1. Leading Nursing and Midwifery into the future
Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England

2. Welcome to Liverpool

3. ‘One of the most valuable lives in England.’

4. A look back at 2017 Five priorities: Population change and diversity
Technology
Resources
Workforce
Perceptions of nursing and midwifery

5. Our NHS is built on the backs of people from overseas.
Population change and diversity
Our NHS is built on the backs of people from overseas.

6. Celebrating diversity, tackling hate
Population change and diversity
Celebrating diversity, tackling hate

7. The technological revolution

8. Resources
The importance of research

9. Time as a valuable currency
Resources
Time as a valuable currency

11. Workforce Over the last 5 years: The clinical workforce has increased
Nursing and midwifery have increased but not as much as other professions
However, these increases need to be looked at in the context of rising demand which has led to more posts across the NHS and more vacancies.

12. Workforce Facing the facts shaping the future
Where should we focus our efforts:
Education and training
Recruitment
Retention
Health and wellbeing

13. Workforce
Developing
new roles

14. Primary care and community nursing
Workforce
Primary care and community nursing

15. Workforce
Building our resilience

16. Workforce
Resilient leadership

17. Workforce
Resilient systems

18. Celebrating 70 years

19. Changing perceptions of nursing and midwifery

20. 94% of British people trust nurses
94% of British people trust nurses. We are the most respected profession in the UK.

21. Enemies and building blocks…
Perceptions
Enemies and building blocks…

22. Perceptions

23. Perceptions
What is a nurse?

24. ‘The universe is made of stories not atoms’

25. #Beproud
“Nothing would ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.” Samuel Johnson

26. What’s your story?