Abstract
Aim: This review aimed to assess the evidence of benefit from Nurses and Midwives' Clinical Academic (NMCA) appointments and establish the value of their contribution to the key stakeholders: patients, the individual joint appointees, academic institutions, and health and social care organisations.
Background: Jointly appointed clinical academic posts for nurses and midwives are rare, making up less than 0.1% of the workforce in the UK.
Design: A scoping review.
Methods: Conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Methodology for Scoping Reviews.
Data Sources: ProQuest, SCOPUS, MEDLINE Ovid, CINAHL Ultimate and British Library EThOS were searched for English language publications from January 2013 to December 2023.
Results: Thirteen papers met the inclusion criteria. Key themes were the introduction of effective care guidelines and interventions, shared decision-making in care and research, individual professional growth and development, motivation, and job satisfaction, improved clinical–academic partnerships, and research advancement.
Conclusion: There is emerging evidence of significant benefits from clinical academic posts in nursing and midwifery; studies have generally been qualitative, focusing less on quantitative approaches.
Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care: This study demonstrates potential benefits to both the nursing/midwifery profession and patients, particularly regarding the generation of new knowledge and provision of quality care
Background: Jointly appointed clinical academic posts for nurses and midwives are rare, making up less than 0.1% of the workforce in the UK.
Design: A scoping review.
Methods: Conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Methodology for Scoping Reviews.
Data Sources: ProQuest, SCOPUS, MEDLINE Ovid, CINAHL Ultimate and British Library EThOS were searched for English language publications from January 2013 to December 2023.
Results: Thirteen papers met the inclusion criteria. Key themes were the introduction of effective care guidelines and interventions, shared decision-making in care and research, individual professional growth and development, motivation, and job satisfaction, improved clinical–academic partnerships, and research advancement.
Conclusion: There is emerging evidence of significant benefits from clinical academic posts in nursing and midwifery; studies have generally been qualitative, focusing less on quantitative approaches.
Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care: This study demonstrates potential benefits to both the nursing/midwifery profession and patients, particularly regarding the generation of new knowledge and provision of quality care
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | e70227 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Nursing Open |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 8 May 2025 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 31 May 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 The Author(s). Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Data Availability Statement
All data of this study's findings are included in this article.Funding
The Vice-Chancellor Research Scholarship, Ulster University, funded this study.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- clinical academic
- health benefits
- joint appointments
- midwifery
- nursing
- Humans
- Midwifery
- United Kingdom
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