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Attracting and retaining nurses in primary care.

Vari Drennan1, Sarah Andrews, Rajinder Sidhu

  • 1Primary Care Nursing Research Unit, UCL and KCL, London. v.drennan@pcps.ucl.ac.uk

British Journal of Community Nursing
|July 13, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Primary care nursing faces recruitment challenges despite increased demand. This study identifies strategies and proposes a model to attract and retain registered nurses in primary care settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Workforce Development
  • Primary Care Nursing
  • Nursing Recruitment and Retention

Background:

  • Increasing demand for nurses in primary care due to modernization and retention needs.
  • Hospital nurse and doctor recruitment has seen success, but primary care lags.
  • Primary care settings require new nursing roles and working methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify strategies and exemplars for attracting and retaining registered nurses in primary care.
  • Assist primary care trusts (PCTs) and workforce development confederations (WDCs) in recruitment and retention efforts.

Main Methods:

  • Reporting on a Department of Health (England) funded project.
  • Identification of various initiatives for nurse recruitment and retention.

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  • Analysis of perceived benefits and challenges associated with these initiatives.

    • Main Results:

    • A range of recruitment and retention initiatives were identified.
    • Perceived benefits and challenges of these initiatives were documented.
    • Data gathered to inform strategic planning for primary care nursing.

    Conclusions:

    • A strategic model for planning primary care nurse recruitment and retention is proposed.
    • Addresses the need for effective strategies to meet primary care nursing workforce demands.
    • Aims to guide PCTs and WDCs in building a sustainable primary care nursing workforce.