Publications
RCN publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying. To reproduce RCN publications please complete the copyright request form and we’ll be in touch.
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24 Apr 2017
RCN Council鈥檚 report to members on Congress 2016
Publication Code : 006022This report details the wide range of work, across all four countries of the UK, which hastaken place as a result of the debates in Glasgow last year.
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13 Apr 2017
Annual Report 2016
Publication Code : 005871Combined RCN Group annual report and consolidated financial accounts for year ended 31 December 2016.
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12 Dec 2016
Standards for Infusion Therapy
Publication Code : 005 704*This edition is currently under review, please use with caution.* This updated edition includes sections which reflect changes in the delivery or commissioning of care since this guidance was last published in 2010. It features dedicated sections on patient safety and quality and patient experiences of infusion therapy. There is also a new section on service development, reflecting the role of commissioning in IV therapy and the continued development of outpatient/home parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPHAT) services.
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28 Nov 2016
Nursing staff using personal mobile phones for work purposes
Publication Code : 005705This updated publication focuses on the RCN's position on nursing staff using their own mobile phone for work-related purposes, drawing attention to issues such as: employer's policy; security and confidentiality of patient information; staff safety; and cost implications.
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18 Nov 2016
Valuing older workers
Publication Code : 005696A 10 step action plan for working in partnership to create a learning culture that supports staff who work later in life
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21 Oct 2016
The UK nursing labour market review 2016
Publication Code : 005779This is the 2016 report providing a review of the UK nursing labour market, looking at recent data and trends for nursing staff working in the health sector across the UK, drawing out differences, similarities and challenges across the four UK countries.
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11 Oct 2016
Formula feeds
Publication Code : 005694This new edition provides an overview of formula feeding to enable health professionals to support mothers who, for whatever reason, have made that choice of feeding. It provides information to enable safe formula feeding, whether in hospital or community settings, and details the different types of standard formula, and formula adapted for minor gastro conditions, that are widely available in the UK. The scope of the guidance is restricted to formula feeds suitable during the first year of life.
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30 Sep 2016
Agency nursing under the microscope
Publication Code : 005801The RCN and HCL Nursing explore the dependence on agency nursing in the UK and the view of agency nurses themselves.
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30 Sep 2016
Staff Side Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body 2017-18
Publication Code : 005802Evidence submitted to the NHS Pay review body. Also see RCN Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (publication code 005 803)
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30 Sep 2016
RCN Evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body 2017-18
Publication Code : 005803This submission accompanies the evidence presented by Staff Side (publication code 005 802) and supports the key recommendations made in the report. It also makes some additional observations and recommendations based on the findings from our own research.
