Few black nurses make it to a director of nursing post. Mary Mumvuri believes her success is down to drive, enthusiasm and a willingness to seek out opportunities for promotion
A programme from the NHS Leadership Academy is enabling talented people from under-represented ethnic minorities to realise their career ambitions.
Sustainability and transformation plans hit the headlines in August, raising concerns that these ‘secret’ arrangements will lead to deep cuts in NHS services across England. For many nurses, this will be the first time they have heard of STPs. So what are the plans and what do they mean for the nursing workforce?
No one argues with the Five Year Forward View’s plan to give mental health equal status with physical health. Implementing it could be an exciting challenge for mental health nurses – as long as they can be persuaded to stay in the workforce.