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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19 Jun 2015
Fair pay in the independent sector
Publication Code : 004 836Document providing advice for those nurses and health care assistants working within the independent sector and contains guidance on how to raise working arrangements and pay matters with employers.
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18 Jun 2015
Caring for the Capital
Publication Code : 004880“Caring for the Capital” celebrates everything that is good about nurses and nursing in London and looks at the different ways the RCN supports our diverse membership in the region.
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22 May 2015
RCN Council's report to members on Congress 2014
Publication Code : 004909Details the work undertaken on RCN members' behalf in response to the resolutions and matters for discussion put forward and debated at Congress 2014.
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19 May 2015
Annual report to December 2014
Publication Code : 004906Highlights key areas and achievements in the RCN's work during the financial year 2013-14 and reviews the year's events. Includes the Report of Council and the full financial accounts.
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23 Apr 2015
Nursing on the move – specialist nursing for patients requiring repatriation and retrieval
Publication Code : 004364 ISBN : 9781908782342Publication outlining recommendations about educational preparation, plus reinforces the role nurses have at the forefront of patient transportation especially in the context of increasing centralisation of care and worldwide travel.
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17 Apr 2015
First Steps impact evaluation report
Publication Code : 004882Assesses the quality and impact of First Steps, a learning resource developed by the RCN in 2011 to help health care assistants learn the foundation skills and values needed for their role.
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17 Apr 2015
First Steps impact evaluation report
Publication Code : 004897Assesses the quality and impact of First Steps, a learning resource developed by the RCN in 2011 to help health care assistants learn the foundation skills and values needed for their role.
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6 Feb 2015
RCN survey of nurses working with looked after children
Publication Code : 004735Publication following on from an RCN led networking event in 2013 for nurses working with looked after children, where numerous issues and concerns were raised relating to changes in NHS structures, commissioning of services, workload and capacity, roles and responsibilities, as well as the potential perverse impact of the introduction of a Payment by Results tariff and unsafe working practices.
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11 Dec 2014
RCN London Safe Staffing Report 2014
Publication Code : 004775The RCN London Safe Staffing Report 2014 looks at nursing shortages in London including a survey of members working in mental health settings. The report includes Freedom of Information data on nursing vacancies showing more than 8000 nursing posts in the capital unfilled, 14% of the total.
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21 Nov 2014
Frontline First
Publication Code : 004772Special report showing that mental health services are now under unprecedented strain, experiencing a steep fall in nurse numbers and available beds despite rising demand.
