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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13 Apr 2017
Annual Report 2016
Publication Code : 005871Combined RCN Group annual report and consolidated financial accounts for year ended 31 December 2016.
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12 Dec 2016
Standards for Infusion Therapy
Publication Code : 005 704*This edition is currently under review, please use with caution.* This updated edition includes sections which reflect changes in the delivery or commissioning of care since this guidance was last published in 2010. It features dedicated sections on patient safety and quality and patient experiences of infusion therapy. There is also a new section on service development, reflecting the role of commissioning in IV therapy and the continued development of outpatient/home parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPHAT) services.
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18 Nov 2016
Valuing older workers
Publication Code : 005696A 10 step action plan for working in partnership to create a learning culture that supports staff who work later in life
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21 Oct 2016
The UK nursing labour market review 2016
Publication Code : 005779This is the 2016 report providing a review of the UK nursing labour market, looking at recent data and trends for nursing staff working in the health sector across the UK, drawing out differences, similarities and challenges across the four UK countries.
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30 Sep 2016
Agency nursing under the microscope
Publication Code : 005801The RCN and HCL Nursing explore the dependence on agency nursing in the UK and the view of agency nurses themselves.
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30 Sep 2016
Staff Side Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body 2017-18
Publication Code : 005802Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay review body. Also see RCN Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (publication code 005 803)
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30 Sep 2016
RCN Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body 2017-18
Publication Code : 005803This submission accompanies the evidence presented by Staff Side (publication code 005 802) and supports the key recommendations made in the report. It also makes some additional observations and recommendations based on the findings from our own research.
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19 Sep 2016
Acute limb compartment syndrome observation chart
Publication Code : 005457This observation chart is designed to help monitor patients who may have or be at risk of developing acute limb compartment syndrome.
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22 Jun 2016
Positive and proactive care
Publication Code : 005459Nurses deal with practical, ethical and moral dilemmas of restriction and restraint. This new publication, emerging from a series of RCN roadshows in 2014-15, presents the opportunity to educate nurses and nursing staff about the impact of regularly being involved in restriction/restraint and the toll this takes on their psychological wellbeing.
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20 Jun 2016
Better Homes for Nurses
Publication Code : 005653RCN London asked members about how the standard, cost and availability of housing affects them and the care they provide to London's patients. This booklet sets out the results and looks at ideas to better support nursing staff to live and work in London in the numbers needed.
