RCN Education Forum community
This is the online home of the RCN Education Forum
The forum is relevant to all nurses who are involved with pre- and post-registration nursing education including continuing professional development. Nursing and nurse education are crucial to the successful delivery of effective health care and in these difficult times if you're not yet a member of the Education Forum, what are you waiting for?
RCN members can join up to three forums free of charge, and benefits include regular e-newsletters from the forum keeping you up to date on topics such as good practice and forthcoming events. Each forum also has its own area on the RCN's Discussion Zone where you can network with others in your specialty. To join just call RCN Direct on 0345 772 6100 - option 1.
Latest News from your Education Adviser
January 2012
Happy New Year to you all and may 2012 be a good year for you.
Education is high on the College's agenda and over the coming few months you will hear, and hopefully be involved in, some of the exciting work that the RCN will be doing around ensuring that nurse education is all that it can be. This work will take various forms so do please keep an eye on these pages for up to date information on all of it.
We are also looking forward to Congress where I am sure nurse education will be the topic of more than one conversation. To further details and a attendance form please go to Congress pages
Launch of Department of Health ( England) Technology Enhanced Learning Framework
This report is now published and is available at:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/2011/11/technology-enhanced-learning/
This document provides guidance to help commissioners and providers of health and social care deliver high quality, cost effective education, training and continuous development to the workforce through the use of technology is published today.
A framework for technology enhanced learning identifies six key principles recommending that technology used as part of a learning solution for the benefit of patients should:
■be patient centred and service driven
■be educationally coherent
■be innovative and evidence based
■deliver high quality educational outcomes
■deliver value for money
■ensure equity of access and quality of provision
NMC delay student indexing
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has announced that it will reintroduce student indexing in September 2012. The decision to extend the lead-in for the student index will give the nursing and midwifery regulator, and the universities that deliver nursing and midwifery education programmes, more time to develop and embed the index across their operations.
Student support
The outcome of the NHS Student Support (England) bursary discussion was announced on Monday 18 July. In essence, it will offer all health care students on an eligible course of 45 weeks in duration and studying outside London a non-means-tested grant of £1,000, a means-tested bursary of up to £4,395 and a non-means-tested loan of up to £2,324.
This will only apply to students who commence their course on or after September 2012. Current students will remain on the same scheme they're on now. The RCN is assured that, at present, there is no intention by the Government to start charging fees for health care students. See more more information.
Dyslexia, dyscalculia and dyspraxia publications.
For many years the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has recognised the impact of dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia on its members, and has sought ways of supporting individuals with these conditions to help them to reach their potential in whatever role or setting they work. In 2009 RCN Congress accepted a resolution which called on RCN Council to “influence employers to recognise and provide for the needs of nursing staff with dyslexia and similar conditions.” This led the RCN Nursing Department to commission an in-depth Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia: a guide for managers and practitioners (pub code: 003 833) and an accompanying Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia: a toolkit for nursing staff (pub code: 003 835). This summary contains excerpts from the more detailed guide, and is designed as a quick point of reference for managers.
Dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia: a toolkit for nursing staff (pub code: 003 835). This summary contains excerpts from the more detailed guide, and is designed as a quick point of reference for managers.
Frontline First
On another note we know that lecturer posts are being cut and that this is already having an impact on education. Do tell us more about what is happening on our Frontline First website. This is confidential and it would be really useful to hear directly from you about what is happening out there - in as much detail as possible please.
We are always glad to hear from you on anything that is happening in your institution or area so do please get in touch
Best Wishes
Gill Robertson
Acting Education Adviser
Letter from Dr Carol Hall, Education Forum Chair to Dr Peter Carter
Some of you will have seen comments over the last few weeks in the press that quote Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive and General Secretary of the RCN on the subject of nurse and HCA education. In response Dr Carol Hall, Chair of the Education Forum has written to Dr Carter and her letter can be seen below.
Letter from Dr Carol Hall, Education Forum Chair to Dr Peter Carter (PDF 129KB) [see how to access PDF files]
Response from Dr Peter Carter to Dr Carol Hall's letter (PDF 102KB) [see how to access PDF files]