Education

In May 2017, nursing apprenticeships were introduced with higher degree-level apprenticeships in both nursing and allied health introduced in the following years. The use of the levy tax to support apprenticeship delivery opened a new stream of opportunities for employers working within the NHS, private and independent sectors within healthcare.…

I recently attended an innovation in healthcare education conference that was most inspiring – the array of projects and initiatives presented were very impressive. A question was posed, namely, how do we ensure students feel they can belong and engage as a learner? The various answers from the panel and…

We are at the start of a new year so, as per tradition, I have consulted with the oracles on what may lie ahead over the coming 12 months. So, what do we know, what do we think we know and what don’t we know? We know the health and…

During the Covid-19 pandemic, emergency standards were introduced by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to allow education institutions to deliver a proportion of their practice learning through simulation. This has now been made a permanent standard by the NMC, allowing up to 600 hours (about three and a half…

We have reached December and almost the end of another year. Reflecting on the last 12 months, while there have been many challenges, I think there has also been much to celebrate. We have had two massive 75th anniversaries. The first was that of the Empire Windrush. It was at Tilbury…

During a large-scale scoping project to review options and opportunities for the band 4 nursing role in Wales, it became evident that delegation is misunderstood by nursing teams, despite a plethora of available policy documents and guidelines. Research indicates that delegation mastery is somewhat under-developed amongst registered nurses, albeit recognised…

So much has been happening at Nursing Times in recent days that I was struggling to pin down what I wanted to focus on writing about this week. Thus, I’ve opted to try and tell you about it all. On Tuesday, we held our annual Nursing Times Workforce Summit &…

My remaining time in the nursing profession is limited and can be measured in months not years. I started nursing as a teenager and leave as an older person. I shall need to be replaced, and that’s not going to be easy: applications for nurse training have fallen by 19%…

For the first time in decades, the nation’s health and wellbeing is in reverse. Rising numbers of patients with multiple conditions, an ageing population, long-term illness, and growth in mental health problems, are placing huge strain on healthcare. At the same time, many challenges weigh on the NHS as it…

Our university is working with 14 other universities in the Midlands on an NHS-funded project to work with the Point of Care Foundation to establish Schwartz Rounds for health and social care students and staff. The Point of Care Foundation works hand in hand with Schwartz Rounds with a vision…