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Our NHS care objectives
The Department of Health published a draft mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board on 4 July 2012. The mandate is the mechanism that the Secretary of State for Health will use to set out what the NHS Commissioning Board has to deliver. The consultation on the draft mandate runs until 26 September.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Alcohol policies to reduce alcohol-related harm in England
RCN’s prevention work is underpinned by the principle that we should empower individuals with the information they need to understand the impact of alcohol misuse and make healthier lifestyle choices.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Health inequalities and the social determinants of health
Health outcomes such as life expectancy continue to improve in the UK thanks to improved social, medical and healthcare conditions. However these improvements mask a widening gap between the health outcomes of the wealthiest and the most deprived communities.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Consultation on strengthening the NHS Constitution
Short briefing on the proposed changes to the NHS constitution.
Updated: 7 September 2015 -
Clinical Commissioning Groups: An overview of the authorisation process
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 includes radical reform of the way that health care is commissioned in England. This RCN factual briefing is intended as a user-friendly summary of the authorisation process for CCGs, focusing in particular on the nursing role in the new commissioning landscape.
Updated: 3 September 2015 -
Frontline First: Congress 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: 24 August 2015 -
Paying for Quality
Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) is a contract which aims to pay for quality. This briefing tells you more about this initiative in England and sets out some principles to help guide views on what makes a ‘good’ CQUIN.
Updated: 14 August 2015 -
Draft regulation on clinical trials on medicinal products for human use and repealing 2001/20/EC
The RCN has produced a short briefing on key issues in the draft regulation which impact on nursing. We will now be working with key stakeholders during the passage of the draft legislation.
Updated: 4 September 2015 -
NHS England (previously known as the NHS Commissioning Board)
This briefing provides an overview of the work of the NHS Commissioning Board, with a particular focus on the nursing input and the RCN’s perspective
Updated: 24 August 2015 -
Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) in England
Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) in England is a national programme to deliver quality, innovation, productivity and prevention in the NHS. This briefing provides details on the programme and asks for more transparency so that the public, patients and staff can know what QIPP me...
Updated: 14 August 2015
