title: Creating the right environment for return-to-practice candidates.
abstract: With a recognised national shortage of qualified nurses in England, a trust and university joined forces to provide a return-to-nursing course (ENB 902). This article describes how they provided clinical support and encouraged nurses to return to practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Care and Quality, Walsgrave Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nottingham
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Foreman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom