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Nurse lecturer, District Nursing pathway lead @NorthumbriaUni. Interested in community care, homeboundedness, active travel, ageing well & a good death.

Newcastle upon Tyne
Joined February 2020
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Children 👏 shouldn't👏 have👏 to👏 crowd 👏 fund👏 safety👏 outside👏 their👏 schools. This was a service you cut, and you abandoned the #SchoolStreets programme.
It certainly wasn’t hard to spot these Gosforth pupils on their way to school yesterday. They took part in a Be Bright Be Seen non-uniform day to raise money for their lollipop lady Katie as part of a community crowd funder. Find a link to their Just Giving page in the comments.
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Today we are sharing our latest blog written by @padsbigsis and @lindsayeoliver which asks the important question 'Have we lost sight of long term conditions?' and explores what we can do about this shorturl.at/GSxVC #personalisedcare #mltcs #conversationnotconsultation
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Join the team! We are seeking an RN (Adult) with community and/or social care nursing experience, to join our successful and highly committed teams delivering high quality education to the nursing and healthcare workforce, both pre and post qualifying. work4.northumbria.ac.uk/#en/…
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Today I launch my independent report into the Nursing & Midwifery Council - the body that regulates the 808,000 registrants It’s not a happy read Thank you to all who shared their stories I am confident that a lot of good will result You can read it here:riseassociates.co.uk/news/
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SPQ for adult social care team up for a Shine award @NorthumbriaUni leading the way! @HsNursing
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Cracking opportunity for any final year students or early career professionals (first 2 years post-qualification) interested in research. For all information, registering for the Q&A Webinar (13 June, 1-2pm) and the online application form, go to: newcastlehealthinnovation.or…
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Exciting times for community nursing @NorthumbriaUni following conditional NMC approval of our new Community SPQ pathways. More info from programme lead @KevinMur10 here: t.ly/s7MBm Come along to one of the events below or please contact us for more info
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Delighted that we have been approved (conditionally) for our new community SPQ (District Nursing, Community Children’s Nursing, General Practice Nursing and Adult Social Care Nursing. Four very exciting pathways advancing specialist practice in community and primary care! – at North East, England
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It is appalling that cuts to essential services result in such harm to patients - time for a government who listens to the experts on this and other safety critical issues.
The shortage of district nurses to provide vital care in the community can lead to avoidable deaths. An important coroner's report here - the numbers of DNs has more than halved since 2010:
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Are you a District Nurse with an SPQ? Can you spare 10 minutes? By taking part, you are contributing to important research about the development and maintenance of history-taking and assessment skills. Complete survey: tinyurl.com/DNDevRet
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Our Community SPQ programme requires an external subject specialist for our face-to-face NMC approval event on Tuesday, 13th February 2024. We have four SPQ pathways; District Nursing, General Practice Nursing, Adult Social Care Nursing and Community Childrens Nursing. 1/2
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District Nurse with an SPQ? I need your help 🙂 Can you spare 10 minutes this weekend? Important research about the development and maintenance of history-taking and assessment skills tinyurl.com/DNDevRet Thanks
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District Nurse with an SPQ? Can you spare 10 minutes? Important research about the development and maintenance of history-taking and assessment skills tinyurl.com/DNDevRet Thanks
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Still looking for participants- please share with your networks! @WeStudentNurse @WeNurses @NurseStandard @ParkerAtWork
Looking to speak with third year nursing students OR newly qualified nurses who have been working in community before qualifying- please get in touch with @ParkerAtWork or I. Interview held over Teams for approx 30 minutes- so important to hear from you!
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Looking to speak with third year nursing students OR newly qualified nurses who have been working in community before qualifying- please get in touch with @ParkerAtWork or I. Interview held over Teams for approx 30 minutes- so important to hear from you!
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Are you a District Nursing Team Leader with an SPQ? Can you spare 10 minutes to complete a survey examining the development and retention of history taking, physical examination and diagnostic skills? tinyurl.com/DNDevRet - further details and survey via this link
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1) Latest community services waiting times have been published by NHS England. Worrying increase to over 1m waiters and within the detail - community paediatrics accounts for 43% of all waiters over 52 weeks
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The children of the nation have spoken, and @BukayoSaka87 is their Bikeability cycling champion! Saka has a special message for his cycling companions, and families across the country this #CycleToSchoolWeek. Thank you for your support, and keep cycling! 🚲
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Cycling levels to @West_Jes_School are at an all-time high! There were even more outside and by the office - new shed needed! Thanks to @JaneLabour @LoveJesmond for creating safer routes 👍
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