Publications
RCN publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying. To reproduce RCN publications please complete the copyright request form and we’ll be in touch.
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22 Dec 2023
Council’s report to members on Congress 2023
Publication Code : 011 273In our new report, we share how far we've progressed against the items we debated and passed at Congress 2023.
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19 Dec 2023
RCN New Definition of Nursing: Background research and rationale
Publication Code : 011 253This summary explanation aims to provide the background to developing the revised RCN definition of nursing in support of the professional framework. It explains the reasons for the choice of language terms and the emphasis placed on the definition.
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18 Dec 2023
Human Papillomavirus (HPV), cervical screening and cervical cancer
Publication Code : 011 051This updated edition includes guidance for registered nurses working in a range of health care settings, in particular those involved in women’s health, cervical screening, and public health. It focuses on an overview of HPV (including the current vaccination recommendations), the national cervical screening programme, information about colposcopy and key facts on cervical cancer. This publication replaces the previous version 007 960.
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11 Dec 2023
RCN Position Statement: Menopause and you at work
Publication Code : 011 282The RCN believes that everyone has a right to access support at work, around the menopause, to enable them to continue in employment and ensure they maintain a healthy life, within any healthcare setting. This position statement is for all nurses, midwives, nursing associates and nursing support worker working in any health and social care setting in any of the four countries in relation to menopause at work.
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29 Nov 2023
Female Genital Mutilation. An RCN resource for Nursing and Midwifery Practice
Publication Code : 011 168This updated guidance considers many aspects of FGM from its history to contemporary socio-cultural, legal and clinical components to aid raising awareness and improving the quality of care to those who have been adversely affected by FGM.
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29 Nov 2023
Female Genital Mutilation. RCN Guidance for Sexual Health Care
Publication Code : 011 179This updated publication acts as a supplement to Female Genital Mutilation: An RCN Resource for Nursing and Midwifery Practice (011 168) and focuses on professionals working in sexual health services such as sexual health clinics, genitourinary medicine clinics and children’s services.
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29 Nov 2023
Female Genital Mutilation. RCN Guidance for Travel Health Services
Publication Code : 011 178This updated publication acts as a supplement to Female Genital Mutilation: An RCN Resource for Nursing and Midwifery Practice (011 168) and focuses on professionals working in travel health services. Travel health organisations, clinics and health care professionals will find it useful as it highlights how important it is for processes within travel health settings to be reviewed to ensure services provide an effective safeguarding process around FGM.
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28 Nov 2023
Progress and challenge in delivering safe and effective care 2023
Publication Code : 011 190This report outlines the national themes and actions required from the Welsh government to support the implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016. It then looks in detail at the picture in each of the seven health boards in Wales. This report is also available in Welsh under publication code 011 091. It is the third in a series of reports, and focuses primarily on 2022-2023. The 2022 report is available here. The first report, published in November 2019, is available in Welsh here and in English here.
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28 Nov 2023
Progress and challenge in delivering safe and effective care 2023
Publication Code : 011 191This report outlines the national themes and actions required from the Welsh government to support the implementation of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016. It then looks in detail at the picture in each of the seven health boards in Wales. This report is also available in English under publication code 011 090. It is the third in a series of reports, and focuses primarily on 2022-2023. The 2022 report is available here. The first report, published in November 2019, is available in Welsh here and in English here.
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14 Nov 2023
Library and Archive Service quarterly report: January-March 2023.
Publication Code : 011 290Library and Archive Service quarterly report: January-March 2023.
