The steering group published a report in October 2021 which aims to further raise the profile and status of nursing and midwifery nationally and internationally.

Nursing Now is a programme of the Burdett Trust working in collaboration with WHO and the International Council of Nurses, which aims to raise the status and profile of nursing globally.  The campaign aims to have:

• Greater investment in improving education, professional development, standards, regulation and employment conditions for nurses.
• Increased and improved dissemination of effective and innovative practice in nursing.
• Greater influence for nurses and midwives on global and national health policy, as part of broader efforts to ensure health workforces are more involved in decision-making.
• More nurses in leadership positions and more opportunities for development at all levels.
• More evidence for policy and decision makers about: where nursing can have the greatest impact, what is stopping nurses from reaching their full potential and how to address these obstacles.

The group has gathered momentum and has unanimously expressed a desire to continue working cross collaboratively through this steering group and to reflect on how we want to go forward and achieve greater impact and influence through what we have learnt to date. For more information please contact Caroline.Whittaker@wales.nhs.uk