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🧵 1/7 After our exclusive survey found two-thirds of #nurses in #generalpractice are considering leaving in the next year, we search for a light at the end of the tunnel 🔦 nursinginpractice.com/analysis/is-there-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nip%20social

2/7 It starts at pre-registration. ‘I want to go into general practice but everyone is telling me how bored I’m going to be.' This sentiment from a student nurse shows myths about #practicenursing persist - although recent HEE/NHSE work have somewhat improved the situation.

3/7 GPN education has vastly improved through initiatives such as the fundamentals course, but remains variable. For example, Sarah Hall @RCNGPNForum says practices sometimes rush through training as they are desperate for staff, which is not good for quality or retention.

4/7 💪 Nurses tell us that leadership opportunities are 'slowly but surely increasing', although many would like to see more nurse representation at #PCN level.

5/7 Meanwhile, ARRS roles are seen as both as a frustration and an opportunity for practice nurses. ‘Where’s the money funding nursing roles?’ asks Sarah Weaver, a nursing lecturer, while @NaomiBe44702921 argues: ‘A bigger team is better.'

6/7 All the while, #workload is rising, as highlighted by our survey: nursinginpractice.com/analysis/practice-nurse-analysis-overwhelmed-and-undervalued/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nip%20social One GPN said they were thinking of retiring early because it was ‘an uphill struggle to keep going’, while a nurse practitioner said they couldn't see ‘any improvements on the horizon’.

7/7 📚 But GPN Joanne Charlton says mentorship can help both experienced nurses remember 'their passion for their job' and support newer nurses. 'Because they realise how much they do know, and how good it is to pass on knowledge to the next generation,' she says.