What's next for the nursing profession? Shifting care in the NHS from hospitals to homes could bring major changes to the way nurses work.
As 2016 takes hold, what will the year bring for nurses? It’s going to be a time of fresh challenges – this spring sees the introduction of professional revalidation with nurses being required to prove they are fit to practise. The government’s consultation on its controversial decision, announced in last autumn’s spending review, to abolish student nurse bursaries and replace them with loans, is also due to get underway. Its starting point will be how the new system will work – there will be no debate on whether bursaries should have been scrapped in the first place.
But the next 12 months also heralds new opportunities for the profession. Nurses are already breaking ground and playing a pivotal role in the vanguard sites – those pilot projects set up across the NHS that are testing new ways of working to deliver the government’s vision for the NHS in England, as outlined in the Five Year Forward View. Continue reading... The Guardian
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As 2016 takes hold, what will the year bring for nurses? It’s going to be a time of fresh challenges – this spring sees the introduction of professional revalidation with nurses being required to prove they are fit to practise. The government’s consultation on its controversial decision, announced in last autumn’s spending review, to abolish student nurse bursaries and replace them with loans, is also due to get underway. Its starting point will be how the new system will work – there will be no debate on whether bursaries should have been scrapped in the first place.
But the next 12 months also heralds new opportunities for the profession. Nurses are already breaking ground and playing a pivotal role in the vanguard sites – those pilot projects set up across the NHS that are testing new ways of working to deliver the government’s vision for the NHS in England, as outlined in the Five Year Forward View. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- The role of nursing is changing – and demand is greater than ever The Guardian
- Why I love my nursing job: a personal look at the profession The Guardian
- Nurses will be key to the success of NHS seven-day healthcare The Guardian
- Mental health nurse: 'it's all about the relationship with our patients' The Guardian
- What it takes to pursue a career in mental health nursing The Guardian
- 'Pillars of the community': why the NHS needs more district nurses The Guardian
- The ward manager: 'You don't go into nursing for the money' The Guardian
- The NHS is desperately short of nurses. Could a new role hold the answer? The Guardian
- Acute nursing: 'You never know what's going to come through your door' The Guardian
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