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Community hospitals toolkit
Item one at RCN Congress 2006 demanded that we give more support to members who are striving to retain and develop the services of community hospitals. The Community Hospitals Toolkit aims to give those members and others involved in campaigns of this nature an additional resource to support their efforts.
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Social enterprise update
This second Policy Unit briefing on social enterprise reviews the announcement made by the DH of 25 "Pathfinder" social enterprises in the provision of health and social care and identifies the priorities which the RCN believes must be addressed if the social enterprise model is to form a meaningful part of the government's commitment to increasing the plurality of providers in health and social care.
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The Regulation of Health Care Support Workers
The RCN has a clear view that all HCSWs should be regulated in the interests of public protection and patient safety. Further we believe that HCSWs who deliver direct clinical care alongside registered nurses in the nursing team should be regulated by the nursing regulatory body, the NMC . However we acknowledge the complexities that surround implementation of HCSW regulation. Therefore the RCN believes a pragmatic first step forwards in an evolutionary process towards HCSW regulation is the regulation of assistant practitioners in nursing by the NMC.
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Modernising Nursing Careers 2
This paper is an update on a previous RCN policy briefing on Modernising Nursing Careers published in April 2007.
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Pre-registration nurse education
Pre-registration nurse education: The NMC review and issues' sets out the background to pre-registration nurse education and identifies the review key issues and their implications.
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BRIEFING: Health and Care Bill - Second Reading
RCN briefing to MPs on the Health and Care Bill.
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BRIEFING: Health and Care Bill, Report Stage
RCN Briefing on Health and Care Bill, Report Stage
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PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Indefinite Leave to Remain
Granting automatic indefinite leave to remain to international health and care workers who helped tackle this virus should be instinctive and we call on the Government to act.
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RCN MEMBER BRIEFING: UK Government white paper on forthcoming health legislation
The government has published a white paper – a document used by government to indicate their policy intentions for new laws – proposing legal changes to the health and care system in England. These laws, when passed by Parliament in the Autumn, will impact our members work and the delivery of health and care in the NHS.
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BRIEFING: House of Lords Second Reading, Health and Care Bill
RCN’s briefing to members of the House of Lords on the Health and Care Bill.
