Nursery World - Focus on quality standards

The co-founder of Nidum Nannies - who has 23 years’ experience in child health - reflects on what early years can learn from the health sector

Jamie Crew, director at Nidum Nannies

As a Paediatric Nurse I've worked for over a decade in children’s A&E, held leadership positions in Child and Family health in the NHS, worked at Health Education England and am still a practising Registered Paediatric Nurse Leader in the independent Healthcare sector.

Healthcare, both independently and in the NHS, has rightly faced considerable scrutiny historically around the importance of a quality focussed approach to leadership, recruitment and care, rather than solely financial considerations.

Leadership and recruitment have been related to patient safety outcomes for years in healthcare.

Put simply and decisively, providers must reflect on their own leadership and the impact their role modelling is having on staff, registrants, the delivery of service and ultimately the quality of childcare provided. In order to recruit the best staff, we must scrutinise our processes and ask ourselves why candidates should apply to us.

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