Education

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…

The starting gun has been fired. The next general election is most likely many months away but the first serious attempts by the main political parties to garner support have now begun. This is because the autumn party conference season is upon us. The Liberal Democrats are holding theirs in…

Sustainability and the climate crisis have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this week, both environmentally and economically, from my point of view. The prime minister has opted to row back on or dilute key net-zero policies that were put in place by two of his predecessors…

The weather may be uncharacteristically warm for the time of year, but we are already halfway through September, meaning the start of new terms at university are underway or about to begin. I was struck the other day, by the experience of sitting in the garden in bright sunshine with…

The new academic year is upon us, with students around the UK getting ready to either start or rejoin courses and educators preparing their teaching plans. With this in mind, our September edition of Nursing Times is dedicated to supporting nurses in education, hearing from those working in the sector…