Chair’s Opening Remarks

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Opening remarks

Chair: Steve Ford, editor, Nursing Times

NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

Keynote and Q&As - NHS Long term workforce plan overview

Education and training

Presentation and Q&As

Case studies

Case study 1 - Revolutionising ePortfolios: A 4-Year Journey with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

It started with the care certificate… Over 4 years ago Stockport implemented their ePortfolio and soon discovered the advantages of digitising preceptorships, clinical skills and safeguarding. Now with almost 4000 of their staff on the system, we share what worked, what didn’t, what have they learned.

Paul Matthews, CEO, author, People alchemy

Case study 2 - Supporting Healthcare Assistants Transitioning To Nursing Roles.

Carol Snape, Senior Nurse Manager for Education, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Comfort break

Recruitment

Showcase sessions: Ideas exchange.

11:00 – 11:40

2x 15-minute talk focused on award-winning case studies on recruitment. And Q&As

Best Recruitment Experience, Capital Nurse Graduate Guarantee Scheme

Kate Gardiner, Nursing Workforce Programme Director, NCL Capital Nurse

Best International Recruitment Experience

Sharon Sinfield, Deputy Assistant Director of Nursing, Workforce Development & Education, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Panel discussion and Q&As

11:45 – 12:25

Chair: Steve Ford, editor, Nursing Times

Lunch break

Retention

Presentation - Choice and flexibility around shift patterns. What is the effect on nurses' wellbeing

Flexible working has now been recognised as crucial to achieve health workforce wellbeing, and NHS England have recently published standards to support and spread implementation of flexible working practices. But what do we know about the level of choice nurses have when it comes to their work patterns? And what is the effect of choice on nurses' wellbeing? Does having more choice around shifts cancel out the negative effects of long shifts? We have collected data from many nursing staff across the UK in a variety of sectors to find out.

Dr Chiara Dall’Ora, Associate Professor - Health Workforce, University of Southampton

Showcase sessions: Ideas exchange

2x 15-minute best practice case studies on retention. And joint Q&As

Case study 1: Flexible working initiatives

Case study 2: TBC

Comfort break

Transformation

Case studies - The opportunities of modern tech for efficiency and flexibility

15:20 – 16:00

Presentation - Transforming dementia nursing practice.

16:00 – 16:30

Dementia nursing practice must evolve to meet future demands, despite significant changes over the past 40 years. New research indicates that most dementia care is provided by older, female informal carers, such as family and friends, who often face health and financial challenges. The focus of dementia nursing is now on supporting these carers, the invisible patients, to improve outcomes for those with dementia. This requires nurses, including those in hospitals, to have a better understanding of social care, finances, and home care. With the aging population, transforming nursing practices within health and social care systems is essential to address the shortage of care home and hospital beds.

Professor June Andrews OBE , dementia consultant, Sedaca Limited

Panel discussion and Q&As - Changing Workplace Culture

16:30 – 17:15

This panel will discuss strategy for transforming and improving nurses and midwife’s workplace culture by promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion, discovering ways to look after employee’s psychological wellbeing, addressing issues of bullying and incivility and encouraging nurses to speak up to ensure staff retention and safer patient care.

Chair: Steve Ford, editor,  Nursing Times

Professor Jill Maben OBE , Professor of Health Services Research and Nursing, University of Surrey

Deborah Blackburn, Director Children's Commissioning , Nursing and Wellbeing, Salford council

Oliver Soriano, CNO - director of nursing, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Zoe Fry, director , The Outstanding Society

Close of conference

Steve Ford, editor, Nursing Times