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Assisted suicide
The purpose of this briefing is to provide members with a background to key issues relating to assisted suicide, so as to inform member responses to an RCN consultation (which ran from 16 February until May 22 2009). It details the current legal and parliamentary positions with respect to assisted s...
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
Specialist nurses make a difference
Briefing overview of the role and contribution of specialist nurses to patient care, clinical outcomes and health service provision in a context of future reduced NHS funding.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Dealing with Knife Injuries
Many nurses are unaware of their rights and obligations concerning the reporting of knife enabled crime to the police. With reference to recent changes to guidance given to doctors by the General Medical Council, and in response to nurses concerns, this updated document explains some of the medico-l...
Updated: 19 August 2015 -
A short guide to World Class Commissioning
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Updated: 7 September 2015 -
The assistant practitioner role
This document considers some of the key policy issues regarding the emergence of the role of the assistant practitioner in health care. They are: the remit and purpose of the role; reasons for the introduction of this role; the role in the wider health care workforce context including workforce numb...
Updated: 17 August 2015 -
NHS expenditure on external consultants
In the budget for 2009, it was announced that the Department of Health will be contributing £2.3 billion in additional savings to the overall reduction in Government expenditure and borrowing. Health Secretary at the time, Alan Johnson, said:"Better quality, safe health care goes hand in hand with b...
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Looking back to look forward
This briefing provides a rapid review of the lessons from published reports on health and social care system regulation. The aim is to summarise the key lessons, particularly relevant as a new integrated regulator begins its work on 1 April 2009, replacing the previous commissions. It also sets out ...
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
eHealth and nursing practice – Abbreviations
eHealth and nursing practice: Abbreviations and other short forms in patient/client records.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
The piloting of Personal Health Budgets in England
This briefing provides a short introduction to the possible role of personal health budgets within health care. The Department of Health in England is planning to begin a pilot programme on personal health budgets in early 2010. This follows on from the NHS Next Stage Review which pledged to pilot p...
Updated: 2 September 2015 -
Social enterprise in 2009
This briefing provides a background to social enterprise and an overview of the right to request policy.
Updated: 7 September 2015
