Nursing and Midwifery

Nurses and midwives play a central role in meeting the changing demands of the Healthcare sector. NES supports nurses and midwives by investing in continuing professional development, enhancing the quality of educational provision, and providing services for a wide group of stakeholders in Scotland. This work fits within the wider NES strategic plan, in particular with the four key themes identified in the NES strategic framework:

• Building workforce capacity for service improvement
• Delivering educational support for national clinical priorities
• Developing educational infrastructure
• Strengthening partnership working