Retention of the NHS workforce is a long overdue focus and there is much to do, however we are pleased we are starting to see some early improvements

Professor Mark Radford, Director of Nursing – Improvement, NHS Improvement has contributed on this topic to the Burdett Trust funded STaR (Supporting the Transition and Retention of Newly Qualified Nurses) project blog; read his article here.

Supporting transition and retention of newly registered nurses: STaR Project

A  RESEARCH GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:

Prof Roger Watson, Jane Wray &  Dr David Barrett
by the Burdett Trust for Nursing for a project titled: 

Supporting transition and retention of newly registered nurses

This 3-year project will bring together employers, students and qualified nurses, patients and academic staff, to support transition into the workplace and enhance retention. This collaborative project will examine how best individual nurses can plan for transition as part of their exit strategy from university and effectively take control and manage this process post-qualification.

The award is for £183857 from 1 March 2017 for three years

Supporting Transition and Retention of newly registered nurses (STaR Project)

Jane Wray, David Barrett and Roger Watson have been awarded £183857 over 3 years by the Burdett Trust for Nursing for Supporting Transition and Retention of newly registered nurses (STaR Project) (with Wray J, Barrett D)*