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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22 Feb 2023
UK Career Framework for Pain Nurses
Publication Code : 010 750Pain is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that does not discriminate and can affect anyone at any stage in their life time. The UK Career Framework for Pain Nurses was produced by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Pain and Palliative Care Forum with nursing representatives from across the United Kingdom. This updated resource now highlights the range of career pathways within pain nursing and minimum recommended education requirements, in addition to knowledge and skills. It provides a guide for pain services and employers to develop local career development frameworks for the nursing workforce.
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13 Feb 2023
Valuing Nursing in the UK
Publication Code : 010 695Despite public support for the nursing profession, governments across the UK are failing to value and support nursing staff. Nursing staff feel undervalued and unsafe, causing an alarming number to leave the profession altogether. This report presents a range of factors which impact retention, as well as recommendations for action to bring widespread benefits for the workforce, and for safe and effective care.
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16 Jan 2023
Industrial Action by Other Unions: advice for RCN members
Publication Code : 010 697This publication outlines what approach RCN members should take relating to their own contract of employment, while ensuring they do not undermine the lawful industrial action taken by other trade union colleagues.
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10 Jan 2023
Sharps safety
Publication Code : 010 596Sharps are commonly used in the delivery of health and care and can be found in all care settings. Sharps, whilst necessary can result in harm to the user with a risk of infection if an injury is sustained after use on a patient/person. This guide has been developed primarily for RCN safety representatives, but other members of the nursing or midwifery team with a role in infection prevention and control (IPC), who support the management of sharps injuries may also find it a useful reference.
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9 Jan 2023
Clinical Nurse Specialists in Early Pregnancy Care Consensus Statement
Publication Code : 010 625This publication details further work following the impact assessment and subsequent report of the RCN’s Clinical Nurse Specialists in Early Pregnancy Care Standards in 2021. To address recommendations from that report, the project team worked with key stakeholders to clarify the way forward, ensuring the standards are fit for purpose and supporting implementation of the standards.
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6 Jan 2023
RCN Industrial Action Handbook
Publication Code : 010 490This updated RCN Industrial Action Handbook is a comprehensive guide. It explains the different types of action members can take and provides examples of how to organise action in the workplace.
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22 Dec 2022
Starting Injectable Treatments in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Publication Code : 010 575This guidance has been developed as a resource for nurses and clinical staff working in general practice and community settings to effectively care for people living with Type 2 diabetes, who are starting or using injectable treatments. This publication is supported by industry.
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24 Nov 2022
FPFN A4 portrait public engagement poster
Publication Code : 010 664Showing you support nursing staff taking strike action has never been easier. Our print-at-home posters are a great place to start.
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24 Nov 2022
FPFN A4 landscape public engagement poster
Publication Code : 010 663Showing you support nursing staff taking strike action has never been easier. Our print-at-home posters are a great place to start.
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8 Nov 2022
How to safely support and promote play within health care settings
Publication Code : 009 925This 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
