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Councils urged to look beyond social work to widen pool of future DCSs

Community Care

In a report examining reasons for the high turnover of DCSs , leadership development body the Staff College said that authorities risked losing out on talented leaders from other service areas due to a belief that a social care background was a necessity for the role.

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How To Measure and Assess Nurse Competency

Relias

But instead of lowering your standards, now is the time to ensure that the nurses you hire and train are performing at their highest levels. Ideally, every clinician will bring as much value to your organization as possible. Ideally, every clinician will bring as much value to your organization as possible.

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7 Strategies for Mitigating the Healthcare Staffing Crisis

Relias

One of the best and most obvious retention strategies is to consider what more you can feasibly offer to current and prospective staff members. Compare the risk of carrying a high number of vacancies, which could threaten your quality of care, to the financial impact of offering additional employee compensation or benefits.

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Exploring the Benefits and Drawbacks of Nurse Residency Programs

Relias

Unfortunately, this leaves many new nurses without the hands-on training and clinical skills necessary for success — contributing to burnout and high turnover rates that can cost a hospital between $55,000 to $85,000 per nurse. In these cases, leaders may decide that their immediate need for nurses supersedes any added career preparation.

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World Social Work Day: the social workers crossing oceans to practise in the UK

Community Care

In the past few years, councils in England have been investing increasingly in recruiting from overseas to address the mounting vacancies in their social work teams. Their own exposure to “violence and poverty” in their home countries also makes them “experts by experience”, she adds.