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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 piece of work on Moving care to the community: an international perspective.
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Personal medical services
The Department of Health is consulting on proposed changes to primary medical care contractual arrangements which will impact on Personal Medical Services (PMS) contractors from April 2013. This briefing summarises the changes and asks RCN members for feedback.
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The Government’s full response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS FT Public Inquiry
PowerPoint presentation that seeking to capture the key issues in terms of both what the Francis report has said and the Government response, which was tailored specifically to a nursing audience. This is an informative and accessible tool that can be used for discussions and to which we would welcome feedback.
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The impact of the European Union on nursing in the UK
Updated December 2014. The UK Coalition Government are currently undertaking a two year programme of reviews of the EU's competence in a number of areas, including health, compared with the UK's own powers. This briefing outlines the most significant issues and also provides more detail in the annexes on the RCN's key European alliances and on how the EU institutions work.
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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 the value of specialist nurses.
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Developing aggregate ratings for the acute sector in England
This RCN briefing provides an overview of issues discussed by RCN members who took part in a teleconference with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on their development of aggregate ratings for the acute sector in England. This builds on the earlier input of members into the Nuffield Trust work on aggregate ratings.
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Trialogue agreement on professional qualifications directive
Agreement has now been reached between the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission on balancing the level of general education required for accessing nurse education with clearer outcome measures for nurse education.
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RCN position on the national rollout of Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) and other similar models in England
RCN position on the national rollout of Serenity Integrated Mentoring (SIM) and other similar models in England
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Pain Awareness Month
September is global Pain Awareness Month and is an excellent opportunity to access a range of free resources related to all aspects of pain assessment and management.
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Mouth care at end of life
Mouth care at end of life and how ‘taste for pleasure’ can enhance this.
