#mhTV episode 56 - RePAIR: Reducing pre-registration attrition and improving retention

Welcome to episode 56 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 14 July 2021] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert spoke with guests Michelle Simon and Scott Topping to talk about reducing pre-registration attrition and improving retention. Michelle is a Therapeutic Radiographer and became a Practice Educator Facilitator for Radiotherapy 2 years ago. Education and supporting students is her main interest. Michelle mainly works with Pre-registration students in both a clinical and academic setting. Michelle became a RePAIR Fellow in December 2020 with a focus on reducing pre-registration attrition and increasing retention across all professions which compliments her other role and drive to support others. Scott is a Registered Mental Health Nurse and Senior Practice Development Nurse at South West London & St. George’s Mental Health NHS Trust, currently on secondment to Health Education England as a RePAIR Fellow. Scott is passionate about student and staff well-being through training and empowerment. Scott is delighted to be working across London as a RePAIR Fellow and currently training as a Professional Nurse Advocate. Some links that may be of interest: - Capital Nurse 2nd year handbook: Routes into nursing: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/capitalnurse/workstreams/routes-nursing - Capital AHP page: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/our-work/capitalahp - 2021 National Education and Training Survey (NETS): https://poll.hee.nhs.uk/s/netsjune21/ Some Twitter links to follow are: NL - https://twitter.com/niadla​​​​​​​​​​​​​ MS - https://twitter.com/@MichSimon3 ST - https://twitter.com/ScottTopping_ Credits: Presenter: Nicky Lambert Guests: Michelle Simon and Scott Topping Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: Dave Munday (https://twitter.com/davidamunday)