University of Salford announced as host of the RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing
Our Annual Lecture on 15 Nov, announced the host of the CASCN alongside the panel discussion on critical aspects of adult social care.
The RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing is the first of its kind initiative in adult social care nursing.
A combination of chronic underfunding, staffing shortages and an aging population has led to the critical need for a renewed focus on social care in the UK. In a recent survey we conducted, respondents outlined the significant challenges the sector is facing in terms of pay and conditions, with 64% sighting staffing and retention as a major challenge in their role and 54% stating pay was an issue.
We have committed to invest over £700,000 over a five-year period to support and improve adult social care in the UK. The RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing is a role that will take a strategic lead in shaping research and education in adult social care at a local, national, and international level and will provide the building blocks for the next generation of adult social care nurses.
Appointment
We are delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with the University of Salford who will be hosting the RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing.
Dr Claire Pryor, RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing
Dr Claire Pryor has been appointed as the RCN Foundation Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing and will be based at the University of Salford but will work across the four countries in the UK.
Dr Pryor is currently Assistant Professor of Adult Nursing at Northumbria University, specialising in frailty, social care nursing and non-medical prescribing. Before moving into education, Claire worked as a nursing assistant in care homes and as a staff nurse in medical assessment and critical care before becoming a nurse practitioner for older people within mental health settings.
Commenting on her appointment, Dr Pryor said: “I am excited and passionate about the new role, and the significant impact the focus on adult social care will bring. There is an absolute need to ensure our nurses working in social care settings are recognised, supported, and developed throughout their careers. We need to work toward recognition of social care nurses as a highly skilled, autonomous clinicians, and empower them to use specialist and advanced skills, leading and shaping high quality care across the sector."
