PROVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE BLENDED NURSING DEGREE

Tender description

Nurses constitute the biggest workforce in the NHS and are a critical part of the multi-professional team required to deliver quality and safe 21st century care. However, the challenges that nursing shortages brings will require a multifaceted and carefully coordinated strategy to grow the nursing workforce, including a strong focus on improving retention of our existing workforce. There is a real need to consider new approaches to educating and training future nurses in relation to the impact of new and emerging technologies and the requirement for strong digital capabilities. There is also a need for a future workforce that is flexible, adaptable, has a growth mindset, that is innovative and enthusiastic about change. CURRENT PROVISION In the UK, nursing education and training programmes are only run at an NMC approved educational Institution based in health and social care settings. Courses usually take a minimum of three years, although entry routes are available which take into account previous learning. Nursing training takes place at an NMC approved educational institution, with half of the programme based in clinical practice with direct contact with patients and families. This could take place in the home, community, hospitals, and independent and voluntary sector organisations. During the programme, students are taught to understand, promote and facilitate safe and effective patient care. They are taught when to call for assistance and implement emergency measures, often working with other health professionals. Promoting health and wellbeing is an important role for nurses. Students learn and are assessed on how to provide unbiased information and communicate effectively with a range of patients, families and other healthcare professionals. The current provision is for four branches of nursing; Adult, Child, mental health and Learning Disability. This procurement is specifically looking for provision of Adult Nursing Branch training with the other branches following very quickly after. Keywords: In the tender documents.