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Becoming an RCN Representative
This booklet is designed to give an understanding of the role and activities of RCN representatives. It includes information and case studies about each of the representative roles to help you consider which may suit and interest you most. You’ll find an outline of the process for applying and an application form, along with information about what you can expect as you embark on your role, including learning, development and support.
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The Best Start: The Future of Children’s Health – One Year on. Valuing school nurses and health visitors in England
In May 2017 the RCN reported on the significant decline in school nurses and an emerging trend of reductions in the health visiting workforce and included a number of recommendations addressed to the Government, local authorities and Health Education England. This short paper is focused on the position in England and therefore aims to update and build upon the issues covered in last year’s report.
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RCN Council's Report to Members on Congress 2017
This report details the wide range of work, across all four countries of the UK, which has taken place as a result of the debates in Liverpool last year.
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Supporting children's nurses working outside of a designated ward/department
Updated 2018 guidance, designed as a checklist that can be used when considering the support, guidance, management and education framework required for children's nurses working outside of a designated ward/department.
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Reviewing and Assessing Service Redesign and/or Change Proposals
Service redesign may be required to improve patient pathways, move care out of hospitals closer to patents’ homes, maximise efficiency or a combination of all these factors. This guidance is intended to assist those responsible for undertaking the process of reviewing and assessing proposals for service redesign and change.
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Staffing for Safe and Effective Care
At Congress 2017, the membership of the RCN raised the alarm on the growing nursing workforce shortages across the UK, and their concern at the implications on patient safety. We have undertaken extensive engagement with members, RCN Boards, and nursing workforce experts, which we set out in this report. The outcome of this engagement is a set of RCN principles which provide high-level objectives which most meaningfully represent what we need to achieve on staffing for safe and effective care, though legislation, statutory instruments and guidance, and sufficient funding, in every country in the UK.
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The RCN’s UK position on consent for organ and tissue donation after death
Between January and February 2018 the RCN surveyed members on their views on consent for organ and tissue donation after death. The RCN’s Professional Nursing Committee reviewed the results of the survey in March 2018 meeting after which a decision was made, in line with member views, to change the College’s position to one of qualified support for an opt-out system of consent.
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RCN Forums: review of activities 2020
The role of forums is vital in contributing to the professional voice of the RCN. This publication covers forum membership and governance, and looks at forum communication channels and achievements during 2020 including conferences and events, social media activity, publication and resource development.
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RCN Foundation Group Annual Report
The RCN Foundation Group Annual Report and Financial Statements 1 January to 31 December 2020.
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RCN Holdco Limited Annual Report
The RCN Holdco Limited Annual Report and Financial Statements 1 January to 31 December 2020.
