Nick Holding 💙
@nickholding.bsky.social
NHS | Organisational psychologist & healthcare continuous improvement leader | Exec coach | Quality Management and Organisational Development specialist | Wolves 🧡🖤 | Parkrun | Lonely Goat 🐐 | Dysgwr Cymraeg 🏴 | Open to whatever comes next
I’m sure the multi-national colleagues at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital really appreciate the sudden outbreak of ‘patriotism’ on the entrance to the hospital, as they enter and leave work each day, taking care of the flag raisers family and friends.
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found...
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I’m sure the multi-national colleagues at Telford’s Princess Royal Hospital really appreciate the sudden outbreak of ‘patriotism’ on the entrance to the hospital, as they enter and leave work each day, taking care of the flag raisers family and friends.
Reposted by Nick Holding 💙
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found...
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found...
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
The men who raised the flags:
special report from @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social and @manchestermill.bsky.social
Wondering if Wolves can go the whole season beaten
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Wondering if Wolves can go the whole season beaten
@telford-live.com getting in on the @apiln.bsky.social action!
This looks important. Please steer clear of the Telford area until this all clears up.
Firefighters extinguish Brookside blaze
A single bucket of water was enough to put out the fire.
www.telford-live.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
@telford-live.com getting in on the @apiln.bsky.social action!
Maybe not then…
Miserable being a Wolves fan right now. Writing this hoping it will come back and bite me on the arse in 45 mins time
HALF-TIME
FULHAM 1-0 WOLVES
Another desperately poor display from Wolves compounded by the red card. Fans sing for Andre and Joao Gomes as the platers make their way across the pitch for the break. Gomes waves back. #WWFC
FULHAM 1-0 WOLVES
Another desperately poor display from Wolves compounded by the red card. Fans sing for Andre and Joao Gomes as the platers make their way across the pitch for the break. Gomes waves back. #WWFC
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Maybe not then…
Miserable being a Wolves fan right now. Writing this hoping it will come back and bite me on the arse in 45 mins time
HALF-TIME
FULHAM 1-0 WOLVES
Another desperately poor display from Wolves compounded by the red card. Fans sing for Andre and Joao Gomes as the platers make their way across the pitch for the break. Gomes waves back. #WWFC
FULHAM 1-0 WOLVES
Another desperately poor display from Wolves compounded by the red card. Fans sing for Andre and Joao Gomes as the platers make their way across the pitch for the break. Gomes waves back. #WWFC
November 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Miserable being a Wolves fan right now. Writing this hoping it will come back and bite me on the arse in 45 mins time
'The ‘Impossibility’ of working in the current NHS: sacrifice to a primitive god.'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The ‘Impossibility’ of working in the current NHS: sacrifice to a primitive god
This paper explores the current crisis in the NHS, focusing on the ‘impossible’ demands faced by staff and the underlying psychodynamic factors that perpetuate these challenges. Drawing on the auth...
www.tandfonline.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
'The ‘Impossibility’ of working in the current NHS: sacrifice to a primitive god.'
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Building and maintaining trust even when things aren’t going well.
As we enter a refreshed period of regulatory oversight (NHS Oversight Framework 2025/26), is there an opportunity to build trust and confidence through improved relationships and trust?
pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...
As we enter a refreshed period of regulatory oversight (NHS Oversight Framework 2025/26), is there an opportunity to build trust and confidence through improved relationships and trust?
pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...
Building and Maintaining Trust “Even When Things Aren’t Going Well”: Meta-Regulation Through an Explicit Psychological Contract
pure.york.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Building and maintaining trust even when things aren’t going well.
As we enter a refreshed period of regulatory oversight (NHS Oversight Framework 2025/26), is there an opportunity to build trust and confidence through improved relationships and trust?
pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...
As we enter a refreshed period of regulatory oversight (NHS Oversight Framework 2025/26), is there an opportunity to build trust and confidence through improved relationships and trust?
pure.york.ac.uk/portal/en/pu...
So that’s all good
June 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
So that’s all good
Reposted by Nick Holding 💙
Our latest chart gives food for thought as we look towards the release of the NHS ten-year plan.
Govt wants to shift more care into the community, but there's been a worrying decline in district nurses - a staff group that would be crucial to achieving this aim.
See the chart 👇
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Govt wants to shift more care into the community, but there's been a worrying decline in district nurses - a staff group that would be crucial to achieving this aim.
See the chart 👇
buff.ly/retlpTh
May 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Our latest chart gives food for thought as we look towards the release of the NHS ten-year plan.
Govt wants to shift more care into the community, but there's been a worrying decline in district nurses - a staff group that would be crucial to achieving this aim.
See the chart 👇
buff.ly/retlpTh
Govt wants to shift more care into the community, but there's been a worrying decline in district nurses - a staff group that would be crucial to achieving this aim.
See the chart 👇
buff.ly/retlpTh
Reposted by Nick Holding 💙
"Ten years ago, we would have never accepted old ladies being on corridors next to an (emergency) department for hours on end and they have become normal in the NHS...We’ve got to get ourselves out of that, and everybody wants to get out of it.”
NHS chief Sir Jim Mackey delivers candid message at MJA annual lecture
Read our story and key extracts from the night: mjauk.org/2025/05/09/n...
Read our story and key extracts from the night: mjauk.org/2025/05/09/n...
NHS chief Sir Jim Mackey delivers candid message at MJA annual lecture
The economic case for tackling health inequalities was a stand-out theme at this year’s MJA Symposium in partnership with the Health Foundation
mjauk.org
May 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"Ten years ago, we would have never accepted old ladies being on corridors next to an (emergency) department for hours on end and they have become normal in the NHS...We’ve got to get ourselves out of that, and everybody wants to get out of it.”
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In addition to having background knowledge, there are practical steps you can take to support a colleague with a stammer, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In addition to having background knowledge, there are practical steps you can take to support a colleague with a stammer, @abirimmer.bsky.social hears
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Reposted by Nick Holding 💙
So great to see #EatDrinkDressMove advice appear in this context too! Not only important to remain active as part of hospital inpatient recovery, but vital for aging and living well for longer 1/2
April 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So great to see #EatDrinkDressMove advice appear in this context too! Not only important to remain active as part of hospital inpatient recovery, but vital for aging and living well for longer 1/2
Interesting research @juleslewis7.bsky.social .
Still lots to do to help those who are in their last year or life, to stay at home if they wish to
Still lots to do to help those who are in their last year or life, to stay at home if they wish to
Our research found that for every £5 of public funds spent on health care for people in their last year of life, £4 was spent in hospital - with £2.80 of that on emergency hospital care, despite ambitions to shift more care from hospital to communities.
Read the report. 👇
Read the report. 👇
Public expenditure in the last year of life
Supporting people at the end of life is a crucially important element of public spending, yet there is remarkably little evidence available on how much money is being spent on it, and what that money…
buff.ly
April 19, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Interesting research @juleslewis7.bsky.social .
Still lots to do to help those who are in their last year or life, to stay at home if they wish to
Still lots to do to help those who are in their last year or life, to stay at home if they wish to
Reposted by Nick Holding 💙
Reposted by Nick Holding 💙
So pleased our #openaccess paper is published😊 Funded by CNO(Eng) Policy & Strategy Unit, it is the 1st theoretical explanation of how and why ward/unit accreditation programmes influence quality improvement @england.nhs.uk @kingsnmpc.bsky.social @rcnresearchforum.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5n8mmu8b
tinyurl.com/5n8mmu8b
What makes a local accreditation programme successful and how? A rapid realist review and in-depth consultation with senior nursing leaders
Locally driven ward and unit accreditation programmes provide a comprehensive tool to assess the quality of care delivered to patients, bringing toget…
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March 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
So pleased our #openaccess paper is published😊 Funded by CNO(Eng) Policy & Strategy Unit, it is the 1st theoretical explanation of how and why ward/unit accreditation programmes influence quality improvement @england.nhs.uk @kingsnmpc.bsky.social @rcnresearchforum.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5n8mmu8b
tinyurl.com/5n8mmu8b
March 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I agree!!
New research reveals majority of Britons back social prescribing of parkrun 🏃
blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/02/2...
New research reveals majority of Britons back social prescribing of parkrun 🏃
blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/02/2...
Majority of Britons back social prescribing of parkrun | parkrun UK Blog
With the government set to announce its new 10 Year UK Health Plan, new research has revealed that two in three Britons think it is a good idea for GPs to prescribe parkrun. The majority of these peop...
blog.parkrun.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I agree!!
New research reveals majority of Britons back social prescribing of parkrun 🏃
blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/02/2...
New research reveals majority of Britons back social prescribing of parkrun 🏃
blog.parkrun.com/uk/2025/02/2...