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Modernising Nursing Careers. Kathryn Halford 15 th 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
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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