Investigation Of Factors Affecting Recruitment And Retention In The UK Veterinary Nursing Profession

Hagen, Jennifer; Weller, Renate; Mair, Tim; Batt-Williams, Sarah; Kinnison, Tierney

Abstract

Background
Recruitment and retention have been identified as contributing factors to workforce shortages in the veterinary team.
Methods
In this second part of a project exploring recruitment and retention in veterinary professions, results from veterinary nurses from an online questionnaire, distributed in 2018 were analysed. Factors contributing to leaving/staying in current employment and the profession were investigated.
Results
Veterinary nurses had few job changes (median 2), however, 53.8% (n=1060) reported that they were likely or very likely to leave their employment within two years. Respondents who were recently qualified (P

Citation

Hagen, J., Weller, R., Mair, T., Batt-Williams, S., & Kinnison, T. (2022). Investigation Of Factors Affecting Recruitment And Retention In The UK Veterinary Nursing Profession. Vet Record Case Reports, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.106044

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 22, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Sep 9, 2022
• Publication Date: Sep 9, 2022
• Deposit Date: Feb 4, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 10, 2022
• Journal: Vet Record Case Reports
• Print ISSN: 2052-6121
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-6121
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.106044
• Public URL: https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1557221