@nursebee.bsky.social
Queen’s nurse, SCPHN(HV), lecturer in nursing encouraging early nursing careers in community and primary care, especially public health. Beekeeper. Walker. Open water swimmer .
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As @crystaloldman.bsky.social prepares to step down as Chief Executive of The QICN today, 30 June 2025, we want to say a heartfelt thank you Her incredible leadership, inspiring vision, and deep commitment to community nursing have meant so much to all of us. ❤️
Read more: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read more: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
June 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As @crystaloldman.bsky.social prepares to step down as Chief Executive of The QICN today, 30 June 2025, we want to say a heartfelt thank you Her incredible leadership, inspiring vision, and deep commitment to community nursing have meant so much to all of us. ❤️
Read more: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read more: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Applications are open for vacancies on 24 of our Forum Steering Committees. Joining a steering committee is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and influence standards within your specialism.
Interested? Applications close 23 June.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/441zWtm
Interested? Applications close 23 June.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/441zWtm
June 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Applications are open for vacancies on 24 of our Forum Steering Committees. Joining a steering committee is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and influence standards within your specialism.
Interested? Applications close 23 June.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/441zWtm
Interested? Applications close 23 June.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/441zWtm
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‘The right support should be available, adaptable and effective’
Ash Bainbridge on strategies for seeking out and finding the right support as a newly qualified nurse. #nurse #nurses #nursing #healthcare #earlycareer #newlyqualified #newlyregistered #careers
www.nursingtimes.net/newly-regist...
Ash Bainbridge on strategies for seeking out and finding the right support as a newly qualified nurse. #nurse #nurses #nursing #healthcare #earlycareer #newlyqualified #newlyregistered #careers
www.nursingtimes.net/newly-regist...
‘The right support should be available, adaptable and effective’ | Nursing Times
Ash Bainbridge on strategies for seeking out and finding the right support for you as a newly qualified nurse.
www.nursingtimes.net
May 30, 2025 at 9:59 AM
‘The right support should be available, adaptable and effective’
Ash Bainbridge on strategies for seeking out and finding the right support as a newly qualified nurse. #nurse #nurses #nursing #healthcare #earlycareer #newlyqualified #newlyregistered #careers
www.nursingtimes.net/newly-regist...
Ash Bainbridge on strategies for seeking out and finding the right support as a newly qualified nurse. #nurse #nurses #nursing #healthcare #earlycareer #newlyqualified #newlyregistered #careers
www.nursingtimes.net/newly-regist...
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Evaluating information is an important skill, whether you're studying, researching, or working in healthcare. This introductory level session is suitable for all members of the nursing family, and will give you practical tips to develop your skills.
📅 3 Jun 25
⌚ 10:00-12:00
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📅 3 Jun 25
⌚ 10:00-12:00
🌐 Online
buff.ly/puJXYtP
May 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Evaluating information is an important skill, whether you're studying, researching, or working in healthcare. This introductory level session is suitable for all members of the nursing family, and will give you practical tips to develop your skills.
📅 3 Jun 25
⌚ 10:00-12:00
🌐 Online
buff.ly/puJXYtP
📅 3 Jun 25
⌚ 10:00-12:00
🌐 Online
buff.ly/puJXYtP
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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
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...
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A Review in The Lancet discusses opportunities for chronic pain self-management in primary care:
"All community or health-care encounters offer an opportunity to alter the patient’s trajectory to self-management"
➡️https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00404-0/
"All community or health-care encounters offer an opportunity to alter the patient’s trajectory to self-management"
➡️https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00404-0/
May 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A Review in The Lancet discusses opportunities for chronic pain self-management in primary care:
"All community or health-care encounters offer an opportunity to alter the patient’s trajectory to self-management"
➡️https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00404-0/
"All community or health-care encounters offer an opportunity to alter the patient’s trajectory to self-management"
➡️https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00404-0/
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Important new work from our colleagues @scothealtheq.bsky.social, which we are pleased to support.
By building a stronger evidence base and improving how data and research are used to inform policy decisions, we will be better able to address the socioeconomic drivers of health inequalities ⬇️
By building a stronger evidence base and improving how data and research are used to inform policy decisions, we will be better able to address the socioeconomic drivers of health inequalities ⬇️
SHERU has today published two new outputs that support action on the socioeconomic drivers of health inequalities in Scotland. Together, they aim to strengthen the evidence base and improve how data and research inform better policy decisions.
Collaborative Research for Meaningful Impact - Scottish Health Equity Research Unit
This document sets out the Scottish Health Equity Research Unit’s (SHERU’s) key research interests in relation to the socioeconomic factors driving health inequalities in Scotland. It is intended for…
scothealthequity.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Important new work from our colleagues @scothealtheq.bsky.social, which we are pleased to support.
By building a stronger evidence base and improving how data and research are used to inform policy decisions, we will be better able to address the socioeconomic drivers of health inequalities ⬇️
By building a stronger evidence base and improving how data and research are used to inform policy decisions, we will be better able to address the socioeconomic drivers of health inequalities ⬇️
It was an honour to attend @fnightingalef.bsky.social commemorative service at Westminster Abbey
May 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It was an honour to attend @fnightingalef.bsky.social commemorative service at Westminster Abbey
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New @bmj.com opinion piece with Zoe Rostas out this evening unpicking our @healthfoundation.bsky.social / @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social public health polling data:
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
April 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New @bmj.com opinion piece with Zoe Rostas out this evening unpicking our @healthfoundation.bsky.social / @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social public health polling data:
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
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🗓️ Just over a week to go until the Care Show! We welcome you to join us in London 30 April to 1 May 2025! This FREE two-day conference promises to offer inspiration, opportunities and networking for those working in the #AdultSocialCare sector.
👉 To book tickets visit: www.careshowlondon.co.uk
👉 To book tickets visit: www.careshowlondon.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🗓️ Just over a week to go until the Care Show! We welcome you to join us in London 30 April to 1 May 2025! This FREE two-day conference promises to offer inspiration, opportunities and networking for those working in the #AdultSocialCare sector.
👉 To book tickets visit: www.careshowlondon.co.uk
👉 To book tickets visit: www.careshowlondon.co.uk
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#FNFMembers! Would you like to find out more about our Academy Member benefits? Join us on Friday 25 April from 9.30am where FNF Membership and Communications team members will share information and answer questions. Find out more & register to attend.
Making The Most of Your FNF Academy Benefits
We’re excited to invite you to an exclusive members-only webinar, designed to help you make the most of your FNF Academy benefits.
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April 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
#FNFMembers! Would you like to find out more about our Academy Member benefits? Join us on Friday 25 April from 9.30am where FNF Membership and Communications team members will share information and answer questions. Find out more & register to attend.
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Unsure of how to create reference lists, bibliographies, or citations? RCN Library can help! Join us in two weeks for a quick session to introduce you to the importance of referencing, and cover the basics of the Harvard referencing style.
📅 6 May 25
⌚ 11:00-12:00
🌐 Online
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📅 6 May 25
⌚ 11:00-12:00
🌐 Online
buff.ly/aBOmDDb
April 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Unsure of how to create reference lists, bibliographies, or citations? RCN Library can help! Join us in two weeks for a quick session to introduce you to the importance of referencing, and cover the basics of the Harvard referencing style.
📅 6 May 25
⌚ 11:00-12:00
🌐 Online
buff.ly/aBOmDDb
📅 6 May 25
⌚ 11:00-12:00
🌐 Online
buff.ly/aBOmDDb
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Our CYP policy lead Sarah Muckle comments in @nursingtimes.bsky.social on nurses tackling falling vaccination rates.
“Health visiting and school nursing…are open to all children and families, and that goes a long way in terms of building trust.”
bit.ly/3E7LMuc
“Health visiting and school nursing…are open to all children and families, and that goes a long way in terms of building trust.”
bit.ly/3E7LMuc
How nurses are tackling falling vaccination uptake | Nursing Times
Read about what public health experts from nursing backgrounds think should be done to address dwindling childhood vaccination rates.
bit.ly
April 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Our CYP policy lead Sarah Muckle comments in @nursingtimes.bsky.social on nurses tackling falling vaccination rates.
“Health visiting and school nursing…are open to all children and families, and that goes a long way in terms of building trust.”
bit.ly/3E7LMuc
“Health visiting and school nursing…are open to all children and families, and that goes a long way in terms of building trust.”
bit.ly/3E7LMuc
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Find @ngsopengardens.bsky.social gardens open near you this month! Watch spring in bloom and treat yourself or a loved one to tea and cake, all whilst supporting nursing and health charities! 🌹
Get started here 👉 findagarden.ngs.org.uk
Photo credit: 51 The Chase, Clapham © Matthew Bruce
Get started here 👉 findagarden.ngs.org.uk
Photo credit: 51 The Chase, Clapham © Matthew Bruce
April 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Find @ngsopengardens.bsky.social gardens open near you this month! Watch spring in bloom and treat yourself or a loved one to tea and cake, all whilst supporting nursing and health charities! 🌹
Get started here 👉 findagarden.ngs.org.uk
Photo credit: 51 The Chase, Clapham © Matthew Bruce
Get started here 👉 findagarden.ngs.org.uk
Photo credit: 51 The Chase, Clapham © Matthew Bruce
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Please read this excellent report from the The King's Fund 'What should national policy-makers do to make care close to home?'.
Representatives from the QICN attended workshops which contributed to this report 👇
Representatives from the QICN attended workshops which contributed to this report 👇
What can be done differently to make the shift towards primary and community care a reality?
Our call to action is:
1️⃣ Prioritise, be consistent & clear.
2️⃣ Enable & support local innovation.
3️⃣ Focus on changing national financing, rules & culture.
Read now. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
Our call to action is:
1️⃣ Prioritise, be consistent & clear.
2️⃣ Enable & support local innovation.
3️⃣ Focus on changing national financing, rules & culture.
Read now. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...
April 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Please read this excellent report from the The King's Fund 'What should national policy-makers do to make care close to home?'.
Representatives from the QICN attended workshops which contributed to this report 👇
Representatives from the QICN attended workshops which contributed to this report 👇
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Universities are reviewing transgender equality policies after the University of Sussex was handed a record fine from the higher education regulator
Universities review trans policies after Sussex’s record fine
Documents about equality policies have been taken down from websites after the Office for Students imposed £585,000 penalty over the treatment of Kathleen Stock
www.thetimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Universities are reviewing transgender equality policies after the University of Sussex was handed a record fine from the higher education regulator
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Check out our new blog series by early career staff
Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for you. #nursing #careers #nurses #midwives #newlyegistered #newlyqualified #NQNs #earlycareer
www.nursingtimes.net/careers/chec...
Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for you. #nursing #careers #nurses #midwives #newlyegistered #newlyqualified #NQNs #earlycareer
www.nursingtimes.net/careers/chec...
Check out our new blog series by early career staff | Nursing Times
Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for you.
www.nursingtimes.net
April 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Check out our new blog series by early career staff
Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for you. #nursing #careers #nurses #midwives #newlyegistered #newlyqualified #NQNs #earlycareer
www.nursingtimes.net/careers/chec...
Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for you. #nursing #careers #nurses #midwives #newlyegistered #newlyqualified #NQNs #earlycareer
www.nursingtimes.net/careers/chec...
“Nurses' writings have the power to transform healthcare and to inspire and motivate others.”
Thank you @debrae.bsky.social for this inspiring article,really resonates with me. Great read. #FreeAccess appreciated too.
Thank you @debrae.bsky.social for this inspiring article,really resonates with me. Great read. #FreeAccess appreciated too.
New #FreeAccess article by @debrae.bsky.social, "Why Writing Matters in Nursing: Reflections on the Connections Between Nursing and Writing" onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Why Writing Matters in Nursing: Reflections on the Connections Between Nursing and Writing
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“Nurses' writings have the power to transform healthcare and to inspire and motivate others.”
Thank you @debrae.bsky.social for this inspiring article,really resonates with me. Great read. #FreeAccess appreciated too.
Thank you @debrae.bsky.social for this inspiring article,really resonates with me. Great read. #FreeAccess appreciated too.
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Are you looking for funding to support your career and professional development? RCN Foundation education grants are now open!
Grants of up to £1,600 are available and you don’t need to be a member of the RCN to apply.
Applications close at 5pm on 12 May. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3LOBroe
Grants of up to £1,600 are available and you don’t need to be a member of the RCN to apply.
Applications close at 5pm on 12 May. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3LOBroe
March 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Are you looking for funding to support your career and professional development? RCN Foundation education grants are now open!
Grants of up to £1,600 are available and you don’t need to be a member of the RCN to apply.
Applications close at 5pm on 12 May. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3LOBroe
Grants of up to £1,600 are available and you don’t need to be a member of the RCN to apply.
Applications close at 5pm on 12 May. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3LOBroe
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Calls for ‘safe’ environment for student nurses to raise concerns
Nursing students do not raise concerns on placement because of fear of repercussions and stigma attached to speaking up, a conference has heard. #nursing #nurses #students #education #placement
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
Nursing students do not raise concerns on placement because of fear of repercussions and stigma attached to speaking up, a conference has heard. #nursing #nurses #students #education #placement
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
Calls for ‘safe’ environment for student nurses to raise concerns | Nursing Times
Read about the difficulties students face in raising concerns on placements, as discussed at the Council of Deans of Health spring conference.
www.nursingtimes.net
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Calls for ‘safe’ environment for student nurses to raise concerns
Nursing students do not raise concerns on placement because of fear of repercussions and stigma attached to speaking up, a conference has heard. #nursing #nurses #students #education #placement
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
Nursing students do not raise concerns on placement because of fear of repercussions and stigma attached to speaking up, a conference has heard. #nursing #nurses #students #education #placement
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
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The @intcouncilofnurses.bsky.social is recruiting for a Head of Nursing Practice and Regulations. The deadline to apply is 30th April 2025.
For more information visit👉 www.icn.ch/system/files...
For more information visit👉 www.icn.ch/system/files...
April 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The @intcouncilofnurses.bsky.social is recruiting for a Head of Nursing Practice and Regulations. The deadline to apply is 30th April 2025.
For more information visit👉 www.icn.ch/system/files...
For more information visit👉 www.icn.ch/system/files...
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We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team.
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
buff.ly/oDOTthv
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
buff.ly/oDOTthv
March 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team.
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
buff.ly/oDOTthv
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
buff.ly/oDOTthv
A bench and a quiet view - Bliss #work/lifebalance #walkforhealth
Sometimes you just need a bench with a quiet view…this one is on the Beda Fell ridge in the Far Eastern Fells #LakeDistrict #Wainwrights #Cumbria
March 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A bench and a quiet view - Bliss #work/lifebalance #walkforhealth
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BLOG: Will substantial cuts to disability benefits undermine efforts to shift to a more preventative system?
@davefinch.bsky.social reflects on the government's Pathways to Work green paper and the final report from our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives.
Read more ⬇️
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@davefinch.bsky.social reflects on the government's Pathways to Work green paper and the final report from our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives.
Read more ⬇️
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March 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
BLOG: Will substantial cuts to disability benefits undermine efforts to shift to a more preventative system?
@davefinch.bsky.social reflects on the government's Pathways to Work green paper and the final report from our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives.
Read more ⬇️
buff.ly/unZr0va
@davefinch.bsky.social reflects on the government's Pathways to Work green paper and the final report from our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives.
Read more ⬇️
buff.ly/unZr0va
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We have some fantastic leadership development programmes open for applications or to book on to. Find out more.
Programmes For Individuals - Florence Nightingale Foundation
i.mtrbio.com
March 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We have some fantastic leadership development programmes open for applications or to book on to. Find out more.