Professor health care & policy research, mainly workforce research . Previously UCL Medical School, St. George's Medical School, now Kingston Univ. Views my own

London, UK
Joined September 2013
Looking for a part time research associate post ? Join us in a study investigating strategies for retaining community nurses in their jobs and organisations - more details here jobs.ac.uk/job/DFL408/resear…. Funded by the General Nursing Council Trust.
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Triumphant Return: #MGGS_ Speech Day celebrated A-Level success on January 5th, welcoming former Y13's, parents, and special guest Professor Vari Drennan MBE. Headteacher Miss Stanley expressed pride in their achievements &to staying connected through the MGGS #Alumni. 🎓🌟
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Of interest @rcgp @RCPhysicians @FPARCP ? More summaries of our research evidence to follow
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Great to have the opportunity to remind colleagues of the evidence from our research about Physician Associates (PAs). bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p279… Nine years on from our research PAs remain unregulated with issues of supervision and informing patients unresolved.
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Replying to @Sammy_Lou
Of interest ?- our rapid response to BMJ article bmj.com/content/383/bmj.p279… which we detail findings of our @NIHR research evidence on the contribution of PAs in general practice .
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It is Saturday and raining. Help us get to 300 followers today. Like history,? like nursing? Give us a follow? RCN member. Use the pinned post to become a member? You can also make us your first choice as a forum. Thanks in advance, let’s do this , #HistNursing @RCNLibraries
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Join Professor Anne Marie Rafferty in conversation with Dr Linda Aiken to discuss influencing policy through evidence and research. 📅Monday 11 December 17:00 - 18:30 at Guy's. A recording will be available afterwards. kcl.ac.uk/events/in-conversa… @annemarieraffer @LindaAiken_Penn
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Hold the Date ! ⏰ The UK Association for the History of Nursing 2024 Colloquium will be held on Friday , June 28th at Greenwich University , London . More details, including on abstract submission,  to follow in the New Year. #HistNursing @RCNLibraries
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Really looking forward to working with our new @RCNHistory committee members in 2024, tho sad to see Stuart W and @mgraham890 step down. #HistNursing thanks to all 💙
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Here is your HONF Committee for 2024 . Many thanks to Stuart Wildman and Margaret Graham who finish their term . Welcome to Diane Yearwood, @VariDrennan & Janet Hargreaves #HistNursing @RCNLibraries
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NEW: As Boris Johnson prepares to give evidence to the #CovidInquiry tomorrow, 10 people whose loved ones died from covid ask him 10 questions that go to the heart of how he responded to the pandemic @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/politics/wh…
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Absolutely thrilled to launch our evidence-based guidance for nurse redeployment after a lot of hard work with @RedeployStudy ⭐️ Thank you to everyone who contributed You can download the resources here 👇🏼 yqsr.org/redeployment-of-nur… – at Bradford, England
🧵1/7 📢We @RedeployStudy are excited to launch national evidence-based guidance for nurse redeployment developed by researchers at @YHPSRC @yqsrdotorg funded by @NIHRresearch The resources are free to download yqsr.org/redeployment-of-nur… This thread outlines the resources & research
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"older patients, particularly those with limited autonomy, who spend the night in the #ED awaiting hospital admission may have a higher risk of in-hospital #mortality and #morbidity; they should be prioritized for admission to a ward" important for #NHS jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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Simon has done a much better job than me at taking the emotion out of the latest migration policy announcement and looking at its impact on social care. Take a look
Relaxing immigration rules for overseas careworkers in 2021 was the govt’s single most effective action on #socialcare. It brought down vacancies. Tightening the rules again is a real risk because, while vacancies have fallen, they are still higher than before COVID-19.
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The government’s announcement about immigration and visa rules will have a devastating impact on nurse migration to the UK and on workforce shortages in social care. A government hell bent on playing politics rather than on ensuring we can take care of the health of the nation
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Come to our FREE webinar Thurs 7th December-causes of psychological ill-health in nurses, midwives & paramedics & what we can do about it-launching our new guide @CathTaylor72 @PointofCareFdn @fitzy45 @JaneEBall @janekohara @MaryDixonWoods @KarenMattick @SpillersK @alisonleary1
Join our researchers from @healthscisurrey to discuss ways to enhance the psychological health of nurses, midwives, and paramedics in the NHS. eventbrite.co.uk/e/care-unde… @CathTaylor72 @nursingpolicy
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Living well in older age in the community: research into nurse-led interventions Free @TheQNI Community Nursing Research Forum Event 25th Jan 1-2pm For all UK-based nurses interested in the community & social care @QNI_Scotland @WeCommNurses ⬇️ Link qni.org.uk/news-and-events/e…
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Looking forward to the @FPARCP conference later this week and meeting with colleagues in person again. Come say hello 👋🏽 #FPAConf23
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In the last year, more nurses joined the NMC register who were educated internationally than those who were trained in the UK. Our IEN colleagues work in health & social care & form the bedrock of nursing teams serving UK citizens. @TheQNI @JamesCleverly @wesstreeting @nmcnews
The government’s announcement about immigration and visa rules will have a devastating impact on nurse migration to the UK and on workforce shortages in social care. A government hell bent on playing politics rather than on ensuring we can take care of the health of the nation
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Congratulations to our fantastic Chief Exec @CrystalOldman who has just been appointed a Trustee of @NuffieldTrust!
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