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As we celebrate #InternationalNursesDay2024 this is concerning news. So we need a fresh view on: • How we #atttact - across the whole community, race, gender age etc … • #Differential entry points - many don’t or can’t afford university entry. • How to #retain - covid hit hard and many who would have retired and returned are choosing not too. • #Reduce #attrition rates from nursing programmes. Investigate why we have leavers & introduce solutions that are co-designed. #Pay has always been an issue so long term this has to be addressed. The #new #generation of #nurse is also looking for #portfolio #careers. So how does the #NHS and partners address and possibly facilitate this. Are we attracting at the right #age? Young people have made #career #choices at 16years and base academic study based on where they want to be.. let’s get in there #early. It’s long term but we need to #investtosave. This is based on a series of listening sessions carried out in the last 12 months locally with NHS Nursing & midwifery (& AHPS) staff. I feel a long blog is needed… there is a need for multiple solutions as one size will not fit all. Thank you to all our #Nurses, it’s not just #oneday, for many it’s a lifetime of #compassion, #commitment #kindness let’s retain them and keep it this way 🙏🏽 Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust James Mullins (RGN, RMN) Crishni W. Deanne Rennie Acosia Nyanin Sue Tranka Duncan Burton APNA NHS Andrea Sutcliffe NMC Healthcare APNA NHS Asma Nafees julie hogg Nafiza Anwar FRCM FNF Scholar Angela Knight Jackson MBE Felicia Kwaku

[Media release] The ACT Government is continuing to invest in the nursing and midwifery workforce to support staff safety and wellbeing and improve patient care. More than $86 million will be allocated in the 2024-25 ACT Budget to recruit more than 137 new full-time equivalent nurses and midwives. This investment will support the ACT Government’s commitment to implementing phase two of Mandated Minimum Nurse/Midwife-to-patient ratios. Nurse and midwife to patient ratios are mandated minimum staffing levels that support safe nursing and midwifery care and improve working conditions for nurses and midwives. The model includes both minimum staffing levels on each ward and additional team leaders or support nurses and midwives. Developed in close consultation with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation ACT, the implementation of phase two will ensure there are even more nurses and midwives across frontline hospital services and an appropriate skill mix on each shift to provide the best possible care for patients, including women and babies in maternity services. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gWfVDzRi

Sharing FYI, for my connections in the care sector, as there are definite similarities here. Whatever the sector, the compassion we give to others, is fuelled by the compassion we have for ourselves, and for others. Some of the insights collected and shared on this site are not surprising. The first step to change is in recognising the need for it. And boy there is a need, and the wins will benefit all of us! >>Follow Your Compassion is an ethnographic record of the working lives of twenty two newly qualified and registered nurses and midwives across the UK in 2023. The project is a companion piece to The Courage of Compassion (2020), a report by The King’s Fund and RCN Foundation which described the core workplace needs of nurses and midwives, and what must be done to meet them. The catalyst for this project is a profound workforce crisis in health and care, and unprecedented numbers of nurses and midwives leaving both professions. #Empathy #Insights #Performance https://lnkd.in/egUwVqV8

The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) is spearheading a bold initiative, advocating for up to a 35% pay increase for approximately 250,000 nurses, nursing assistants, and midwives across Australia. This request, rooted in a work value claim, aims to recognize and appropriately compensate the critical and evolving roles these healthcare professionals play in various settings beyond aged care, reflecting their indispensable contribution to the health sector. This move builds on the precedent set by the aged care case, aiming to extend similar recognition to healthcare workers in other settings. The ANMF's application, grounded in the argument that the work of nurses and midwives has historically been undervalued—largely due to gender biases—highlights the growing complexity and responsibility in their roles amidst an ever-changing healthcare landscape. This significant push for better pay underscores the federation's commitment to ensuring fair compensation that mirrors the skill, dedication, and critical care nurses and midwives provide, underscoring the need for systemic change in how their work is valued and compensated.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is making strides to better support internationally educated nursing and midwifery professionals in the UK through the newly launched International Nursing and Midwifery Association (INMA) forum. This forum offers a platform for international associations representing these professionals to collaborate closely with the NMC. Together, they will address pressing issues faced by overseas practitioners, such as racism and discrimination. Through this initiative, the NMC aims to tackle issues such as racism and discrimination, creating a safe, inclusive environment where all professionals can thrive and provide high-quality care to the public. It's a promising move toward a healthcare system that values and backs the diverse backgrounds and contributions of its professionals. Plus, with ongoing dialogue between the NMC and healthcare professionals, there's room for a truly inclusive healthcare environment. Read the full story from the link in the comments. #NMC #Nurses #Midwives #UK #Healthcare #TERNGroup

ACN welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of a new initiative to support nurses and midwives facing stress and burnout. The Nurse and Midwife Health Program Australia will offer free, confidential assistance from experienced nurses and midwives who are well-acquainted with the challenges of the profession and can offer relevant support. ACN recognises this program as a significant step towards addressing the nursing workforce shortage but emphasises that further measures are necessary to combat the escalating crisis. Among others we are calling for a revamp of the image of nursing, financial support for students, investment in mentoring and supervised practice, and the development of a transition to retirement program. https://ow.ly/jq8u50RrvKz.

Connection is key. Especially in rare disease.

WHO’s Nursing and Midwifery Global Community of Practice invites you to a webinar Basic Emergency Care for Nurses and Midwives: Evidence, Impact and Outcomes 5 March 2024 14:00 CET, Online Aim The aim of the 25x25 Basic Emergency Care Campaign is to provide nurses and midwives with access to training that offers first contact emergency care to patients, mothers, children, and communities in 25 low- and-middle-income countries by 2025. This will be achieved within community and acute integrated health settings. Objective The objectives of the webinar will be to: Showcase the evidence, impact and outcomes following the implementation of basic emergency care in 2 countries; Uganda, in a large city hospital, and Afghanistan, for mothers and newborns. Outline the work undertaken in many countries and the impact that this has had on positive outcomes for people especially in low- and-middle-income countries. Demonstrate the impact for populations when they engage in population health projects. The webinar endeavours to offer a lived reality to the campaign. Register here! You are receiving this email notification because you have registered to the Nursing and Midwifery Global Community of Practice. To adjust your notification settings please click here.

DID YOU KNOW? 💡 Accountability means that nurses and midwives are responsible for their actions, decisions, and the care they provide. This accountability is essential for maintaining the integrity and reputation of the nursing profession. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code emphasizes the critical aspect of accountability in nursing and how it is considered one of the key aspects of putting The Code into action. 🩺 How do you practice accountability as a nursing professional? Share your stories below! ✨ Learn more about how accountability is put into action by visiting the NMC's detailed guide here >> https://lnkd.in/gtdj2cay 🌟

Great to see this being published. In context of Digital Health note the following: Under Strategic Priorities: 4. Digital Healthcare The priority is to ensure that policy will have a focus on digital healthcare in line with national objectives and that nurses and midwives will continue to lead on patient and service user approaches in the design, delivery, and evaluation of the technology and digitally enabled healthcare. The priority actions will aim to: ...  focus on digital capabilities of the nursing and midwifery workforce to measure and produce data that will inform healthcare provision and improve patient and service user outcomes; 10 priority actions are identified - and while none call out 'digital' specifically, presumably should be read in and understood to be included under a number of them e.g. 5,7 & 8. Cannot over emphasise the importance of nursing involvement at the centre of development of digital health (including electronic health records) in hospitals, step down facilities, nursing homes. In my 15 years in the industry nursing input has always been critical to building systems that are fit for purpose and likely to improve patient outcomes. Interesting article recently on Becker's Health IT referencing nurses' dissatisfaction with how AI was being rolled out in specific settings. https://lnkd.in/e-iFsuFq '...Nurses took to the streets of San Francisco this week to protest the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. But what were their specific complaints? In general, they said they were demonstrating against the "untested" technology and the risk it poses to patient safety, and how AI should not replace nurses.'