Race equality education: implications of an audit of student learning.

Racial harassment continues to be a feature of the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS). It has serious consequences for those at the receiving end and impacts negatively on attempts by the NHS to retain and recruit a diverse workforce. The prevalence and persistence of racist views and behaviours amongst NHS staff raises questions concerning the preparation and education of practitioners.

A professional development pathways scheme.

The professional development pathways scheme is a local innovation in the North Bristol NHS Trust. While responding to national drives for personal, professional and organisational development to achieve and maintain service quality, the pathways are structured to focus on the individual development of every nurse who joins the scheme. The pathways scheme has been operational in the trust for over a year and is proving to be a positive experience for the staff, as well as a valuable recruitment tool.