The education and health and social care sectors are each vital for one another to survive. This month, as it’s the start of the academic year, we are focusing on positive changes in education.
Our lead feature includes interviews with the health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, and the chief nursing officer for England Duncan Burton on the new graduate guarantee scheme.
Elsewhere, we have interviewed the dean at a Kent university on how he has successfully turned around a failing midwifery course that had attracted the ire of the regulator.
In our clinical practice section, educators from Queen’s University Belfast look at factors contributing to student attrition, including pressure and placements, to help identify ways to improve retention.
Other articles explore how to develop strategies to guide interprofessional education while educators from the University of Derby provide a comprehensive guide to navigating overseas placements.
Meanwhile, our latest group of student educators end their tenure by discussing what it’s like to be in transition from graduate to registrant and offer tips to the next generation of learners after them.
Plus, don’t miss regular columnist Helene Donnelly on why students are vital for the health of nursing and our role model, Funke Adewoye, on her career journey as an educator from Nigeria to the UK.