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PARLIMENTARY BRIEFING: RCN briefing for Report Stage of the Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords
RCN briefing for Report Stage of the Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
Frontline First: November 2012 update
In this report we analyse official statsitics to assess the health of the nursing workforce and warn that the NHS may be sleepwalking into a crisis.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Health and social care services regulation in England
RCN’s policy work on system regulation starts from a recognising that the health care system must have appropriate checks and balances to prevent harm and support high quality care for patients.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Trade Union Bill Lords committee stage briefing
RCN briefing for Committee Stage of the Trade Union Bill in the House of Lords
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
PARLIMENTARY BRIEFING: RCN evidence to the Public Bill Committee responsible for scrutinising the Policing and Crime Bill
The RCN submitted written evidence to the Public Bill Committee responsible for scrutinising the Policing and Crime Bill. Our submission looks at the proposed changes in Part Four, Chapter 3: Powers under the Mental Health Act 1983.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
Welfare reform
This briefing looks at the changes that have been introduced by the Welfare Reform Act and their impact on RCN members.
Updated: 4 September 2015 -
New monitor in England
This briefing note sets out how the role of Monitor is changing under the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Although much is still unknown about how Monitor will implement the changes set out in law, this briefing provides an overview of what we know and raises some issues for nurses.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Care Quality Commission insights from member focus group and interviews
The RCN continues to monitor the Care Quality Commission given how important it’s role is in helping identify poor care. This briefing provides an overview of discussions at Congress in a focus group where members told us more about how they see the CQC.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Mandatory nurse staffing levels
The attached briefing produced by the RCN Policy and International Department sets out the case for moving to a system of mandated staffing levels. The RCN believes that the development of safe mandatory nurse to patient ratios is crucial to the future of the NHS, and that improved patient outcomes ...
Updated: 14 August 2015 -
Making it work
Shared decision-making with people with learning disabilities will bring health care professionals and nurses in particular, into a process in which both parties jointly decide on health care treatments, management plans and support packages, based on the best available evidence and the informed cho...
Updated: 14 August 2015
