Prof Jane Ball
@janeeball.bsky.social
Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence. A career spent researching nursing workforce to inform policy & practice. #safestaffing #valuingnursing
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But this is only the beginning. The Institute is more than a set of programmes. It’s a movement.
As the pressures on nursing remain relentless, read about how we will build on these successes to tackle the most complex and persistent issues in 2026 & beyond in @janeeball.bsky.social's latest blog.
As the pressures on nursing remain relentless, read about how we will build on these successes to tackle the most complex and persistent issues in 2026 & beyond in @janeeball.bsky.social's latest blog.
One year on: how the Insititute of Nursing Excellence is powering change | Royal College of Nursing
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January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
But this is only the beginning. The Institute is more than a set of programmes. It’s a movement.
As the pressures on nursing remain relentless, read about how we will build on these successes to tackle the most complex and persistent issues in 2026 & beyond in @janeeball.bsky.social's latest blog.
As the pressures on nursing remain relentless, read about how we will build on these successes to tackle the most complex and persistent issues in 2026 & beyond in @janeeball.bsky.social's latest blog.
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Indexicality lesson for students and others who submit attachments. You need to label your file with your OWN NAME, not "Chapter 6" or "Paris conference presentation". The Paris conference will receive 400 files, 395 of which will have identical/similar names. Recipe for chaos. #academicsky #PhDchat
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Indexicality lesson for students and others who submit attachments. You need to label your file with your OWN NAME, not "Chapter 6" or "Paris conference presentation". The Paris conference will receive 400 files, 395 of which will have identical/similar names. Recipe for chaos. #academicsky #PhDchat
This is such a beautiful painting and such a beautiful idea/intention to have set up this fund.
Have donated x
Have donated x
A while ago I shared a photo of a place I was planning to visit and paint. Here is the finished painting and donated to the Claire Chick Nursing Fund. If you want to know more about this fund (and donate) please read here www.justgiving.com/campaign/cla...
January 5, 2026 at 7:53 AM
This is such a beautiful painting and such a beautiful idea/intention to have set up this fund.
Have donated x
Have donated x
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A review of international research on minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and safe staffing legislation from @unisouthampton.bsky.social has strengthened our call for ratios to protect patients and staff from harm to be enshrined in law.
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
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Nursing ratios: ‘The price of unsafe staffing is too high' | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Professor Jane Ball, Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, sets out why mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios are essential. Investing in minimum staffing levels delivers better outc...
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October 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A review of international research on minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and safe staffing legislation from @unisouthampton.bsky.social has strengthened our call for ratios to protect patients and staff from harm to be enshrined in law.
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
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“It’s been a brutal year. I hope we will start to be united about this. If we had legislation on the maximum number of patients per nurse, our nursing budgets couldn’t be cut.”
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“It’s been a brutal year. I hope we will start to be united about this. If we had legislation on the maximum number of patients per nurse, our nursing budgets couldn’t be cut.”
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
The de-professionalisation of nursing is rife…. #NursingLive
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The de-professionalisation of nursing is rife…. #NursingLive
Who better to get us to think differently about nursing workforce challenges than the inimitable Prof Alison Leary?
#NursingLive @alisonleary1.bsky.social
@rcn.org.uk
#NursingLive @alisonleary1.bsky.social
@rcn.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Who better to get us to think differently about nursing workforce challenges than the inimitable Prof Alison Leary?
#NursingLive @alisonleary1.bsky.social
@rcn.org.uk
#NursingLive @alisonleary1.bsky.social
@rcn.org.uk
Lena Johnson at #NursingLive
Discussing impact of corridor care (care in the wrong places) on staff.
Discussing impact of corridor care (care in the wrong places) on staff.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Lena Johnson at #NursingLive
Discussing impact of corridor care (care in the wrong places) on staff.
Discussing impact of corridor care (care in the wrong places) on staff.
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Almost 10 years ago, I did research at a large acute trust, which showed that job applicants were significantly more likely to be offered B5 RN roles if they were young, white, and female. I wonder whether anything has changed?
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Almost 10 years ago, I did research at a large acute trust, which showed that job applicants were significantly more likely to be offered B5 RN roles if they were young, white, and female. I wonder whether anything has changed?
“It’s been a brutal year. I hope we will start to be united about this. If we had legislation on the maximum number of patients per nurse, our nursing budgets couldn’t be cut.”
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
“It’s been a brutal year. I hope we will start to be united about this. If we had legislation on the maximum number of patients per nurse, our nursing budgets couldn’t be cut.”
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
“Invest in nursing and we can improve patient flow”
Nicola Ranger
#NursingLive
Pay and conditions, career progression - needs radical rethink “Nursing needs to be VALUED” #NursingLive @rcn.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Pay and conditions, career progression - needs radical rethink “Nursing needs to be VALUED” #NursingLive @rcn.org.uk
“We need to be united to get nursing the status and resoect it deserves. Nursing is the solution”
Prof Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief Execuitve of @rcn.org.uk #NursingLive
Prof Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief Execuitve of @rcn.org.uk #NursingLive
November 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
“We need to be united to get nursing the status and resoect it deserves. Nursing is the solution”
Prof Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief Execuitve of @rcn.org.uk #NursingLive
Prof Nicola Ranger, General Secretary and Chief Execuitve of @rcn.org.uk #NursingLive
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It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable….
A review of international research on minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and safe staffing legislation from @unisouthampton.bsky.social has strengthened our call for ratios to protect patients and staff from harm to be enshrined in law.
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
Nursing ratios: ‘The price of unsafe staffing is too high' | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Professor Jane Ball, Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, sets out why mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios are essential. Investing in minimum staffing levels delivers better outc...
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November 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable….
Delighted to be at #NursingLive at the NEC Birmingham. @rcn.org.uk President Bejoy Sebastian introducing our chief executive, Nicola Ranger
November 5, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Delighted to be at #NursingLive at the NEC Birmingham. @rcn.org.uk President Bejoy Sebastian introducing our chief executive, Nicola Ranger
It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable….
A review of international research on minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and safe staffing legislation from @unisouthampton.bsky.social has strengthened our call for ratios to protect patients and staff from harm to be enshrined in law.
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from @janeeball.bsky.social ⬇️
Nursing ratios: ‘The price of unsafe staffing is too high' | RCN Magazine | Royal College of Nursing
Professor Jane Ball, Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, sets out why mandated minimum nurse-to-patient ratios are essential. Investing in minimum staffing levels delivers better outc...
bit.ly
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable….
Reposted by Prof Jane Ball
District nursing services are in crisis as supply of nurses has plummeted while demand has risen finds a report published today by Nuffield Trust. This is a critically important service for shift of care from hospital into community.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/1-...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/1-...
1 in 4 district nurses leave NHS – fix district nursing or risk jeopardising plans to shift care closer to home, warns think tank
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 AM
District nursing services are in crisis as supply of nurses has plummeted while demand has risen finds a report published today by Nuffield Trust. This is a critically important service for shift of care from hospital into community.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/1-...
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/1-...
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BLOG from Marcus Wooton.
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nursing AI and the elephant in the room | Royal College of Nursing
www.rcn.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BLOG from Marcus Wooton.
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Ooh - my new paper on case study is out! What’s a case study, how do you do one, how do you spot a good one? Includes niche examples like the REF impact case study (though it’s mainly about research case studies).
Calling all researchers and educators📣 This new RMR by @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social on how to conduct effective case studies, offers guidance for using them for learning & decision-making.
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
Essential reading for robust research!
https://bit.ly/47PL01l
September 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ooh - my new paper on case study is out! What’s a case study, how do you do one, how do you spot a good one? Includes niche examples like the REF impact case study (though it’s mainly about research case studies).
What a fabulous leadership summit organised by @emilymcwhirter.bsky.social & team today. Great presentations but more importantly some fabulous reflections & questions from senior nurses. And a real sense of developing community.
So glad to be a part of it. @rcn.org.uk #RCN #NursingLeadership
So glad to be a part of it. @rcn.org.uk #RCN #NursingLeadership
September 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What a fabulous leadership summit organised by @emilymcwhirter.bsky.social & team today. Great presentations but more importantly some fabulous reflections & questions from senior nurses. And a real sense of developing community.
So glad to be a part of it. @rcn.org.uk #RCN #NursingLeadership
So glad to be a part of it. @rcn.org.uk #RCN #NursingLeadership
BLOG from Marcus Wooton.
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nursing AI and the elephant in the room | Royal College of Nursing
www.rcn.org.uk
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
BLOG from Marcus Wooton.
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
“If we do not demand that its development includes all of humanity, our richest and our poorest, and every nation and place considered, future generations will rightly judge us harshly - and, like elephants, they will not forget.”
www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
NEW PAPER:
“Addressing ‘persistent’ and detrimental organisational factors throughout nurses’ careers should continue to be a priority to retain them, safeguard their well‐being and enable them to deliver the standard of care they aspire to”
scholar.google.com/scholar?as_y...
“Addressing ‘persistent’ and detrimental organisational factors throughout nurses’ careers should continue to be a priority to retain them, safeguard their well‐being and enable them to deliver the standard of care they aspire to”
scholar.google.com/scholar?as_y...
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September 20, 2025 at 6:36 AM
NEW PAPER:
“Addressing ‘persistent’ and detrimental organisational factors throughout nurses’ careers should continue to be a priority to retain them, safeguard their well‐being and enable them to deliver the standard of care they aspire to”
scholar.google.com/scholar?as_y...
“Addressing ‘persistent’ and detrimental organisational factors throughout nurses’ careers should continue to be a priority to retain them, safeguard their well‐being and enable them to deliver the standard of care they aspire to”
scholar.google.com/scholar?as_y...
Fabulous to hear clear commitments from country CNOs to make research a central pillar in nursing - opportunities, placements, career paths, pay, workfotce plans, contracts….
And fab that they cited the new @rcn.org.uk Research Strategy!
#RCNresearch25
And fab that they cited the new @rcn.org.uk Research Strategy!
#RCNresearch25
September 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Fabulous to hear clear commitments from country CNOs to make research a central pillar in nursing - opportunities, placements, career paths, pay, workfotce plans, contracts….
And fab that they cited the new @rcn.org.uk Research Strategy!
#RCNresearch25
And fab that they cited the new @rcn.org.uk Research Strategy!
#RCNresearch25
Different strategies - shared goals.
Making research everyone’s business. Professor Ruth Endacott, NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery #RCNResearch25
Making research everyone’s business. Professor Ruth Endacott, NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery #RCNResearch25
September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Different strategies - shared goals.
Making research everyone’s business. Professor Ruth Endacott, NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery #RCNResearch25
Making research everyone’s business. Professor Ruth Endacott, NIHR Director of Nursing and Midwifery #RCNResearch25