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Creating a Strategic Focus to Support the Prevention of Infection
This statement outlines the RCN’s position on priorities for action to support improvements in the preventing infection within health and care settings to accompany revision of the UK strategy on antimicrobial resistance.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Essential Practice for Infection Prevention and Control
The prevention and management of infection is the responsibility of all staff working in health and social care and is an integral element of patient safety programmes. This updated publication provides important information and guidance on the essential principles of infection prevention and contro...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
IPC. Information and learning resources for health care staff
Infection prevention and control (IPC) practice is an essential component of health and social care, and policy and guidance is constantly evolving. Research helps to inform the evidence base for this important area of nursing practice. This resource gives you guidance on how to search and find the ...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Retired members: Stay connected
Retired members can still benefit from RCN membership, including membership of the National Pensioners Convention Network.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Safe Staffing Postcard
Postcard for safe staffing survey. What were staffing levels like the last time you were at work?
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Safe and Effective Staffing: the Real Picture
This report provides an important contribution to the conversation on nurse staffing levels and to patient safety in health care. It contains two new datasets: assessments by Directors of Nursing of the state of the UK’s health systems and its workforce, and data on nurse staff vacancies in Trusts i...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
Disability Passports:The RCN Peer Support Service Guide
This guide is for employees with impairments and their line managers.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
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Michael Rosen: 'your profession saved my life'
At RCN Congress, world-renowned children’s author and poet Michael shared an insight into the care and devotion nursing staff showed him during his recovery from COVID-19
Updated: 7 November 2022 -
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'Nurses' skills are very transferable, and very precious'
Nurse João founded a charity that brings hope to people in South Asia affected by poor mental health
Updated: 12 May 2025 -
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Words of comfort: nurse's poetry book helps children visiting hospital
Visiting a loved one in ITU can be stressful and scary – especially for children. Critical care nurse Phoebe Coghlan's book aims to make the experience less daunting
Updated: 21 May 2023
