Left to chance: the health and care nursing workforce supply in England
This report analyses UCAS data and finds that the number of applications for nursing degree courses has fallen by a third since 2016. It calls for a range of incentives to encourage people into nursing, including a central funding pot in the Department of Health and Social Care to help with students ’ costs; more incentives for post-graduates to convert to nursing; and the DHSC and Treasury to cover the cost of apprenticeships to encourage greater uptake by NHS employers.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 5, 2018 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Safe and effective staffing: nursing against the odds
Royal College of Nursing -Following on from the publication of"Safe and effective staffing: the real picture" in May 2017, the RCN launched a survey of nursing and midwifery staff in the UK. The survey asked people about their last shift or day worked in health or social care. More than 30,000 responses were received in just two weeks, providing insight into staff experiences and staffing levels across the UK. The findings provide a strong voice from nursing staff, clearly describing the impact that poor staffing has on both patient care and their own wellbeing. Some of the experiences and stories shared via the ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 4, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
An RCN toolkit for school nurses
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - This toolkit provides school nurses with information, examples of good practice, templates and useful websites to support and develop professional practice. It considers varying policy and practice which applies across the UK and the range of settings in which school nurses work.GuidanceRCN publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 25, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Local authorities, public health and health inequalities Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Safe and effective staffing: the real picture
This report calls for the rest of the UK to follow the example of Wales and enshrine safe staffing levels in law following analysis which shows that there is approximately 40,000 unfilled nurse posts in England with a further 12,000 health care support worker vacancies. The report finds that care providers are increasingly hiring fewer registered nursing staff and that four in five NHS nursing directors have reported concerns that their hospital relies on the goodwill of staff to keep services running.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - May 15, 2017 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient safety Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Personal safety when working alone: guidance for members working in health and social care
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) -This guide has been developed for RCN members who work alone. It also contains a checklist for RCN safety representatives who work on negotiating improvements to workplace safety for members and nurse managers who manage lone working staff.GuidanceRCN - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - October 5, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The medicine needed for the emergency care service
This report, written jointly with the Royal College of Nursing, outlines key recommendations from both organisations on reducing the pressures on emergency medical services in the UK. The report calls for a commitment for education funding, provision of training time and a realistic workforce planning strategy for emergency care. It also highlights the need for a change in culture to enable emergency departments to be more collaborative and to adopt a hub structure.ReportPress release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - August 21, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Changing configuration of health services NHS measurement and performance Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Buurtzorg Nederland (home care provider) model: observations for the UK
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - The Buurtzorg model is a cost-effective and nurse-led district nursing system founded in the Netherlands. This briefing looks at the successes of the Buurtzorg model, while also identifying some of the challenges which would need to be addressed if the UK were ever to adopt a similar system approach. The content and analysis have been updated to reflect developments taking place across the UK with regards to piloting Buurtzorg.
Briefing
RCN publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - April 24, 2016 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Social care Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Briefing ahead of second reading of the Trade Union Bill in the House of Commons
Royal College of Nursing -This research shows that trade unions are saving the NHS at least £100 million every year. Independent evidence has revealed that staff turnover in organisations without union representatives is three times higher than in those with union representatives.
Briefing
Royal College of Nursing - news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 10, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS finances and productivity Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
The Royal College of Nursing response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) evaluation of the revalidation pilots
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - Revalidation is a process being introduced by the NMC that all nurses and midwives will be required to undertake every three years, in order to renew their registration. This response is the result of a consultation with RCN members and sets out a number of areas on which the RCN feel that the NMC must urgently provide clarity, in order to instil confidence in the nursing workforce and indeed the wider healthcare system that current proposals will be effective.
Response
Press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - July 13, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Regulation, governance and accountability Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Famous nurses (2): Mary Seacole
Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica, had lived in London, and went also to the Crimea, where she ran a hospital or hostel for soldiers. She had prior experience in nursing and herbal medicine. History seems to have forgotten her for some time, but more recently there have been efforts to remember her again. There seems some controversy over what she did, and a perception in some places that if she is made more important, it has to be at the expense of Nightingale. These issues are explored here (I can't see who makes this site, but it looks to be worth mentioning). Alongside this, seek out "A sho...
Source: Browsing - July 12, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Mary Seacole nursing Source Type: blogs
Dementia web resources
An earlier post describes the Dementia Friends initiative of the Alzheimer's Society. Here are a few useful looking web resources to give you more information about dementia, and about living with dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence: Dementia GatewayExtensive collection of information, resources and elearning (some of which is used as part of the Dementia Champions scheme, which is what can come after being a Dementia Friend). Material is for care workers, people living with dementia and their friends and family. There is information about signs of dementia and about wha...
Source: Browsing - June 26, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: dementia Source Type: blogs
Dementia resources
An earlier post describes the Dementia Friends initiative of the Alzheimer's Society. Here are a few useful looking web resources to give you more information about dementia, and about living with dementia. Social Care Institute for Excellence: Dementia GatewayExtensive collection of information, resources and elearning (some of which is used as part of the Dementia Champions scheme, which is what can come after being a Dementia Friend). Material is for care workers, people living with dementia and their friends and family. There is information about signs of dementia and about wha...
Source: Browsing - June 26, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: dementia Source Type: blogs
Seven day care in England - update for RCN Congress 2015
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - This briefing warns that expert nurse posts have been disproportionately lost in recent years, putting government plans for seven day care at risk. It notes that despite recent recruitment to fill nursing posts, the NHS now has 2295 fewer nurses working in expert or leadership roles than in 2010. It highlights the need for investment in the nursing workforce, particularly at the upper levels of the profession.
Briefing
RCN news (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - June 22, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Frontline first: the fragile frontline
This report finds that there are fewer nurses than in 2010 and that an already over-stretched workforce is being forced to carry out even more work, with serious implications for patient care and staff welfare. It also highlights other areas for the next Government to consider such as the decrease in numbers in the community nursing workforce and cuts to student nursing places.
Report
Press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - April 13, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: General Election 2015 Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
Frontline first : protecting services, improving care
This report shows an unprecedented rise in the amount the NHS spends on agency nursing staff in England, with a projected spend of at least £980 million on agency nursing staff by the end of this financial year if action is not taken. This is an average of £4.2 million per trust.
Report
Royal College of Nursing - press release (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - February 5, 2015 Category: UK Health Authors: The King's Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: NHS finances and productivity Quality of care and clinical outcomes Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
