Royal College of Nursing

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Royal College of Nursing

• Mission
• The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes
  excellence in practice and shapes health policies

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The common criteria across all initiatives

• 1. The WiPP resources fit with the business
  objectives and ethos of the organisation
• The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes
  excellence in practice and shapes health
  policies.
• 2008/2009 specific RCN business objectives to
  ensure we can support HCSW within the college

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The common criteria across all initiatives

• 2. The organisation has the infrastructure,
  capacity, capability and determination to
  maintain and develop the resources
• UK wide organisation with a regional structure
• High quality activist learning and development
  programmes which provide local support to members
• Designated unit to provide support for HCSW,
  alongside a designated primary care advisor
• Identified staff lead to develop learning and
  development services and resources for HCSW that
  are quality assured
• The largest nursing library in the world
• Virtual learning communities
• Strategic Alliance with Open University offering
  discount to members
• Learning Zone with public and member access
• Every operational plan has had to demonstrate a
  commitment to the support and development of HCSW
  2008/9

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The common criteria across all initiatives

• 3. The target audience/end user can be accessed,
  and the organisation is considered appropriate to
  the end user
• All of our learning and development resources are
  tailored to the needs of the end user.
• The RCN has extensive relationships and networks
  with healthcare employers and employees
• We have a large data base where we can access
  the nursing family
• Our own designated events department and
  Accreditation unit

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The common criteria across all initiatives

• 4. The organisation has a credible history and
  long term future
• The RCN was established in 1916.
• We have an international reputation with a very
  strong brand.
• With a membership of nearly 400,000 the RCN is
  financially stable.
• Our General Secretary was named in the top 50
  Healthcare Influencers in the Health Service
  Journal this year

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Health Care Support Workers additional criteria

• 1. Organisation ensures that resources are freely
  accessible and available to general practice and
  other interested parties for three year period
• The RCN will ensure that the resources from WiPP
  can be made freely available on the public part
  of our web site
• The RCN will also market the resources produced
  by WiPP at local and national events

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Health Care Support Workers additional criteria

• 2. Organisation has the capacity and willingness
  to answer questions and provide online and
  telephone support to general practice
• The RCN has a telephone support service called
  RCN Direct where we can provide tailored
  telephone support
• We also have our website and Learning Zone which
  provides online support
• Designated advisors in primary care, healthcare
  support workers and learning and development

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• 3. Leadership for the HCA role organisation has
  identified key people to champion the work and
  take forward the achievements of the WiPP HCA
  initiative.
• Paul Vaughan designated HCSW Advisor
• Lynne Young designated Primary Care Advisor
• New appointment of Public Health Advisor
• Jane Newton designated marketing Advisor
• Louise Garrett designated communications
• Sue Antrobus designated activist development
• Market research Nationally and Eastern region
  which has identified needs of Health Care Support
  Workers and being translated into our operational
  plans 2008/2009