In Conversation with Nursing Pioneers: The recruitment and retention crisis
26 Sep 2024, 17:30 - 19:00
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Join a panel of RCN Fellows to examine the causes and effects of the crisis of recruitment and retention in nursing.
Ever since Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, nurses have blazed a trail in healthcare. They have pioneered improvements in practice, carried out cutting-edge research and advanced education for nurses. This event focuses on the escalating crisis of recruitment and retention in nursing, nationally and globally. Join a panel of RCN Fellows to examine the causes and effects of this crisis. We will share ideas about what the profession itself can do to attract and keep new nursing recruits, and when we need to push for government support. In an era of unprecedented and growing pressures on healthcare systems and changing expectations of work in younger generations, the situation facing nursing is more urgent than ever.
The Conversation will be chaired by Sir Paul Grice, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. A Panel of RCN Fellows will comprise Aisha Holloway (Chair of Nursing Studies at The University of Edinburgh and Programme Director of the Nursing Now Challenge, Burdett Trust for Nursing); Angela Wallace (Nurse Director, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling); and Danny Kelly OBE (RCN Chair of Nursing Research, Cardiff University and Convenor of the RCN Fellows Group).
The RCN recognises innovative nurses by awarding annual Fellowships. The Roll of Honour now lists over 200 RCN Fellows who have made an exceptional contribution to advancing the science and practice of nursing and improving health and patient care.
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