Modernising Nursing Careers NMC Consultation The Future of Pre-registration Nursing Education NIPEC workshop 26 th November 2007 Lesley Barrowman

Modernising Nursing Careers (DOH 2006) Modernising Nursing Careers is a Four UK county initiative. Aim is to secure a nursing workforce equipped with relevant competencies: work is around 4 key areas –Develop a competent and flexible workforce –Update career pathways and career choices –Prepare nurses to lead in a changed system –Modernise image of nursing and nursing careers to address a range of priorities and actions

NMC Consultation Purpose of the workshop Engender debate Help to formulate opinions Provide feedback to help prepare organisational responses

Modernising Nursing Careers There are a number of work-streams associated with Modernising Nursing Careers. The NMC is taking the lead for the review of pre- registration nursing education and has published a consultation document, influenced by: –Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley et al 2007) – summary circulated, copy of full document tabled –Fitness for practice and purpose (UKCC 1999) – previously circulated and discussed at July workshop

Modernising Nursing Careers New nurses must be enabled to care even more effectively: In a complex and diverse society where social inequality exists Inside and outside hospital and across health and social care For an increasing older population For those with long-term conditions In supporting lifestyle changes Using disease prevention and health promotion interventions

Modernising Nursing Careers New nurses must be enabled to care even more effectively: By treating patients as partners in healthcare and maximising choices Through the use of technological advances Providing value for money and quality care In new and emerging roles which cross professional boundaries As leaders and members of multidisciplinary teams

Overview: Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley, Shaw and Dolan, 2007) Chapter 1: Health Policy and Health Care Demand for healthcare –Population –Health needs –Health preservation –Self-care –Complementary therapy –Health inequalities –Patient and carer expectations

Overview: Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley, Shaw and Dolan, 2007) Supply of healthcare –Workforce recruitment and retention –Voluntary (third sector) –Commercial sector –Information and IT –Genetics and personalised medicine –Telecare –Biotechnology, bioengineering and robotics

Overview: Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley, Shaw and Dolan, 2007) Health policy –Taxpayer and electoral pressures: efficiency and performance –NHS Structures –Quality and safety –Regulation –Evidence based rationing –Patterns of specialist and generalist healthcare –Social care –Ethical issues

Overview: Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley, Shaw and Dolan, 2007) Chapter 2: Nursing: Key drivers Nursing workforce –Age profile (includes HCA role) –Medical workforce (includes changing roles for nurses) The future nurse (includes generalist/specialist issues) –Changing nature of nursing Specialist and advanced practice

Overview: Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley, Shaw and Dolan, 2007) Chapter 3: Nurse education: Key drivers –Fitness for practice programmes –Access, recruitment and retention –Current profile of recruits –Structure of pre-registration nursing education –Level of award –Responsive education –Inter-professional education –European perspectives

Overview: Nursing: Towards 2015 (Longley, Shaw and Dolan, 2007) Chapter 4: Scenarios for UK nursing in 2015 Steady as she goes More specialisms for all No more generalists

NMC Consultation NMC has now published a consultation document The consultation is about the future – target of 2015 The consultation document is presented in 4 sections with questions asked in each section

NMC Consultation Preamble pages 1 to 8 Section A - overarching principles 1.Academic level 2.Stepping on and stepping off 3.Learning in practice 4.Community 5.EC Directives

NMC Consultation Section A - overarching principles 6.Shared Learning 7.Common foundation programme 8.Common Core 9.Common pathways and themes 10.Sub specialisation

NMC Consultation Section B - Branch Preparation Section C - Generalist preparation Section D - Post-registration consolidation

NMC Consultation Each table is being given two areas to work on Table 1 Principles 1-2 and Sections B, C and D Table 2 Principles 3-6 and principles 1-2 Table 3 Principles 6-10 and principles 3-6 Table 4 Sections B, C and D and principles 7-10

NMC Consultation Please appoint a scribe and reporter Please have free discussion with reference to the document - Nursing Towards before answering the question and add comments where relevant in the questionnaire. Try to give as much information as possible. Please capture your discussion on the table mats and use the flip chart to identify the main areas for feedback to the wider group

NMC Consultation Group work will last one hour. Feedback will last 40 minutes Each group will have up to five minutes for feedback to allow time for additional discussion The outcomes will be circulated to workshop members and to Directors of Nursing by mid- December to help with organisational responses

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