The development of the general practice nursing induction template

The General Practice Nursing 10 Point Plan (GPN 10PP) (NHS England, 2016) has given an investment of £15 million from the General Practice Forward View (GPFV) funding allocation, to support action that will address the significant workforce challenges and support improvements in general practice nursing by 2020.

The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) was commissioned by NHS England to develop an induction template specifically designed to enable employers to ensure that nurses in a first destination role in general practice are well supported when taking their first career step in primary care.

As a programme manager at the QNI, one aspect of my role has been to develop and write transition resources, such as Transition to District Nursing and more recently Care Home Nursing, which I had found relatively straightforward, as in my previous role as a senior lecturer in a university I had taught widely in these aspects of nursing.