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Impact of the RCN independent critique (March 2021) of the evidence underpinning infection prevention and control for COVID-19 in the United Kingdom
In December 2021, the RCN commissioned a follow-up to its March 2021 independent review of the evidence underpinning infection prevention and control for COVID-19 in the UK. This latest critique suggests that the methodology adopted to conduct the rapid review of evidence (November 2021) underpinning IPC guidance at that time, did not meet the required standards that should be used in order to undertake an informed rapid review when a pandemic has reached an advanced stage.
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Library and Archive Service quarterly report: October-December 2021.
Library and Archive Service quarterly report: October-December 2021.
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How to safely support and promote play within health care settings
This publication provides guidance to staff working across the health and care setting on the use of play materials and equipment to facilitate play. The importance of play cannot be underestimated and consideration of infection prevention and control elements is central to supporting its continuity for children and young people receiving care
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Guidance on Pin Site Care
Infection in pin and wire site wounds remains a significant problem for patients being treated with external fixation. Many factors play a part in the prevention of pin site infection. This updated publication includes guidance on the practice of pin site care based on expert opinion.
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The Role of the Link Nurse in Infection Prevention and Control
This resource aims to support link nurses, specialist teams, and managers who may be using or considering a link nurse system and specifically outlines the benefits of implementing link nurse roles for infection prevention and control (IPC).
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Staffing for Safe and Effective Care: State of the nation’s labour nursing market 2022
This report examines nursing workforce data from January 2020 through the COVID-19 pandemic, to the present day. In the past two years, the complex external context has only highlighted and exacerbated existing, long-standing issues with health and care workforce supply and retention in the UK. This document sets out the nursing workforce picture in the UK – as far as the limited and inconsistent data allows.
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RCN Submission to the NHS Pay Review Body: 2022/23 Pay Round
This year’s submission from the RCN to the Pay Review Body sets out the case for a substantial, restorative, pay rise above inflation to address the nursing workforce crisis and the long-term reduction in the value of nursing pay.
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Immunisation Knowledge and Skills Competence Assessment Tool
*** RESOURCE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW *** Vaccination is a core public health provision and vaccines are clearly recognised by the World Health Organization as having a major impact in contributing to reduced mortality and improving health across the world. These competencies have been designed to help ensure consistency in the clinical standards of immunisers, and for immunisers to use their knowledge and skills to ensure all those eligible in a population get the vaccines they need in a timely, easily accessible and safe way.
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Implementing the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016
The passing of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016, the first of its kind in Europe, stands as a testament to the ability of the organisation to campaign effectively, to engage in political and legislative processes with evidence, and to support both the introduction and passage of key legislation to set minimum nurse numbers in acute hospital settings. This report explores what actions made the difference in delivering the legislation.
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Raising the Bar
In November 2021, the RCN commissioned an independent review to identify and compare international definitions and guidance used to describe standard and transmission-based infection prevention control precautions and reflect on the implications of those for contemporary nursing practice and the introduction of a national infection control manual for England.
