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Recruiting and Retaining Nurses to Meet Workforce Demand

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Jul 2023

The 2023 NHS Longterm Workforce Plan lays out a plan to increase the nursing workforce from 170,000 to 190,000 nurses, outlining training and resources needed for the future. In this video, Wendy Preston, Head of Nursing for the Royal College of Nursing shares resources for trusts to support and value staff helping solve the retention issues in the nursing workforce.

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Happy, Healthy and Heard: Ensuring Staff feel Supported at Work

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Jul 2023

The 2022 NHS Staff Survey found that 44.8% of NHS staff felt unwell as a result of work-related stress. In this video Alexandra Bode-Tunji discusses the joy at work people strategy and the positive impacts the strategy has had on staff wellbeing in addition to patient care.

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Infographics

The Benefits of Collective Leadership

8 minute read

Mar 2023

68% staff in the NHS say their manager works with them, helping them to overcome any problems they face in their role, according to the 2022 NHS Staff Survey. Scott Deacon is the Clinical Director of Outpatients for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston(UBHW) NHS Foundation Trust, Clinical Director of Bristol Dental Hospital and the Clinical Lead for UBHW, in this infographic he shares the benefits of collective leadership in healthcare.

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National Strategies to Expand and Retain the Nursing Workforce

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Feb 2023

Over 27,000 people left the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register in 2021-2022. Sarah White is Workforce Policy Advisor at NHS Providers. She delivers the organisations’ influencing priorities relating to NHS staff on behalf of all Trusts and Foundation Trusts in England. In this video, Sarah shares strategies to attract a diverse workforce including flexible working structures. She discusses creating a sustainable pipeline within nursing widening the pathways to increase access to nursing.

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Articles

The Positive Impacts of Staff Networks in the Workplace

3 minute read

Sep 2022

In 2018, 35% of LGBTQ+ staff reported hiding their sexuality at work for fear of discrimination, according to Stonewall. Ian Adams, Director of Engagement at NHS Resolution shares some reflections on his experience as an Equality Diversity and Inclusion Champion and the positive impact staff networks are having at NHS Resolution.

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What Constitutes a Good Clinical Audit and Feedback Cycle?

12 minute read

Aug 2022

Clinical audit is a way to ensure healthcare is being provided in line with service standards and lets both care providers and patients know the service is doing well. John Grant-Casey is the Programme Manager - National Comparative Audit of Blood Transfusions at NHS Blood and Transplant. He shared with us what makes a good audit and why audits are a necessary aspect of improving patient experience.

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Training Staff and Developing Team Culture to Improve Safety and Outcomes for Mothers

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Jul 2022

Midwives are being driven out of the NHS by understaffing and fears they cannot deliver safe care to women in the current system. Gemma Puckett, Head of Midwifery at Ashford & St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust shares the importance of developing positive workplace cultures to increase staff satisfaction and improve patient care.

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Implementing Preceptorship Programmes to Improve the Retention of New NHS Staff

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Jul 2022

In April 2021, there was a shortage of nearly 84,000 full-time equivalent staff across NHS England. Urgent action is required to tackle a vicious cycle of shortages and increased pressures on staff. Debbi Howard, Head of Clinical Education and Sarah Sumner, Clinical Director for Resuscitation, Simulation and Skills at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust discuss how preceptorship programmes can help improve staff retention in trusts.

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Gender at Work: Women on NHS Boards, Working Towards 50:50

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Feb 2022

Fiona Edwards from the Surrey and Border Partnership NHS Foundation Trust spoke to us about the presence of women on NHS Boards.

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Emergency Services Wellbeing: Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for NHS Frontline Workers

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Dec 2021

NHS staff have been under immense pressure, having a significant impact on the mental health of the workforce. Steve Lee, Head of Staff Health and Wellbeing at NHS England and NHS Improvement discussed the wellbeing services for NHS staff as well as the importance of having wellbeing conversations.

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Case Studies

Supporting the Mental Wellbeing of Healthcare Workers during the Pandemic

7 minute read

Aug 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken an unprecedented toll on our healthcare workers. Consequently, the workforce are struggling with their mental health. This case study examines this and suggests ways to help these workers.

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NHS Workforce: A Better A&E, Design Solutions to Improve Patient Experience

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May 2021

Jack Cheatle, Associate at Pearson Lloyd Design Studio, spoke about using design solutions to improve patient experience and reduce violence towards staff, at the NHS Workforce Event: Recruitment, Retention and Wellbeing, 2021.

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