RCN Publishing Company Limited
The RCN Publishing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest organisation for nurses. RCN Publishing produces one weekly and nine monthly nursing publications. Nursing Standard, the flagship journal, is the UK's biggest selling weekly for nursing.
Nursing Standard
Nursing Standard is the UK's best selling weekly nursing journal with a reputation for bringing readers exclusive, up-to-the-minute coverage on issues affecting nursing practice and career choices. Second-to-none. Nursing Standard provides the most authoritative coverage of the week's news. As well, there is a highly respected art&science section with peer-reviewed clinical articles, PREP solutions and CPD articles. The journals also offers reference guides, booklets, book and video reviews, lively letters and email pages, and regular reader offers.
Cancer Nursing Practice
Cancer Nursing Practice was created specifically for cancer nurses. It focuses on all aspects of cancer in adults and children and helps readers stay fully informed and up to date. The journal covers specialist topics such as cancers of the blood and breast cancer, in addition to broader issues such as palliative care and the ethics behind oncology nursing. A comprehensive news round up ensures that readers do not miss important developments. Continuing professional development articles help readers meet their PREP requirement. Cancer Nursing Practice is published ten times a year.
Emergency Nurse
Written to keep readers up to date with the most important new treatment methods and techniques, Emergency Nurse is the most widely read and referenced journal in A&E nursing in the UK. Readers will find peer-reviewed articles on the latest clinical innovations and best practice guidelines, as well as coverage of management and education issues. It is published ten times a year.
Evidence-Based Nursing
EBN is a one-stop resource for the latest research across all nursing specialties. With digests of core articles from more than 100 international journals, Evidence-Based Nursing gives readers access to hundreds of pages of original research in one handy source, with expert commentaries to draw out key findings and put them into clinical context. EBN is published four times a year.
Learning Disability Practice
A unique journal for nurses and carers of people with learning disabilities, Learning Disability Practice provides its readers with up to date coverage of the significant issues they face. The indispensable resource includes peer-reviewed articles on the latest clinical research, research studies, comment and advice from independent experts, the latest news, study aids, conference and events listings and much more. Learning Disability Practice is published ten times a year.
Mental Health Practice
Mental Health Practice is the most widely read journal in its field, and the only publication to cover all areas of mental health and patient care. It keeps readers up-to-date on the issues that impact on the way they practice as well as giving them the opportunity to share ideas with other healthcare professionals working in this challenging area. From the latest research findings and treatments to clinical practice and continuing professional development, news, and events and conference information, no other publication in its field offers its readers more. Mental Health Practice is published 10 times a year..
Nurse Researcher
An invaluable aid to developing research knowledge and practice for its readers, Nurse Researcher is the only research journal written specifically for nurses and health care staff. Now with international features, this compact journal is an indispensable companion for research specialists, clinicians, students and aspiring researchers. It is published four times a year..
Nursing Management
Nursing Management is the leading journal focusing on management and leadership trends as they affect the nursing sector, giving readers the practical information they need to make informed decisions. Published ten times a year the journal features news, in-depth features and articles, interviews, practical advice, study aids, book reviews and more. As well, there are regular Open University features on management studies.
Nursing Older People
The leading specialist journal for nurses who care for older people, Nursing Older People has unrivalled breadth and depth with each issue containing news analysis, nursing practice, clinical and research articles, book and journal reviews and conference listings. As well, there are regular continuing professional development articles.
Paediatric Nursing
Paediatric Nursing is the best-selling journal in child health nursing. Every issue provides readers with news, features and top-quality clinical articles to keep them abreast of the most important developments in the field. Subscribers will find best practice guidelines and clinical research on the latest treatments and techniques, expert commentary and the latest news. Finally, to provide unbeatable coverage, Paediatric Nursing also reviews the relevant articles from other journals. It is published ten times a year.
Primary Health Care
Primary Health Care is the best way for readers to stay at the forefront of community health nursing – no matter what their role. Its strong editorial content, sharp look and unbiased, cutting-edge view point has made it indispensable to primary health care nurses across the UK. Features include news, clinical articles, essential skills to help them stay up to date with new techniques, continuing professional development articles, features, event listings and reviews. Primary Health Care is published ten times a year.
RCN Bulletin
The Bulletin is a fortnightly member publication from the Royal College of Nursing. It was produced after extensive research, and has a circulation of over 375,420 nursing professionals nationwide. RCN Bulletin is a major source of up-to-the-minute information for RCN members in all specialities, grades and working environments. With the latest nurse vacancies from trusts nationwide, it has become the most cost-effective nurse recruitment magazine available.
The Nursing Standard Nurse Awards is a prestigious annual event which recognises and rewards outstanding nursing practice. The Awards celebrate the incredible achievement and the unrelenting contribution to improving patient care demonstrated by nurses and healthcare professionals.
The Nursing Standard Nurse Awards 2008 will take place at the spectacular Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London on Thursday March 27 2008.
Display advertising and sponsorship
Nursing is our business which is why our publications are highly regarded and valued by the nurses who read them. Our high circulation figures reflect the fact that we speak to nurses in their language and give them the highest quality news and clinical features available.
The RCN Publishing 2008 media pack contains advertising and sponsorship information on all our journals: Nursing Standard, Cancer Nursing Practice, Emergency Nurse, Learning Disability Practice, Mental Health Practice, Nursing Management, Nursing Older People, Paediatric Nursing, Primary Health Care and Online Advertising.
Please follow the link to download the media pack (PDF download) for any or all of the titles above.
For more information about advertising or sponsorship opportunities please contact the advertising team on 020 8872 3123/3182 or email advertising@rcnpublishing.co.uk
'Special projects' sponsorship
Our Special Projects Division produces a wide portfolio of therapy and topic-specific materials such as booklets and training tools that are used by nurses to assist them in their study and CPD/PREP requirements. These items are available for sponsorship by companies who wish to promote their products or services, while visibly supporting nurse education.
Find out more about special projects sponsorship (PDF download)
Recruitment advertising
RCN Bulletin is a fortnightly member publication from the Royal College of Nursing. It was produced after extensive research and has a circulation of over 375,420 (ABC 06/07) nursing 
professionals nationwide. RCN Bulletin is a major source of up-to-the-minute information for RCN members in all specialities, grades and working environments. With the latest nurse vacancies from Trusts nationwide, the RCN Bulletin has become the most cost-effective nurse recruitment vehicle available.
In addition, your recruitment advert will automatically be repeated twice, free of charge, in Nursing Standard and be placed on the RCN Bulletin website for a 3 week period.
This makes the RCN Bulletin package the number choice for reaching the greatest number of job seeking nurses in the UK.
Read more about RCN Bulletin . Follow this link to download a media pack. (880kb PDF file)
Recruitment advertising is available in our wide range of specialist titles. These titles represent one of the most cost-effective direct methods available for recruiting specialist nurses. All our specialist journals are subscription only, which guarantees that your vacancies are seen by dedicated and career orientated nurses. Titles in this range include: Cancer Nursing Practice, Emergency Nurse, Mental Health Practice, Nursing Management and Paediatric Nursing .
For more information on our specialist titles call the recruitment advertising team on 020 8423 1333 or email andy.mccallum@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Board of directors:
Chairman: Paul D'Inverno
Managing Director: Linda Thomas OBE
Executive Directors:
Jean Gray: Editorial Director/Editor, Nursing Standard
Phil Whomes: Sales and Marketing Director
Mukund Kotecha: Finance Director
Louise Daggett: Administration Director
Non-Executive Directors:
Dr. Peter Carter
Richard Bernhard
Richard Denyer
Jane C. McCready
Sandra James
Sales Managers
Display and sponsorship: Neil Hobson
Classified Advertising: Andy McCallum
Marketing Managers
Helen Sumner and Penny Lockwood
New Media
Managing Editor: Tim Madge
General contact details
By post
RCN Publishing Company Limited, The Heights, 59-65 Lowlands Road, Harrow, Middx HA1 3AW.
Switchboard
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Classified Advertising
Tel: 020 8423 1333
Email: advertising@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Display Advertising
Tel: 020 8872 3123
Email: advertising@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Online and Digital Editions
Tel: 020 8872 3165 / 020 8872 3106
Email: webmaster@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Subscriptions to journals or change of address notification
Email: rcndirectjournalsteam@rcn.org.uk
Nurse Awards
Tel: 020 8872 3113
Email: nurseawards@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Journal editors
Nursing Standard
Editor: Jean Gray
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: jean.gray@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Cancer Nursing Practice
Editor: Karen Birmingham
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: karen.birmingham@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Emergency Nurse
Managing Editor: Nick Lipley
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: nick-lipley@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Evidence-Based Nursing
Editorial Administrator: Helen Hyland
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Learning Disability Practice
Editor: Ian McMillan
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: ian.mcmillan@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Mental Health Practice
Editor: Ian McMillan
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: ian.mcmillan@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Nursing Management
Managing Editor: Nick Lipley
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: nick.lipley@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Nursing Older People
Editor: Karen Birmingham
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: karen.birmingham@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Nurse Researcher
Editor: Julie Sylvester
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: helen.hyland@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Primary Health Care
Editor: Julie Sylvester
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: julie.sylvester@rcnpublishing.co.uk
Editor: Anne Casey
Tel: 020 8423 1066
Email: anne.casey@rcnpublishing.co.uk