Ministerial Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce

Background

To ensure the recommended actions of the Taskforce took account of the views from current and future nursing and midwifery staff, a series of engagement activities were organised under the banner of the Listening Project. These activities focused on identifying challenges that have an impact on the daily work and wellbeing of nursing and midwifery staff, students and academics, and on their views to improve the situation.

Timing and Scope

The Listening Project ran from August 2023 until June 2024 and consisted of three phases:

1. a pulse survey
2. a focus group for nursing and midwifery staff
3. a focus group for nursing and midwifery students and academics

Purpose

The purpose of the Listening Project was to engage and listen to current and future nursing and midwifery staff and academics, and to learn about their experiences that impact on both their wellbeing and their ability to work safely and effectively in the professions and to undertake the programmes of study required to enter these professions.

Outcomes

The outcomes of this Listening Project helped to shape the recommended actions of the Taskforce, which centred on enabling the creation of working and study environments that will ensure the nursing and midwifery professions in Scotland are attractive and rewarding career prospects.

➡️ Read the Listening Project Report including the key findings from the national survey delivered, insights from the staff and student focus groups, and wider system analysis.