Increasing the workforce in remote and rural areas.

This article describes a pilot scheme launched to address workforce needs in remote and rural areas of Scotland, in which three universities collaborated in the delivery of a pre-registration learning disability nurse education programme. The article includes findings from an interim evaluation of t...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 15; no. 7; pp. 28 - 32
Autores principales: Powell, Hazel, Darbyshire, Chris, MacPherson, Colin, Pollock, Christine, Bradley, Pat
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Sep2012
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Sumario:This article describes a pilot scheme launched to address workforce needs in remote and rural areas of Scotland, in which three universities collaborated in the delivery of a pre-registration learning disability nurse education programme. The article includes findings from an interim evaluation of the scheme and makes recommendations for improvement. This article will be of interest to academics, learning disability nurses, commissioners and workforce planners throughout the UK who want to devise flexible and sustainable models of pre-registration nurse education in all fields of nursing.