The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that NHS nurses are set to receive a career boost, as the government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed a major package to properly recognise the vital work they do.
This includes
- Prioritising increasing graduate pay.
- Reviewing the roles and pay bands of every band 5 nurse.
- Establishing a single national nursing preceptorship to create a national framework to support newly qualified nurses.
“The Florence Nightingale Foundation welcomes this national commitment to ensuring that every nurse benefits from high quality preceptorship. We have long championed preceptorship as the foundation for a strong, fulfilling and enduring nursing career. Our research shows the importance of preceptorship in retaining staff, but also highlights the current variation in quality and access. By strengthening preceptorship nationally, including quality and access, we can build a more resilient, confident nursing workforce, which will underpin the future sustainability of our health and care system.” FNF’s CEO, Greta Westwood CBE PhD RN
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