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Brexit: Royal College of Nursing priorities overview
This updated publication contains a set of Brexit scorecards assessing the progress made in the UK and in the EU negotiations to address the significant areas of EU policy, law, joint agencies and funding programmes relating to nursing and health and care issues.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Working Together: Being active on staff side
While your training as an RCN rep offers a great grounding in your duties and the various skills you need, many of us find ourselves taking on a role within staff side that is unexpected. As a result, you find yourself learning the job while you’re doing it, widening your RCN perspective to take in ...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Standing up for patient and public safety
This report describes the lack of clear roles, responsibilities and accountability for workforce planning and supply in England. In reality, this means that the health and care workforce is not growing in line with increasing population need for health and care services, and there are large numbers ...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Four Steps for Raising and Escalating Concerns poster
This updated workplace flowchart poster is designed to help staff and students decide whether to raise a concern and when to escalate a concern.
Updated: 27 June 2025 -
Ending corridor care in Wales
Care in inappropriate places, or corridor care, is unsafe, undignified, and unacceptable – and it is happening across Wales. In this parliamentary briefing, we explain what corridor looks like, why it happens, and what the Welsh Government must do immediately to eradicate it. Real testimonies from R...
Updated: 20 March 2025 -
On the Frontline of the UK's Corridor Care Crisis
The RCN asked members to respond to a short survey at the end of December. Thousands of nursing staff responded, confirming corridor care is widespread across the UK. This report includes the raw, unedited and often heart-breaking responses of nursing staff working across the UK.
Updated: 16 June 2025 -
Eyes Right: Eye care insights for every health professional
This guidance highlights the importance of eye care, the roles and responsibilities of the carer in delivering care and accessing the right care at the right time. It covers support for the visually impaired, mobility and living skills, ophthalmic emergencies and non-emergency conditions requiring a...
Updated: 24 August 2025 -
Fixing the Leaking Pipeline
In this RCN Policy report we assess the gaps in the domestic nursing supply pipeline which (1) limit the potential output (2) cause nursing students to leave their studies and (3) lead to early career nurses leaving. Based on this, we recommend a package of interventions to fix the pipeline and reso...
Updated: 18 August 2025 -
Raising Concerns
This document has been developed to help registered nurses identify and communicate concerns about issues which may impact on their ability to deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care to patients, service users and clients in their care and/or within their area of responsibility.
Updated: 15 June 2025 -
'Are You Hydrated?' poster
This poster encourages nursing staff to check their urine for signs of dehydration.
Updated: 17 July 2025
