Resources to help people with learning disabilities understand the benefits of vaccinations
The RCN Foundation, NHS England and Beyond Words have developed illustrated resources to support people with a learning disability
Welcome to the RCN Foundation’s repository
This is a free online digital collection of resources that we have funded through our education grants and research grants. These resources are available to support nurses, midwives, healthcare support workers, and students as well as other healthcare professionals and the public.
End of Life Care
- Administering injectable medications prescribed in the anticipation of the end of life in the community: A mixed-methods observational study
- Simultaneously reassuring and unsettling: a longitudinal qualitative study of community anticipatory medication prescribing for older patients
- Unwelcome memento mori or best clinical practice? Community end-of-life anticipatory medication prescribing practice: a mixed methods observational study
Learning Disability Nursing
Midwifery
Neonatal
Social Care Nurses guide to Revalidation
The RCN Foundation was delighted to fund FoNS to develop a video animation ‘a practical guide to revalidation for nurses working in social care’.
Interactive app for nurses
Thanks to our £20,000 grant, nurses can now download a free app to help identify trigger points during their working shifts when they are most likely to make unhealthy eating choices
Nurse training to enhance care for brain injury survivors
A new online course has been developed at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with the RCN Foundation to help nurses respond more effectively to the effects of neurological conditions.
Creating leadership in nursing and midwifery that promotes cultures of wellbeing
Research funded by the RCN Foundation and led by Queen Margaret University has identified healthful leadership practices used during the pandemic.
End of life film and resources
An RCN Foundation £3,000 grant to the Royal College of Nursing paid for a film and an educational resource about lessons learnt from Josh and his adoptive family’s story
Nursing through time: school resource
In 2015, the RCN Foundation funded £30,000 to the RCN to produce a printed educational resource called ‘Nursing through time’ aimed at Key Stage 3 students (11-14yrs). This resource was also publised online and is free for schools to download.
Psychological first aid for care home nurses
Helping care home nurses cope with the trauma of COVID-19.
Mental health and wellbeing repository
If you are a frontline health care staff struggling with your mental health and wellbeing, here is a list of organisations that can help.