Modernising Nursing Careers: A Vision for Health Reform in the UK
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This report by Kathryn Halford, dated March 15, 2007, outlines a comprehensive vision for modernising nursing careers in the UK. It emphasizes the need for more choice, a patient-centered approach, and improved commissioning to deliver better healthcare services. Key priorities include developing a flexible workforce, updating career pathways, and preparing nurses to lead in a changing healthcare system. The report aims to modernise the image of nursing, explore necessary educational changes, and ensure strong leadership within nursing and midwifery to meet future challenges.
Modernising Nursing Careers: A Vision for Health Reform in the UK
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Modernising Nursing Careers Kathryn Halford 15th March 2007
Vision for Health Reform • More choice and voice • Care closer to home • Stronger commissioning - better services with better value for money • Freedom for providers to innovate and improve services • More opportunities for other sectors – voluntary, private, social enterprise • Front line staff driving forward change
Modernising Nursing Careers • UK wide – sponsored by the 4 CNOs • Sets direction • Part of Modernising Healthcare Careers • Changing health economy • Nursing contribution • Cross sector and specialism
The future nursing and midwiferyworkforce • A confident quality focused workforce • A more responsive & flexible workforce • A patient-focused workforce (care closer to home) • A workforce that can lead change • A high quality and productive workforce
Time to reflect Time to engage
Four Key Priorities • Develop a competent and flexible workforce • Update career pathways and career choices • Prepare nurses to lead in a changed system • Modernise the image of nursing and careers
Develop a competent andflexible nursing workforce • Explore whether changes are needed to the content and level of pre-registration education • Map roles and competences to the NHS Careers Framework • Develop proposals for a competency passport scheme • Review careers paths and educational preparation for specialist and advanced roles
Update career pathwaysand career choices • Review career pathways and preparation for nursing in the community • Review educator roles and encourage career paths between service and education • Provide tools to support career choices and navigation • UK CNOs to work with new and existing independent sector providers
Preparing nurses to lead • UK wide led • Northern Ireland leading on nursing responsibilities for leading & delivering care • Link into work planned in England for learning disabilities nursing • Wales leading on fast track schemes for future nurse leaders focussed on key roles
Modernising the Image of Nursing and Nursing Careers • UK wide • NHS Employers led workshop on the 23rd October 2006 • New 14-19 curriculum (Skills for Health linked) • Build on work such as “maxi nurse/nursing standard campaign - nursing the future” • Actions to be confirmed for different audiences (Liz Eddy)
Modernising Nursing Careers Kathryn Halford 15th March 2007