The Supporting Mentors Scheme is a new commitment from the February 2020 ‘Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21–2023/24’, forming part of a suite of interlocking GP recruitment and retention initiatives. This scheme enables integrated care boards (ICBs) to upskill their experienced GPs and provide a portfolio working opportunity. The overarching aim is to retain […]
The General Practice Fellowship programme is a national commitment announced in the NHS Long Term Plan, and restated in the February 2020 ‘Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21–2023/24’. It is a two-year programme of support, available to all newly-qualified GPs, newly-qualified nurses and nurses who are new to general practice, working substantively in general practice, with […]
NHS England has been collecting data from general practice appointment systems (TPP SystmOne, EMIS Web, Cegedim (InPS Vision), Microtest Evolution and Informatica) and publishing local monthly data, since 2018. This published data provides a picture of general practice appointments and includes details such as the number of appointments, the healthcare professional carrying them out and where […]
Central to the nursing profession leading transformational change is the use of evidence-based practice. In England we have a wealth of nursing research talent, recognised nationally and internationally. More recently these colleagues have demonstrated that there has never been such a need for nursing research capacity and capability to be front and centre. As we move to the […]
Improving the working experience of all NHS staff, which includes improving their health and wellbeing, increasing civility and respect, and increasing their safety, is a must. We want to create an organisational culture of compassionate leadership, improved workforce resilience and support for our staff. If done right, we’ll see a reduction in staff leaving, a […]
We endeavour to always learn from and share experiences with other colleagues across the NHS, using the regional retention community of practices. Please, do contact your regional retention manager to be part of the community of practice in your region. East of England: Helen Jones – helen.jones114@nhs.net London: Charlene Pressley – charlene.pressley@nhs.net Midlands: Carol Yassein […]
We work flexibly As laid out in the NHS People Plan, the NHS will continue to commit to offering more flexible, varied roles and opportunities for different types of flexible working. We believe all our NHS people should be offered the chance to work flexibly, regardless of role, grade, reason, or circumstance. We know it’s not […]
Having identified the need to widen access to nursing careers from a larger pool of people – including those who had the ambition but not the opportunity – Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) has developed a career pathway using a step-on step-off model of clinical apprenticeships: ‘The Future You’ programme. This enables people from […]
Norfolk and Waveney STP is supporting its staff in secondary, community, primary and social care though a new health and wellbeing network that shares resources and encourages best practice. The health and wellbeing of its people is one of the four pillars of #WeCareTogether, the local people plan to make Norfolk and Waveney the best […]
West Yorkshire and Harrogate Partnership (WY&HP) is putting diverse leadership at the heart of its ICS workforce strategy, to address the disproportionately high poor experiences in the workplace for BAME staff. One of its ambitions is to have a more diverse leadership that better reflects the communities and the broad range of talent in West […]