Supporting Scotland's nurses and midwives
It is recognised that a highly skilled and motivated nursing and midwifery workforce with good access to educational opportunities is crucial to delivering safe, effective and person-centred care. The NES strategy to support Scotland's nurses and midwives from 2011 to 2014 is by:
- supporting changing workforce needs
- promoting excellence in pre registration education
- strengthening education where nurses and midwives practise
- building their research capacity and capability
- ensuring responsive education to meet specific clinical priorities
- and embedding and sustaining educational solutions in partnership with stakeholders
