In this edition of our resources page, we include information on guidance for early career researchers (ECRs) and this builds on our recent editorial from Dr Helen Sisson, a registered Children’s Nurse and Health Visitor and Lecturer.
For ECRs, there is some excellent information available to help guide you in your careers.
There are free and accessible resources available such as Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and the Research funding bodies also provide a wealth of advice and resources see, for example,
The long-awaited NHS England workforce plan
The first comprehensive workforce plan for the NHS, putting staffing on a sustainable footing and improving patient care. It focuses on retaining existing talent and making the best use of new technology alongside the biggest recruitment drive in health service history.
This is a laudable aim, but can this ambitious plan really deliver the actions needed to transform the long-term future of this critical workforce?
Workforce planning is crucial to the success of the National Health Service (NHS) and has been notable by its absence in recent decades. The publication of this plan could be seen as a step in the right direction. Workforce planning requires
Data analysis of the current workforce and...
This edition of the Evidence Based Nursing (EBN) resources page is focused on further information to support the editorial by Alison Twycross and Jane Wray ‘NHS (National Health Service (NHS) England Long-term Workforce Plan: Can this deliver the workforce transformation so urgently needed or is it just more rhetoric?’
EBN has published a number of commentaries that provide useful additional information relating to the UK NHS workforce.
Supporting positive workplace cultures focused on staff well-being is discussed in;