Policy briefings
2008 briefings
Policy and International produce briefings on a wide range of issues which affect nurses and nursing. The briefings listed below are those produced in 2008.
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Published: 13 Jun 2008 - PDF File 48.5 KBThis briefing outlines the consultation that was carried out by the Department of Health aimed at improving volunteer support and opportunities in the NHS, social care and third sector within England. The consultation document proposes a long-term strategy to support volunteering in health and social care, intended to articulate the key actions needed to address the perceived obstacles to making a refreshed vision for volunteering in health and social care a reality. The consultation ran until 30 September 2008, with the Department of Health setting out a final strategy and implementation plan early in 2009.
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Published: 22 May 2008 - PDF File 63.1 KBOn 12 May 2008, Gordon Brown and Health Secretary Alan Johnson launched a public debate about the long term future of England's care and support system. A six month engagement process has now started with the public and all those involved in care and support for adults to set out clearly the case for reform and to consult on a number of questions. The responses to these questions informed the development of a number of reform options, to be set out in the Green paper published in early 2009. The attached briefing is intended as an introduction to the issue of social care and the Policy Unit asked for comments from as many members as possible on this high profile and important issue.
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Published: 06 May 2008 - PDF File 73.2 KBThe Department of Health launched a consultation to seek views on the registration of health and adult social care providers, including the regulation of primary care services to ensure patients continue to receive safe, good quality care closer to home. The document entitled A consultation on the framework for the registration of health and adult social care providers puts forward proposals on which services will be required to register with the new regulator and the requirements that they will need to meet. This document summarises the RCN's response to the consultation.
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Published: 01 May 2008 - PDF File 21.2 KBA short policy briefing highlighting the common policy themes for 2008's Congress.
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Published: 10 Mar 2008 - PDF File 99.7 KBThis briefing provides details of Individual Budgets (IBs) and their implications for nurses, people needing care and their carers. It also contains a number of references for those wishing to know more about the scheme. Individual budgets have been referred to in various Department of Health documents such as Commissioning for Well Being and the Operating Framework. If you are involved with the Individual Budgets pilot schemes and wish to contribute to RCN policy in this area, please contact us: policycontacts@rcn.org.uk
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Published: 04 Apr 2008 - PDF File 32.0 KBThis short briefing introduces the White Paper on Empowerment which was published in summer 2008 and gives an indication of the range and nature of active citizenship questions that were to be considered. The Department for Communities and Local Government took the lead on promoting a wider range of engagement at local councillor level. Several prompt questions were raised for members to consider and to send early views to the Policy Unit. These were submitted to the Department for Communities and Local Government and informed the content of the White Paper.
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Published: 23 Jul 2008 - PDF File 34.8 KBOn 30 June 2008, Lord Ara Darzi's final report on the future of the NHS was published. This landmark report was intended to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the NHS and to set out a vision of the way forward for NHS services over the next 10 years. Read the RCN policy brief on the Darzi Report and other relevant documents in respect of the draft NHS Constitution here.
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Published: 24 Jun 2008 - PDF File 22.3 KBThe policy discussion paper, Funding Nurse Education, authored by Jane Naish and Professor David Sines, looks at some of the key and contemporary issues in the funding of pre registration nursing education that require urgent debate and resolution. An evening seminar was held at the RCN headquarters in London and both the presentation of the paper and subsequent discussion can be downloaded here...
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