Community of Practice - National Retention Hub

Community of Practice

National Retention Hub


What is a Community of Practice?

A group of individuals who share a common concern, set of problems, or an interest in a topic and who come together to fulfil shared goals.

What is its purpose of the Belong, Stay Thrive Community of Practice?

Improving staff retention is complex and multifaceted, and there is no single solution that ensures success. The Belong, Thrive and Stay Community of Practice (CoP) was established in May 2024, to provide an opportunity for retention leads to come together to collectively improve staff retention.

What is the aim of the CoP?

The Belong, Thrive and Stay CoP aims to support retention leads and key stakeholders across NHS Wales to work, learn, share, and innovate together to collectively improve staff retention across NHS Wales.

Responsibilities of members

To deliver the CoP aim, the community members are required to:

Projects and innovations developed by the CoP can be seen within the current retention project and case study section of this hub.

If you would like more information or would like to be involved in the Community of Practice, please contact the National Retention Programme Lead.