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Hattie
@hattierocket.bsky.social
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November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
hattierocket.bsky.social
Quite beautiful.
EOL care at home.
drbenbowers.bsky.social Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social · Sep 2
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/...

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Sorted: an experimental interpretive poetry piece on injectable medications care at the end of life - Bella Madden, Ben Bowers, 2025
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September 3, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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drbenbowers.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
June 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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drbenbowers.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/...

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‘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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June 19, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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drbenbowers.bsky.social
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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September 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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theqicn.bsky.social
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!
May 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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theqicn.bsky.social
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.
qicn.org.uk
May 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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drbenbowers.bsky.social
📢 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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June 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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drbenbowers.bsky.social
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.
qicn.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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drbenbowers.bsky.social
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_...

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June 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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theqicn.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
June 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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drbenbowers.bsky.social
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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May 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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dohertyta.bsky.social
#HistNursing
March 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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angelacat.bsky.social
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.'
February 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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theqicn.bsky.social
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...
February 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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theqicn.bsky.social
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.
qni.org.uk
March 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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theqicn.bsky.social
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.
www.nursingtimes.net
March 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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julieclennell.bsky.social
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 💜
January 17, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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crbrownwilson.bsky.social
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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December 6, 2024 at 10:44 AM
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drkevinfong.bsky.social
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/...
November 24, 2024 at 8:51 PM
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nickicredland.bsky.social
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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November 22, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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johnunsworth10.bsky.social
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
Nurse attending to a patient
November 23, 2024 at 10:39 AM
hattierocket.bsky.social
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.
www.nursinginpractice.com
December 3, 2024 at 6:41 AM
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drbenbowers.bsky.social
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)

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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.
qni.org.uk
December 1, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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theguardian.com
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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November 30, 2024 at 7:10 AM