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Price and competition in health care in England
Price competition in the NHS in England is controversial and this briefing providers an overview of some of the evidence from the English NHS and discusses price competition as part of the broader framework of funding and financing.
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NHS Trust and SHA deficits
This briefing addresses the issues of NHS Trust and SHA deficits.
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EU Green Paper on modernising the professional qualifications directive
In January this year we sought our members' views on the EU legislation that regulates nurse education across Europe and recognition of professional qualifications to allow health professionals and others to practise in another EU country. We had over 500 responses to that questionnaire and would like to thank all of you who responded. The European Commission has now issued a Green Paper with options for revising the rules including language testing, alerts on fitness to practise, and updating the minimum education requirements for nurses. This RCN briefing is linked to a short survey seeking views on these specific options.
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Single Equality Act and healthcare
This briefing examines the application of the Single Equality Act in the context of workforce and service cuts and health care reform.
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Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)
This briefing provides an over-view of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs); the rationale for their use, examples of where they are currently being used in the English NHS, and their likely future use in the health care system.
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Personal health budgets
This paper seeks to provide a broad overview of personal health budgets (PHBs) including what they are and what they aim to do, the findings of the current pilots, key issues for the RCN and the RCN’s position.
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Working in rapid political change case study
This briefing provides a review of how the RCN Policy and International Department approached one of the biggest reform proposals to the NHS in England.
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Patient choice, patient outcomes and nurse staffing
Discussion paper developed after a number of patient organisations were invited to a seminar about the impact of financial deficits, particularly on the nursing workforce, the implications for service users and patient choice.
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GUIDANCE: Safe Nurse Staffing Levels in the UK
Staffing levels have always been an issue. “What is the optimal level and mix of nurses required to deliver quality care as cost-effectively as possible?” is a perennial question. This report sets out the range of different factors that influence the total demand for staff and highlights the variety of methods for planning or reviewing staffing levels.
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Frontline First: Congress 2011 update
The RCN believes that when trusts are planning reductions or changes to NHS services these plans must be accompanied by robust risk and impact assessments to explicitly demonstrate that quality and safety of patient care will not be detrimentally affected.
