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Nottingham Children’s Hospital Internationally recognised for nursing excellence
Nottingham Children’s Hospital (NCH) has been internationally recognised as an excellent place for nurses to work thanks to achieving the Pathway to Excellence® accreditation from the American Nurses’ Credentialing Centre (ANCC) for the second time running.
The Children’s Hospital became the first children’s hospital in Europe to achieve the Pathway to Excellence® accreditation in 2020 and is currently the only Children’s Hospital in Europe to achieve reaccreditation.
Accreditation lasts four years and means that NCH has demonstrated a commitment to providing an excellent place for nurses to work, with high job satisfaction, professional opportunities and retention, which enables them to deliver outstanding patient care.
The Pathway to Excellence® programme involves a rigorous assessment by the American Nurses Credentialing Centre and considers working culture and practices, staff engagement and the commitment of nursing leaders to investing in the development of their staff.
Successful accreditation focuses on six essential nursing standards central to ensuring a positive practice environment: shared decision-making, leadership, quality, safety, wellbeing, and professional development.
Following a successful Pathway Standards evidence review, the organisation’s nurses complete an independent, and confidential Pathway Survey to validate that the Pathway Standards have been embedded.
Pathway designation can only be achieved if an organisation meets the survey thresholds.
To be successful in the accreditation, the organisation has to achieve a 60% response rate to the survey with a 50% favourable response of strongly agree or agree on all 28 survey questions - with 75% favourable response of strongly agree or agree on at least 21 out of the 28 survey questions.
The hospital achieved an incredible 70% response rate.
Rachel Boardman, Director of Nursing and Professions for Family Health at Nottingham University Hospitals said: “This is fantastic news and recognises our Children’s Hospital as globally enabling nursing excellence, instilling a strong sense of professional pride and embedding a culture of innovation whilst striving to continually improve patient care and the working environment.
“We are immensely proud to have been reaccredited and would like to thank all of the teams that have been involved in getting us to this point.”
Tracy Pilcher, Chief Nurse at Nottingham University Hospitals, said: “I am incredibly proud of this achievement, this accreditation demonstrates that we can deliver excellence here at NUH. This accreditation sets the standard and builds the foundations for us to look at similar accreditations across the Trust.
“I would like to thank everyone who continues to provide our patients with excellent care to such high standards, accreditations like Pathway to Excellence really do show how dedicated everyone is and you should all be very proud of your achievements.”