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Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, describes how compassionate leadership results in engaged and motivated staff, in turn leading to high-quality care.
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Empathy , Patient Safety , Humans , United Kingdom , LeadershipSubject(s)
Career Choice , Humans , United Kingdom , State Medicine/organization & administration , AdolescentABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers how to help members of the public to understand what consitutes a fitness to practise concern.
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Clinical Competence , Humans , United KingdomABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the potential of nurses to improve their local health systems and, through those, the societies in which they live.
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State Medicine , Humans , United Kingdom , State Medicine/organization & administration , Nursing , RewardABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the issues raised for regulators and assessors by the availability of tools such as ChatGPT.
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Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, looks at the findings of a parliamentary review into progress on safety proposals and encourages nurses to be part of the culture change.
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Midwifery , Patient Safety , Humans , Pregnancy , Female , Professional PracticeABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the importance of providing the right support to nurses who are new to the register.
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Midwifery , Humans , Pregnancy , Female , Professional PracticeABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the report of the Times Health Commission, which looked at all aspects of the NHS.
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Midwifery , State Medicine , Humans , Pregnancy , FemaleABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the concepts and principles of professional accountability.
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Midwifery , Pregnancy , Humans , Female , Professional Practice , Social ResponsibilityABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the Freedom to Speak Up report and its importance in ensuring patient and staff safety.
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Midwifery , Humans , Pregnancy , Female , Professional PracticeABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the challenges the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan brings to the question of the number of student practice learning hours.
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Midwifery , Students, Nursing , Pregnancy , Humans , Female , Professional Practice , Workforce , StudentsABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the issue of defining and regulating the scope of advanced nursing practice.
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Midwifery , Professional Practice , Pregnancy , Humans , FemaleABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the data indicating over-referrals to fitness-to-practise processes for certain groups.
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Midwifery , Pregnancy , Humans , Female , Referral and ConsultationABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, reflects on the need to support those who speak up.
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Midwifery , Pregnancy , Humans , Female , Professional PracticeABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers how World Health Organization documents can point the way to improving nursing and midwifery education.
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Midwifery , Humans , Pregnancy , Female , Professional Practice , Workforce , World Health OrganizationABSTRACT
Sam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, reflects on the findings of a study that examined the attributes required of, and the challenges faced by, nurse directors.
