A degree of success? Messages from the new social work degree in England for nurse education.
In September 2008 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved plans to change pre-registration nursing education in England to an all-graduate qualification in 2015. In 2001 the Department of Health announced a similar decision for social work qualifying education and the first graduate-only qualifying programmes began in 2003-2004. This article presents findings from a national in-depth evaluation of the social work degree in England and describes ways in which efforts have been made to improve the quality of social workers, raise the status of the profession and link practice and theory as part of the transformation to a degree level qualification. Messages for nurse educators are drawn in the light of the professions' commonalities.
Moriarty
Jo
J
Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London, Melbourne House, 5th Floor, Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Manthorpe
Jill
J
Stevens
Martin
M
Hussein
Shereen
S
Macintyre
Gillian
G
Orme
Joan
J
Green Lister
Pam
P
Sharpe
Endellion
E
Crisp
Beth
B
D003625:Data Collection; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D004739:England; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011640:Public Policy; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D013338:Students, Nursing