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Workforce Development

Join the debate on advanced practice

Beech et al (2019) published findings from research undertaken at The Nuffield Trust, outlining several high-impact interventions. These, if put into action, could help improve the workforce crisis.

As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NHS, many challenges remain

Happy International Nurses Day to all my colleagues across Scotland, the UK and, indeed, across the world. We are one community, regardless of which part of the world or in which specialty we work....

Implementation of a virtual student placement to improve the application of theory to practice

In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a reduction in clinical placement capacity. This affected student learning opportunities, including reducing opportunities to apply theory to practice in...

The digital future of nursing: making sense of taxonomies and key concepts

Digital health is rooted in electronic health (e-health) and the two concepts are often used interchangeably. In his early work, Eysenbach (2001) defined e-health as an:.

Supporting international recruits

Having recently joined the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in my new role, I am confident that all the discussions that are central to our professional agenda are happening at the Council table.

Regulation and the scope of practice of the RNA role

To enable RNAs to take on these more complex skills, they complete a 2-year foundation degree, which provides them with the underpinning evidence-based theory and opportunity to apply the theory to...

From coding to clinical nurse specialist: how a review of coding practice enabled hysteroscopy nurse development

This project was undertaken as a locally registered quality improvement project, and further ethical approval was not required.

Introduction of the professional nurse advocate role using a quality implementation framework

Clinical supervision plays an important role in the provision of quality nursing care and has been promoted for nurses in the NHS for some years (Driscoll et al, 2019). The practice is associated with...

The role of simulation in delivering a modern workforce

Simulation is an innovative educational technology that empowers staff to acquire and maintain essential knowledge and skills, while simultaneously reducing the incidence of clinical errors and...

We have the tools to raise our game

NHS England recognises the benefits of such systems as stated in its 2019 publication (NHS Improvement, 2019), namely that these programmes:.

Developing the next generation

Since the 1970s, the EU Directive has underpinned our education programme standards. The UK's departure from the EU presented the opportunity to set all the standards ourselves. We gathered initial...

The registered nursing associate: an overview

The role of registered nursing associate was introduced in response to the Shape of Caring review (https://tinyurl.com/bdcfv5tm), to help build the capacity of the nursing workforce and support the...

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