Publications
ÍâÍøÌìÌà publications cover a wide range of topics varying from clinical guidance to employment relations issues to advice on bullying. To reproduce ÍâÍøÌìÌà publications please complete the copyright request form and we’ll be in touch.
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17 Nov 2025
A Competency Framework for Nurses Caring for People with Liver Disease including Liver Transplantation
Publication Code : 012 288Nurses are key to the prevention of liver disease. This updated framework describes the professional standards expected of practitioners when caring for people with liver disease including liver transplantation. The competencies have been designed to be downloaded and completed onscreen or on paper.
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13 Nov 2025
ÍâÍøÌìÌà Professional Framework – development summary for the definition of and level descriptors for the Nursing Support Workforce
Publication Code : 012 319This description document and accompanying literature search aims to summarise the current UK position regarding the nursing support workforce including frameworks and any education requirements.
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7 Nov 2025
10 Steps to Effective Hand Washing poster
Publication Code : 012 248This poster has been designed to illustrate the steps of effective handwashing and signposts to further information on infection prevention and control and skin health.
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4 Nov 2025
ÍâÍøÌìÌà Employment Standards crib sheet
Publication Code : 012 314In 2024 we launched our Employment Standards for Independent Health and Social Care Sectors. They set out what we expect employers in these settings to deliver for the nursing workforce. This quick reference crib sheet highlights how ÍâÍøÌìÌà reps can make sure these standards protect, empower and improve things for the workforce. The full standards can also be downloaded as publication code 011 603.
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4 Nov 2025
ÍâÍøÌìÌà Employment Standards Workplace Poster
Publication Code : 012 315A downloadable workplace poster to highlight the ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ’s Employment Standards in the Independent Health and Social Care Sector and what you should expect from your employer. The full standards can also be downloaded as publication code 011 603.
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31 Oct 2025
Ask.Listen.Act. (3rd edition)
Publication Code : 012 275This publication, for all ÍâÍøÌìÌà activists, should be used to start a conversation about experiences in the workplace, working with other unions and senior managers to highlight and address issues. This resource will allow you to move from ‘what went wrong’ to ‘how shall we fix it’.
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30 Oct 2025
Safe staffing: evaluating the evidence for mandatory nurse-to-patient ratios
Publication Code : 012 306An independent analysis by the University of Southampton found strong and consistent evidence that higher registered nurse staffing levels significantly improve patient safety and nurse wellbeing, with inadequate staffing linked to increased risks of harm and burnout. This report shows that while mandatory minimum staffing levels are one potential solution, critics argue they may be inflexible and costly, and could inadvertently reduce the overall skill mix of nursing teams.
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29 Oct 2025
ÍâÍøÌìÌà Position Statement: Recognition of Advanced Level Nursing
Publication Code : 012 324This document describes the ÍâÍøÌìÌà position around the definition of advanced level nursing.
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15 Oct 2025
Care amongst the chaos
Publication Code : 012 203This report outlines the rising incidence of violence against staff and health facilities, and presents accounts from nursing staff working in many war zones. It is grounded in the fundamental principle that health care workers must be protected, not persecuted. It does not align with any side in any conflict. It stands for the right of nurses and other health professionals to deliver care in safety, wherever they are.
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1 Oct 2025
Transition from Fertility to Maternity Care
Publication Code : 012 250Pregnancy following fertility treatment can be an exciting, challenging and anxious time for expectant parents. This updated guidance is primarily to raise awareness of possible pathways of care for women (and their partners/support networks) as they travel through fertility treatment and pregnancy, and how they can best be supported by the health care professionals they encounter along their journey.