How can we better support nurses and midwives to flourish and thrive in their work? Join us at this free online event to discuss the changes needed to empower nurses and midwives to shape and provide the compassionate, high-quality care that they aspire to in a sustainable way – through the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.
The conversation will explore:
- workplace stressors, work conditions and ways of working – including workload, shift patterns and supervision – that have an impact on nurse and midwife wellbeing, and how these can be positively transformed
- organisational cultures and leadership styles – including those around diversity and inclusion, psychological safety and compassionate leadership at all levels – that need to be cultivated, and how progress can be achieved
- lessons and examples of good practice from across the health and care system, from both before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Get involved
Ahead of the event, send your question to the panel by visiting the Slido page here.
Please submit questions by Wednesday 18 November for the chance to have your question featured in the discussion.
Presenters

Richard Murray
Chief Executive, The King’s Fund
Before joining the Fund in January 2014, Richard was chief analyst at NHS England and previously held a number of roles at the Department of Health, including director of strategy, director of financial planning and chief economist.
Richard initially trained as an economist and spent five years in academia before joining the Department of Health as an economic adviser. Following this he spent four years as a health care specialist at McKinsey & Co before returning to the Department of Health.
Professor Michael West
Senior Visiting Fellow, The King’s Fund, and Professor of Organisational Psychology, Lancaster University

Professor Charlotte McArdle
Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland, Department of Health
During the time that Charlotte has been in the role of Chief Nurse, she has led a number of policy initiatives which underpin professional practice such as: Person Centred Standards for Record Keeping Practice; Policy Imperative - Delivering Care: Nurse Staffing Levels in Northern Ireland. Supporting Q2020, Charlotte played a key role in the development of the Attributes Framework for Leadership in Quality Improvement and Safety. Charlotte also chairs the NI Key Performance Indicator Advisory Board for Nursing and Midwifery. The Office of the Chief Nurse leads on policy for patient experience and nutrition and for developing models of practice for Co-production in line with the Department of Health’s statutory responsibility for Personal and Public Involvement.
Charlotte is a Visiting Professor at Ulster University Faculty of Health Science. Charlotte has obtained a fellowship from Queens Nursing Institute and is a fellow of the faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland.
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Jessica Sainsbury
Community Mental Health Nurse and Developing Educator in Practice, Solent NHS Trust

Professor Laura Serrant
Head of Nursing and Professor of Community and Public Health Nursing in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University

Wendy Leighton
Project Manager - Regulated Professional Workforce, Skills for Care
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