Hinds Rachael, Goldstone Ross, McCarthy Rose, Byrne Ged, Keen David
Directorate of Global Health Partnerships, NHS England, 10 South Colonnade, London, E14 5EA, UK.
University of Salford, Salford , UK.
BMC Nurs. 2024 Oct 1;23(1):707. doi: 10.1186/s12912-024-02217-z.
Nurses contribute to the largest demographic of the healthcare workforce. However, given current global shortages of workforce capacity, this often leads to limited capacity to engage in extracurricular educational developments beyond their immediate role. Consequently, this significantly limits the range of workforce training and development opportunities that are available to them, which could enhance the variety of skills that are brought to the National Health Service (NHS).
We aimed to understand prior, current, and future participation in global health activities such as global health conferences, networks, and placements, among National Health Service (NHS) staff. Furthermore, we investigated the barriers and facilitators to participation in global health activities for nurses in our sample.
Qualitative and quantitative data was gathered from an online survey conducted in England from July to November 2021. Thematic analysis was used to examine the qualitative data collected from one open-ended question, whereas statistical analysis was used to examine the remaining quantitative data.
Most (84%) nurses in our sample had not participated in a global health activity. Our results highlighted three barriers to participation, including insufficient communication, a lack of awareness, and capacity issues.
This study showed that, despite low levels of prior participation, there is a strong desire among surveyed nurses to be involved in global health activities and education. Our findings also suggest that enhanced communication of opportunities available is needed, in addition to organisational support which incorporates strategies to overcome capacity constraints.
护士是医疗保健劳动力中人数最多的群体。然而，鉴于当前全球劳动力能力短缺，这往往导致他们参与本职工作以外的课外教育发展的能力有限。因此，这极大地限制了他们可获得的劳动力培训和发展机会的范围，而这些机会本可提升为国民保健服务体系（NHS）带来的技能种类。
我们旨在了解国民保健服务体系（NHS）工作人员之前、当前和未来参与全球卫生活动（如全球卫生会议、网络和实习）的情况。此外，我们调查了样本中护士参与全球卫生活动的障碍和促进因素。
2021年7月至11月在英格兰进行了一项在线调查，收集了定性和定量数据。采用主题分析法研究从一个开放式问题收集的定性数据，而使用统计分析法研究其余的定量数据。
我们样本中的大多数护士（84%）没有参与过全球卫生活动。我们的结果突出了三个参与障碍，包括沟通不足、缺乏意识和能力问题。
这项研究表明，尽管之前参与程度较低，但接受调查的护士有强烈意愿参与全球卫生活动和教育。我们的研究结果还表明，除了提供组织支持并纳入克服能力限制的策略外，还需要更好地宣传可用的机会。
