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The House of Commons health select committee: Public and patient involvement in the NHS
The House of Commons Health Select Committee recently published a report on public and patient involvement in the NHS, and has made recommendations about how this can be addressed in the context of the Local Government and Involvement in Health Bill currently going through Parliament. This briefing ...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: EU Withdrawal Bill, Commons Debate Lords Amendments
We support amendments 4, 19, 24, 25 to the EU Withdrawal Bill which would: enable health and care services to continue to have access to nursing staff from EU countries without being over-dependent on this supply pool; protect citizens’ employment rights; support the mutual recognition of profession...
Updated: 15 December 2019 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: For the Second Reading of the Children and Social Work Bill in the House of Commons
The briefing highlights the vital contribution of nursing to children in care, calls for support for amendments to promote physical and mental health and emotional well-being of a looked after child as well as calling for additional scrutiny on new Clauses in the Children and Social Work Bill.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
BRIEFING: House of Commons Committee Stage on the European Union (EU) Withdrawal Bill
Our latest briefing emphasises the importance of prioritising the right to remain for our EEA health and care workers, worker’s rights and health and safety regulations, as the UK negotiates its future relationship with the EU.
Updated: 15 December 2019 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: House of Commons Committee Stage on the European Union (EU) Withdrawal Bill
Parliamentary briefing on the EU Withdrawal Bill House of Lords Committee Stage, debate of the Whole House.
Updated: 15 December 2019 -
PARLIMENTARY BRIEFING: Second Reading of the Local Government and Cities Devolution Bill in the House of Commons
The bill is a generic bill which provides for the Secretary of State to be able to make orders devolving powers to individual cities or combined local authorities on a range of areas, including health and social care, and proposes directly-elected metro mayors for such areas.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
BRIEFING: House of Commons second reading debate on the European Union (EU) Withdrawal Bill
This briefing was produced ahead of the second reading of the EU withdrawal bill, which passed this stage of parliamentary scrutiny on 11 September 2017.
Updated: 15 December 2019 -
Urgently investigate social care exploitation, nursing leader to tell government ahead of Commons’ debate
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “For years, rogue social care employers and recruitment agencies have exploited migrant care workers with almost total impunity. They have shackled people with eye-watering debt, confiscated passports and threatened deportatio...
Updated: 17 March 2025 -
PARLIAMENTARY BRIEFING: House of Commons debate on exiting the EU and workers’ rights, Monday 7 November 2016
The UK’s exit will have a profound impact on the existing and future nursing community in a wide range of areas. Our briefing outlines these key areas with particular focus on the impact of EU employment and social law provision.
Updated: 27 July 2018 -
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Assisted dying bill in England and Wales: what nursing staff need to know
Conversations around assisted dying are complex, involving many legal, ethical, medical, socio-cultural and religious issues. We’re advocating for safeguards to ensure nursing staff are protected as the bill progresses through the Houses of Parliament
Updated: 12 February 2026
