Published on: 23rd September 2021
Clare Manley, community mental health nurse in our Stockport West community mental health team, has made the finals of the 'Innovations in Your Specialty' category of the prestigious RCN Nursing Awards 2021.
Along with Craig Davidson, who works as a registered adult nurse for Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership’s Asylum Health Bridging Team, the pair realised that retention in nursing was a significant problem and decided to develop a podcast series called Retaining the Passion: Journeys Through Nursing to tackle the problem.
They interview guests including fellow nurses, health professionals, patients, carers and advocates about their experiences. The series is entirely self-funded, edited and published and is hosted via their website www.podrtp.com. They've already amassed over 4,000 listeners from 24 countries.
They were selected from hundreds of entries by a panel of nurse leaders and will find out if they have won at a live-streamed ceremony on October 12.
Clare said on their shortlisting: "We know how much speaking to our guests has improved our nursing practice, knowledge and understanding, which has ultimately improved the experience of the patients they work alongside. However, what is far more rewarding is hearing what our podcast's listeners have got from listening to our guests and how their nursing practice has improved, and therefore improved the outcomes they have delivered to their patients.
"The recognition has given us more drive and determination to continue to push the boundaries, seek feedback and approach a wider range of guests."
