Enhanced Therapeutic Observation and Care (ETOC) webinar: workforce skill-mix for ETOC

Join the Nursing Directorate's Workforce Team from 1pm to 2pm on Tuesday 16 June 2026 for our webinar focusing on workforce skill-mix for ETOC.  
 
The webinar focuses on ETOC skill mix decision-making, including what to consider when determining ETOC deployment models, and highlights the importance of a person-centred and holistic approach to ETOC skill-mix decision making when assessing, planning, and delivering care.  

The session will spotlight how organisations are determining staffing skill mix locally, ensuring ETOC is delivered by the appropriate person with the relevant expertise and is therapeutic and tailored to the patient’s needs. 

The webinar will be chaired by Ellen Duke, NHS England’s National Deputy Director for Children & Young People's Nursing. Ellen will be joined by trust colleagues who will share their journey in this space.  

We recognise that the examples shared throughout this webinar may not be directly applicable to your organisation and that everyone may be at varying places in their journey, however we are hoping this webinar will inspire you to think differently. 

This event will be useful for anyone within your organisation responsible for the provision and monitoring of ETOC, including but not limited to nursing teams, ETOC teams, nursing workforce leads and staffing leads. 

About the Enhanced Therapeutic Observation and Care (ETOC) programme 

Demand for Enhanced Therapeutic Observation and Care (ETOC), often referred to as enhanced care, 1:1’s or specialling, has increased due to our aging population and complexity of patient presentation. Nursing leaders report the need to identify innovative workforce models to ensure that patient safety and experience can be maintained in the most appropriate way. 
 
NHS England's Nursing Directorate's Workforce Team, in collaboration with Safer Staffing colleagues, have launched a programme of work which aims to support systems to develop and improve their approach to how enhanced therapeutic observations and care is assessed and provided, with patient safety and experience at the centre. 
 
Registration 
 
If you would like to attend this event, please register by clicking the green reserve button above and confirm your booking by logging in or registering. The deadline for registration is 5pm on Monday 15 June 2026. We will send an outlook invitation and joining details to all registered attendees. 
 
If you have any queries about this event, please contact the Nursing Directorate's Workforce Team at england.nursingworkforce@nhs.net   

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