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Patient Care and Professional Development for Nursing Staff in Care and Nursing Homes - A Research and Consultation Project

Following a successful bid to the RCN Foundation, researchers in the Department have been awarded funding to carry out research into care and nursing homes.

In the UK, approximately half a million older people live in nursing and care homes. The sector now provides more beds than NHS hospitals, for a predominantly older population, with increasingly complex healthcare needs. Ensuring older people can access ‘good’ nursing care in care homes is crucial. This project will map and identify key issues in relation to the care and professional development needs of nursing staff employed in care homes. This will be achieved through a series of linked objectives to explore and appreciate gaps in understanding about:

• the characteristics of the registered nursing workforce in care home settings
• the extent to which nurse education programmes prepare registered nurses for a role in care home environments and the continuing professional development needs of nursing staff in this sector
• opportunities (current or planned) by care home providers to support career aspirations of the nursing workforce
• any nursing innovations or developments (including new nursing roles) to support care for older people in care homes.

The research will use multiple methods to assess the current situation and to understand the areas considered to be future priorities for the professional development needs of nursing staff in care homes. The team are keen to engage with care home provider organisations, care home senior nurses, managers and registered nursing staff, commissioners and policy makers, as well as nurse education providers. If you would like to get in touch with the research team then please contact Professor Karen Spilsbury (karen.spilsbury@york.ac.uk).

This work is due to complete by the end of 2014. As the project develops the research team will share work via this webpage. Please revisit this page or follow the work on Twitter @HealthSciYork. For more information on the University of York's Department of Health Sciences visit: www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences.

The RCN Foundation is an independent charity supporting nursing to improve the health and well-being of the public. It provides financial assistance for members of the nursing community in need and bursaries for study as well as grants for clinical research and innovative projects. The charity aims to help develop services and improve the safety, quality and dignity of patient care. For further information about the RCN Foundation visit: www.rcnfoundation.org.uk.

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