Posted by Wendy Reid14 September 2016
Summer might nearly be over, and although many of us will have had holidays, August was busy for a number of reasons!
In light of last month’s announcement that the BMA will be taking further industrial action throughout 2016, I thought that I would write this blog to discuss what we at...
Posted by Sir Keith Pearson, Chair, Health Education England18 May 2016
During Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week (16-20 May), an initiative led by NHS Employers to create a fairer, more inclusive NHS for patients and staff, HEE’s Chair, Sir Keith Pearson gives his vision on the Workforce Race Equality Standard which is helping to ensure the NHS has a...
Posted by Lynne Hall, Senior Nursing Policy Manager, Health Education England18 May 2016
In her blog, Lynne Hall, Senior Nursing Policy Manager at Health Education England (HEE), reflects on her own experiences of revalidation and provides some advice to nursing staff going through the process.
There are commonly held myths that nurses like me who work in nursing policy...
Posted by Karen Sheehy11 May 2016
Health Education England (HEE) has appointed, Karen Sheehy, a Registered Nurse and senior lecturer in mentorship and professional education at Oxford Brookes University, as a Fellow for one year. The post was developed due to challenge of the increasing number of adult nursing commissions over...
Posted by Lisa Bayliss-Pratt, Director of Nursing and Deputy Director of Education and Quality, HEE9 May 2016
On 3 May, I was delighted to lead HEE’s second Thought Leadership Lecture, Shaping the nursing and care workforce for the future, in partnership with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Attended by a range of stakeholders including senior nursing leaders, commissioners, educators,...
Posted by Kathy Branson, Executive Lead for Special Projects, Health Education England - east of England5 May 2016
Hello and welcome to this month’s blog, as always the team are keeping busy and as well as continuing to push forward with existing workstreams we have been developing the Supply Improvement Programme plans for 2016/17. Some exciting developments will follow and so keep watching this space. ...
Posted by Sue Hatton, Senior Nursing Policy Manager, Health Education England2 May 2016
Sue Hatton, Senior Nursing Policy Manager at Health Education England (HEE) provides an update on key areas of work in relation to the Shape of Caring Review.
A key theme within Raising the Bar, is Developing a flexible model. Since its publication, the autumn 2015 engagement activity and...
Posted by Sam Donohue, Senior Nursing Policy Manager, Health Education England27 April 2016
In her blog, Sam Donohue, Senior Nursing Policy Manager, talks about the opportunities for nursing apprenticeships in the NHS.
The NHS has successfully increased the numbers of apprenticeships delivered over the last few years (in fact, some 14,660 apprentices started their careers in the...
Posted by Liz Fenton, Nurse Adviser to Health Education England22 April 2016
Liz Fenton, Nurse Adviser to Health Education England (HEE), outlines the role of Older Person's Nurse Fellows.
The Older Person's Nurse Fellowship, sponsored by HEE, is programme aimed at leading innovation and quality improvement in care for older people.
The ethos of the Older...
Posted by Beverly Ingram, Executive Clinical Lead, Health Education England20 April 2016
Beverly Ingram, Executive Clinical Lead, Workforce Transformation and Innovation, talks about her new role in the nursing policy team.
I have been in my current post for just over three months, having been a Chief Nurse in Birmingham for the past eight years. My role is to provide senior...