation on introducing a system to pay the registration fee in instalments.
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14 Aug 2014
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.
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7 Jul 2014
Integrated health and social care in England
Guide for nursing staff providing an overview of the fourteen integrated care pioneer programmes introduced in England in 2013; it looks at some of the ways nursing staff are reportedly working within the programmes as well as how the pioneers are to be evaluated and learning disseminated.
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1 Jul 2014
POLICY: Nursing Leadership in Integration - Report of the RCN Chatham House commissioning event
An RCN report of a discussion with Directors of Nursing and Associate Directors of Nursing on commissioning in an integrated world
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17 Jun 2014
District and Community Nursing Services in England - A Call to Action
The RCN has issued a call to action for district and community nursing services in England. We hope this call to action will inspire health service leaders and commissioners to invest now, in order to secure the future of district and community nursing services.
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17 Jun 2014
Survey of district and community nurses in 2013
The RCN commissioned new research on district and community nursing services in England from the National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU). This document is the full report of the NNRU's findings and provides a picture of the workload, team composition and daily challenges and rewards of district and community nursing services.
