Gill Robertson Professional Adviser Royal College of Nursing

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Gill RobertsonProfessional AdviserRoyal College
of Nursing
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• Nurses Working in Social Care
• Their Role and Meeting their Development

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Aims of the Session

• To update participants on current health and
  social care policy reforms and identify the
  implications for nurses in long term care

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Policy Drivers

• Patient Led
• Choice
• Pleurality of Providers
• Models of Care

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Regulation

• Professional
• Health Care Assistants
• Merger of Regulators
• Safeguarding Patients

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Practice Issues

• Modernising Nursing Careers
• Training and Development
• Infection Control
• Management of Long Term Conditions
• End of Life Care Strategy

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RCN Focus

• Continence Audit
• Information at point of Care Survey
• Care home Network

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Thank You

• Contact details-Gill Robertson
  gill.robertson_at_rcn.org.uk
• Valerie Smith valerie.smith_at_rcn.org.uk