Nursing shortages: do we have a solution?

Join us on Tuesday, 3 June, 16:00 – 17:00 CEST
Healthcare systems worldwide are under growing strain due to a critical shortage of nurses—a challenge that directly affects patient care, staff wellbeing, and the overall resilience of intensive care units.
To address this urgent issue, we are bringing together leading nursing professionals for an engaging webinar to examine the causes and consequences of nursing shortages in intensive care and beyond.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Identify practical strategies to retain, support, and empower the current nursing workforce
- Understand the role of care assistants in ICU teams and how to implement skill mix models effectively
- Explore approaches to safe staffing and workforce modelling tailored for the ICU environment
Topics & Speakers
Care assistants in the ICU nursing team: integration of skill mixHuman factors integration
Atreyu VAN ESCH
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam (NL)
Safe staffing and workforce modelling in the ICU
Natalie PATTISON
University of Hertfordshire and East and North Herts – NHS Trust, and Imperial College London (UK)
MODERATORS
Brigitta FAZZINI
Royal London Hospital, and Queen Mary University of London (UK)