Abstract
This qualitative paper presents phase one of the “Converting Willingness to Engagement” project.
Aim: to explore ways to capture and retain postgraduate nursing healthcare staff for their professional advancement and registration maintenance.
Methods: a purposive sample was identified consisting of clinical service leads, advanced practitioners and matrons involved in work force development as stakeholders.
Design: phase one involved a series of qualitative marketed online (virtual) focus group discussions and interviews conducted in 2021 in England, UK.
Findings: Four key themes were identified; the role of the Healthcare providers in staff development, their training provision requirements, training, and education to support staff development and the University roles in staff development.
Insights: are offered on engaging healthcare practitioners in qualitative data collection and lessons learnt to engage during the second UK Covid-19 lockdown.
Conclusion: Partnership working allows academic partners in universities to support healthcare practitioners in their endeavours to maintain their registrations.
Aim: to explore ways to capture and retain postgraduate nursing healthcare staff for their professional advancement and registration maintenance.
Methods: a purposive sample was identified consisting of clinical service leads, advanced practitioners and matrons involved in work force development as stakeholders.
Design: phase one involved a series of qualitative marketed online (virtual) focus group discussions and interviews conducted in 2021 in England, UK.
Findings: Four key themes were identified; the role of the Healthcare providers in staff development, their training provision requirements, training, and education to support staff development and the University roles in staff development.
Insights: are offered on engaging healthcare practitioners in qualitative data collection and lessons learnt to engage during the second UK Covid-19 lockdown.
Conclusion: Partnership working allows academic partners in universities to support healthcare practitioners in their endeavours to maintain their registrations.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Nursing Open |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 12 Aug 2022 |
Keywords
- professional development
- qualitative approaches
- research implementation
- research in practice