Quite beautiful. EOL care at home.
Dr Ben Bowers@drbenbowers.bsky.social · last yr.Our 'must read' poem on a family carers experience of dying and injectable medication care at home - a powerful experimental research piece written with Bella, public contributor. Please help share! Paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @theqicn.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social
This new evidence of the need to invest in core community nursing services will be really helpful @stephlawrence.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @rcndcnforum.bsky.social
Our must read research is out - "We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role": Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. @jadvnursing.bsky.social Pls share! Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social
‘We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role’: A Multimethod Study of Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care
Aim To explore community nurses' experiences of changes to their roles in palliative and end-of-life care. Design An e-survey was followed by focus groups. Methods Fifty-one community nurses wit...
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Our 'must read' poem on a family carers experience of dying and injectable medication care at home - a powerful experimental research piece written with Bella, public contributor. Please help share! Paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @theqicn.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social
Sorted: an experimental interpretive poetry piece on injectable medications care at the end of life - Bella Madden, Ben Bowers, 2025
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Thank you @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @billypalmer.bsky.social for presenting the initial report on the decline in district nurses at the House of Lords yesterday, hosted by Baroness Watkins. So many leaders in the room passionate about reversing this trend. Looking forward to the full report!
Nuffield Trust@nuffieldtrust.org.uk · last yr.NEW: In our chart of the week, @billypalmer.bsky.social explores the concerning decline of district nurses in England - at a time of increasing population need - and finds that over a quarter are paid at a lower band than could be expected. See the chart 👇 buff.ly/cM67plU
The QICN has serious concerns about government changes to the Apprenticeship programme and impacts on nurse education. Read our statement: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
QICN warns apprenticeship reforms threaten nurse education
The QICN has raised concerns about today’s announcement by the government of incoming reforms to the Apprenticeship scheme.
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📢 Care Home nurses, care staff & managers in the UK Help us improve access to end of life symptom management medications in UK care homes youtu.be/ckCT8CzM7BA Share your experiences by completing this short survey 👉 bit.ly/cinch25 @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social
Exploring access to controlled drugs in PEoLC in UK care homes
YouTube video by Marie Curie
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Community nurse in the UK wanting to develop your skills in creating posters to share your innovations at conferences? Join us for our next free QICN Community Nursing Research Forum Masterclass on 3 July: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social
Research Masterclass: Designing Posters to have Impact - The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing
This free 1-hour masterclass will feature Dr Maria J Grant outlining how to create visually striking and impactful posters.
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Community nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can Please share too! Survey: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @theqicn.bsky.social @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social
🎓 Missed our latest CNRF Research Masterclass? Catch up now! 📹 Watch the recording and read a short summary of Dr Simon Etkind’s insightful session on using critical appraisal skills to review research papers. 👉 View here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... #ResearchMasterclass #CriticalAppraisal
Are you a community nurse working in the UK? Please help us evidence how much of your day-to-day work involves caring for people in their last year of life. Take part in our 10-min max survey study here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @theqicn.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social
NOTICE Survey
NOTICE Survey
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BEDS rewritingsocialcare.blog/2025/02/15/b... I think this might be my favourite @bryonyshannon.bsky.social language blog so far. Best line imho 'We focus our attention on whether people require assistance to get in and out of bed and forget to consider whether people have a reason to get up.'
Nominations are open for the Executive Community Nurse Leadership award! CEOs of provider organisations can nominate Chief Nurses/Directors of Nursing. The winner will be announced at the William Rathbone X Award & Lecture. Deadline is 31 March 2025. Find out more: qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
The Queen’s Nursing Institute is delighted to announce that Steph Lawrence MBE will become our next Chief Executive. Steph will succeed Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, who has led the charity since 2012. Steph will take up the position on 1 July 2025. Find out more 👉 qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
The Queen’s Nursing Institute Announces New Chief Executive - The Queen's Nursing Institute
The Queen's Nursing Institute has appointed Steph Lawrence MBE as its next chief executive. Steph will succeed Dr Crystal Oldman CBE.
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Ahead of her address at #Rewired25 QNI Chief Executive @crystaloldman.bsky.social has spoken to Nursing Times about digital transformation in community nursing. @dhrewired.bsky.social See you next week in Birmingham! www.nursingtimes.net/digital-and-...
‘Leadership is critical in the digital transformation of community nursing’ | Nursing Times
Crystal Oldman shares insights on the critical role of leadership in navigating the digital transformation of community nursing. Read more.
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Wishing @crystaloldman.bsky.social a long & happy retirement. I thank you for your passion, leadership & commitment to the advancement of community nursing. You will be missed but the legacy you leave is immeasurable 💜
The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing@theqicn.bsky.social · 2y agoAfter 12 years as Chief Executive of the QNI, Dr Crystal Oldman CBE has announced her #retirement. Read more here👉: qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
As we are coming up to a busy time of year- here is a #free #resource supporting #resilience- it was a #CoDesign project with health and social care colleagues - please share widely: resilienceresource.co.uk
Resilience Resource
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editorial from @bmj.com and paper: Poor staff retention is associated with higher patient mortality. Have said it before & I’ll say it again. If you don’t care for the carers, they cannot care for their patients. www.bmj.com/content/387/...
Absolutely delighted to see this finally published. Thank you to our amazing authors and also to my fellow co-editors for keeping me sane!! www.amazon.co.uk/Critical-Man...
Critical Care Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures
Buy Critical Care Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures 2 by Bench, Suzanne, Credland, Nicki, Hill, Chris (ISBN: 9781119841234) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Are you a District Nursing Team Leader? can you help with a 10-miunte survey examining advanced practice? survey and info here app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbri... thanks
www.nursinginpractice.com/community-nu... Shocking figures “Government data shows there were just 13,131 Health and Care Worker visa grants between April to September 2024 – down from 80,541 grants in the same period the year before (-84%)”
Major drop in health and care worker visas following rule change
There has been a significant decline in the number of Health and Care Worker visas granted in the UK over the past year.
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Community nurse interested in learning more about research? Our QNI bitesize sessions are free and are recorded for you to catch up. Sign up for the Forum for free ⬇️ @theqni.bsky.social (no spam, just a monthly email) @hattierocket.bsky.social @rosyroo.bsky.social qni.org.uk/nursing-in-t...
About the Forum - The Queen's Nursing Institute
A collaborative research forum for community nurses operated by The Queen's Nursing Institute and launched in 2022.
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Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke
Good palliative care can alleviate the pain of dying – this bill means Labour must fund it | Rachel Clarke
Making dying easier is not the solution when NHS, social and palliative care are simply not there for patients The succession of former prime ministers who lined up in recent days to assert their compassion for the dying was quite something. David…
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This is confusing for people who don’t understand how end of life care can and is provided in people’s homes, many many people actually want to be at home to die and are supported to do just that, I can’t see district and community nursing currently coming into these conversations in the press
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y agoLabour urged to take immediate action on palliative care after MPs back assisted dying – UK politics live
www.itv.com/watch/tonigh... Essential viewing about hospice care in Britain. I’d add, a missed opportunity to even briefly mention how end of life care coordinated thro collaboration NHS community &primary care &organisations providing nursing/personal/holistic/specialist EOL care in people's homes
I am moving from X. I look forward to connecting on here with colleagues and friends. @theqni.bsky.social
Today @uclpolicylab.bsky.social and the University of Sydney are launching a new report on social isolation and loneliness. We think connection matters for us as individuals, but it also matters for building better politics. www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
New report brings together leading thinkers to call for a greater focus on an epidemic of loneliness
UCL Policy Lab and the University of Sydney Matilda Centre have brought together leading researchers and community leaders to help shape the future of approaches to loneliness and social isolation.
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The King's Fund was glad to be able to contribute to this important toolkit, ensuring people's voices are heard at conferences and events and making participation as inclusive as possible. Have a read of the suite of resources below.
Think Local Act Personal@tlap.bsky.social · 2y agoCentring lived experience at events about health and social care is vital. That’s why we’ve created research into inclusive event planning and a toolkit for event organisers, developed with @socialcarefuture.bsky.social and @incontrolorg.bsky.social -> thinklocalactpersonal.org.uk/resources/in...
