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The independent sector in health and social care in England in 2009 and prospects for the future
This briefing provides an overview of the diverse non-NHS sector that is playing an increasingly important role in shaping and delivering health and social care in England. It provides a definition of the sector; basic facts about the range and extent of IS activity in health and social care in Engl...
Updated: 17 August 2015 -
An independent NHS board: What will it mean for nursing and nurses
Proposed in the Conservative Party’s 2007 White paper on health 'NHS Autonomy and Accountability', on the 20th May 2010 the Coalition Government announced its intention to “establish an independent NHS board to allocate resources and provide commissioning guidelines”. Details of the independent boar...
Updated: 24 August 2015 -
NHS White Paper
This is the factual briefing of the key themes in the NHS White Paper.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Care homes under pressure
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) care homes survey 2010 was undertaken to get a snapshot view of the current situation in England’s care homes sector, specifically focusing on capacity, workforce, meeting resident’s needs and quality of care. We surveyed registered nurses and health care assistant...
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
Review of Early Warning Systems in the NHS
The National Quality Board in England has produced a report which sets out the Early Warning System in the NHS in England. This briefing provides an overview of the system.
Updated: 24 August 2015 -
The cooperation and competition panel in England - One year on
The Cooperation and Competition Panel (CCP) was established in January 2009 as an independent agency to provide advice to the Department of Health in England, Monitor and Strategy Health Authorities on issues arising from the Government’s policies of choice, co operation and competition. The panel i...
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
Briefing: Westminster Hall Debate, Legal duties of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wednesday 17 July, 2.30-4pm
Ahead of the Westminster Hall Debate on 17th July, we are briefing MPs to attend and speak about the need for explicit legal accountabilities, at every layer of the health and care system, for growing and developing the health and care workforce, nursing staff need to be able to provide safe and eff...
Updated: 15 December 2019 -
POLICY POSITION: Evidence-based Nurse Staffing Levels
This Policy Position accompanies the RCN report ‘Guidance on safe nurse staffing levels in the UK’, which sets out the range of different factors that influence the total demand for staff and highlights the variety of methods for planning or reviewing staffing levels.
Updated: 4 March 2021 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: Illegal Migration Bill
A briefing to members of the House of Lords ahead of Second Reading stage detailing the RCN’s position on the Illegal Migration Bill.
Updated: 12 May 2023 -
BRIEFING: Implications of the EU referendum result for government policies on safe staffing levels
Briefing for the Lords debate on the implications of the European Union referendum result for government policies on safe staffing levels in the NHS and social care services.
Updated: 27 July 2018
