Nursing in Practice Podcast: Encouraging more nurses into general practice nursing
The second episode of The Nursing in Practice Podcast is now live, with insights from leading voices in nursing on growing the strength of the nursing workforce in general practice, and why this is important in the context of the NHS 10 Year Health Plan.
In the episode, Madeleine Anderson, news and features writer at Nursing in Practice, interviews Steph Lawrence, chief executive of The Queen’s Institute of Community Nursing (QICN), and Angie Hack, lead of the QICNs GPN Network.
They discuss the depth and breadth of the general practice nurse role, why it offers an attractive nursing career, and the importance of high-quality preceptorship to support nurses in new roles to improve recruitment and retention in general practice.
We hear more from Felicity Weaving, a newly qualified general practice nurse based in Surrey, who describes her first-hand experience of entering the profession straight from university. She shares what she has learned so far as a GPN, and how her colleagues have supported her move into general practice.
Nursing in Practice editor Carolyn Scott also updates on Nursing in Practice’s How Nurses Count campaign. This campaign is spotlighting the crucial work of practice nurses, to amplify their voices, and demonstrate the profound difference their clinical expertise makes to patients and communities.
Future episodes will continue with cutting edge conversations with nurses, leaders and innovators, with discussion on nurse-led advances in primary care, clinical practice and NHS reform.
The launch episode of the Nursing in Practice Podcast last month focused on how the 10-year health plan could transform general practice nursing, introduced the new How Nurses Count campaign, and provided an update on general practice nurse pay.
The Nursing in Practice Podcast is hosted on Buzzsprout and is available on Spotify and Apple Music. Listen now.
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