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Registered nurse substitution
The impact on patient care
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Congress Exhibitors 2024
Find out who is exhibiting at this year's Congress
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Royal College of Nursing responds to fall in nursing courses acceptance rate
RCN Deputy Director for Nursing, Dr Nichola Ashby, said: “The UK Government has stumbled at the first hurdle of their NHS Workforce Plan, with 12% fewer people expected to take up nursing courses this year in England. These numbers are not just a sad story for today, but a story for years to come of how the ministers baked future nursing shortages into the NHS."
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Definition and principles of nursing
Find out more about the principles of nursing practice, which describe what everyone – from nursing staff to patients – can expect from nursing. Here you can read more about each principle and how you can use them as a nursing professional or student.
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Practice-based learning
Expand your knowledge about the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s education standards and how they will change practice-based learning, assessment and supervision.
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PDFs
RCN PDFs
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Royal College of Nursing responds to the minimum service level consultation
RCN Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The RCN has always been responsible in taking safe strike action, with concerns for patient safety at its core. However nursing staff will tell you there are not safe staffing levels on non-strike days - and they are sometimes unable to provide the level of service and care patients need."
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NMC consultation on post-registration standards
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) consultation on post registration standards
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Health and Social Care Secretary's speech
Responding to the Health and Social Care Secretary's speech at the Conservative Party Conference, Royal College of Nursing Chief Nurse, Professor Nicola Ranger, said: “The Health Secretary should not play politics and court controversy at the expense of people’s health and good care, including plans that can actively deter trans individuals from accessing services."
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Royal College of Nursing responds to Nuffield Trust analysis
Royal College of Nursing Deputy Director for Nursing, Dr Nichola Ashby, said: “The Royal College of Nursing has long advocated for a loan forgiveness scheme for nursing staff to boost recruitment and retention to the public sector nursing workforce. Many people choose to become a nurse so that they can help care for some of the sickest and most vulnerable people in our society – and it is wrong that they should be saddled with, on average, almost £50,000 of debt."
