Miss Sarah Butler S.L.Butler@hull.ac.uk
Programme Director – PG Cert Clinical Practice
Practice nurse workforce numbers: are we heading towards a problem?
Butler, Sarah
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Abstract
Practice nurse numbers are a concern. Sarah Butler looks at the barriers to getting more nurses into general practice
The number of practice nurses in the UK is significantly lower than those working as nurses on a ward. Despite many experienced nurses opting to work a practice nurses, the number of newly qualified nurses choosing practice nursing as their first post is low. Newly qualified nurses, instead, prefer to gain experience in secondary care first, with many not realising practice nurses do not need to have worked in secondary care. Pressures such as increasing workload and an ageing workforce will only deplete the number of practice nurses in post already, therefore increasing practice nurse numbers is essential.
Citation
Butler, S. (2022). Practice nurse workforce numbers: are we heading towards a problem?. Practice Nursing, 33(4), 155-158. https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.4.155
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 22, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 1, 2022 |
Publication Date | Apr 2, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Apr 7, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Practice Nursing |
Print ISSN | 0964-9271 |
Electronic ISSN | 2052-2940 |
Publisher | MA Healthcare |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 155-158 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.12968/pnur.2022.33.4.155 |
Keywords | Practice nurse; Workforce; Newly qualified nurses; Practice nurse myths |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3965566 |
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