Nursing leaders and practitioners met at the Lincolnshire Care Association to discuss how to improve the integration of NHS and social care nursing and how to make social care nursing a better recognised and more sustainable career.
The meeting was chaired by Melanie Weatherley MBE, Chair of the Lincolnshire Care Association, and welcomed a wide range of nursing leaders and professionals from the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB), Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Primary Care, Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group and nursing home owners and managers.
Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, and Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse for Social Care at the DHSC, both attended in person, while Jacqueline Barnes, Director of Nursing – Midlands, NHS England, joined the meeting remotely.
After a positive and wide-ranging discussion, Duncan Burton and Deborah Sturdy went on to visit Grosvenor House Care Home in Lincoln to see the work that is taking place to enhance the work of nurses in nursing homes.
Melanie Weatherley commented: “It was exciting to welcome national nursing leads to Lincolnshire to share opportunities to work across health and care to improve the services that we can provide, and to see the commitment from colleagues from nursing homes, the local authority and the NHS.
“We look forward to going on this journey together!”
Duncan Burton said: “It was great to meet nursing, NHS and social care leaders from across Lincolnshire to discuss how we can continue to work together across health and social care to improve care and experience for the people and communities we support.
“I was delighted to also meet nurses and other colleagues from Grosvenor House and hear about the person-centred care they provide to residents.”
Deborah Sturdy said: “It was a pleasure to join Duncan Burton, Chief Nursing Officer for England, in visiting Lincolnshire to engage with leaders and frontline staff. We had insightful discussions about the challenges and opportunities facing the nursing profession and the wider workforce.
“Together, we explored collaborative approaches to improve care and quality for those we support.”
