Time to consider social care nursing as the fifth field of practice

Sarah McRae; Margot Whittaker; Michelle Howarth; Shaun Kershaw; Kate Knight; Helen Lord; Debbie Roberts

doi:10.12968/bjon.2024.0184

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Time to consider social care nursing as the fifth field of practice

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Time to consider social care nursing as the fifth field of practice

Sarah McRae, Margot Whittaker, Michelle Howarth, Shaun Kershaw, Kate Knight, Helen Lord and Debbie Roberts

British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), Vol.33(12), pp.592-593

20/06/2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0184

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The social care workforce is struggling, with an estimated 44% turnover rate across the UK and numbers entering into social care are continually dwindling. According to The State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report (Skills for Care, 2023) there are currently 152 000 unfilled workforce posts in social care.

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Title: Time to consider social care nursing as the fifth field of practice
Creators - without role: Sarah McRae - Social Care Lead Nurse, Greater Manchester Social Care Academy
Margot Whittaker - Director, The Eden Alternative and Director, Devon Care Homes Collaborative
Michelle Howarth - Edge Hill University
Shaun Kershaw - University of Greater Manchester
Kate Knight - University of Chester
Helen Lord - University of Greater Manchester
Debbie Roberts - Edge Hill University
Publication Details: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), Vol.33(12), pp.592-593
Identifiers: 9913209908841; 0966-0461; 2052-2819; 2052-2819
Copyright: The open access version of this article linked above is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Nursing, copyright © MA Education, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjon.2024.0184
Academic Unit: Nursing
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Date accepted: 02/06/2024

Time to consider social care nursing as the fifth field of practice

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