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<p>It is in the best interests of employers to encourage and support the learning
and development of their employees. Any agreements, such as protected study time,
would need to be negotiated between the employer and its employees.</p><p> </p><p>Individual
health professionals, including diabetes specialist nurses, have responsibility to
own and manage their own learning to ensure they meet the continuing professional
development (CPD) standards to remain registered with the regulatory body.</p><p>
</p><p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) require 35 hours of CPD relevant to
scope of practice as a nurse or midwife in the three year period since registration
was last renewed, or joining the register. The NMC does not prescribe any particular
type of CPD, it is up to registered nurses to decide what activity is most useful
for their development as a professional. A range of free online training resources
for National Health Service staff are available at the e-Learning for Healthcare website
at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/</a></p><p>
</p><p>My Rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care has commissioned
Baroness Dido Harding Chair of NHS Improvement, working closely with Sir David Behan,
Chair of Health Education England, to oversee the delivery of a workforce implementation
plan. This will include proposals to grow the workforce, consideration of additional
staff and skills required, building a supportive working culture in the NHS and how
to ensure first rate leadership for NHS staff. This will include consideration of
the workforce aspects of clinical priorities, including diabetes.</p>
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