Shelley she/her🩷💜💙🏳️🌈👣🦋
@spearce33801.bsky.social
Registered Nurse.
“I don’t know if I’m too sensitive or if life is unbearable”
🌻- Vincent Van Gogh
🦓EDS♿️⭐️; Dyspraxic🌻Dyslexic
“I don’t know if I’m too sensitive or if life is unbearable”
🌻- Vincent Van Gogh
🦓EDS♿️⭐️; Dyspraxic🌻Dyslexic
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June 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Is 3.6% enough?
When the UK’s current inflation rate measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is 3.5%?
Together we are stronger. 🪧 Together we can make change
#FairPayForNursing #JustOneAnt 🐜
When the UK’s current inflation rate measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is 3.5%?
Together we are stronger. 🪧 Together we can make change
#FairPayForNursing #JustOneAnt 🐜
June 13, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Is 3.6% enough?
When the UK’s current inflation rate measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is 3.5%?
Together we are stronger. 🪧 Together we can make change
#FairPayForNursing #JustOneAnt 🐜
When the UK’s current inflation rate measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is 3.5%?
Together we are stronger. 🪧 Together we can make change
#FairPayForNursing #JustOneAnt 🐜
Professor Ranger told delegates the RCN is campaigning for the introduction of safe nurse to patient ratios right across the UK. We will bring together all of the evidence and advice, for every setting. To support every individual to work safely. #RCN25
May 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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New data shows that A&E waits for those in a mental health crisis have risen substantially.
Additionally, the mental health workforce has not grown enough to keep up with demand for services.
Hear from members at #RCN25 on how this impacts them and those they care for.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Additionally, the mental health workforce has not grown enough to keep up with demand for services.
Hear from members at #RCN25 on how this impacts them and those they care for.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
May 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
New data shows that A&E waits for those in a mental health crisis have risen substantially.
Additionally, the mental health workforce has not grown enough to keep up with demand for services.
Hear from members at #RCN25 on how this impacts them and those they care for.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Additionally, the mental health workforce has not grown enough to keep up with demand for services.
Hear from members at #RCN25 on how this impacts them and those they care for.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
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Across the UK, UCAS data shows that applications to study nursing have fallen by 34% since 2021.
We can’t afford to lose the next generation of nursing staff – sign our petition to demand governments across the UK do more to improve financial support for nursing students ➡️ buff.ly/7LmGXKM
We can’t afford to lose the next generation of nursing staff – sign our petition to demand governments across the UK do more to improve financial support for nursing students ➡️ buff.ly/7LmGXKM
May 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Across the UK, UCAS data shows that applications to study nursing have fallen by 34% since 2021.
We can’t afford to lose the next generation of nursing staff – sign our petition to demand governments across the UK do more to improve financial support for nursing students ➡️ buff.ly/7LmGXKM
We can’t afford to lose the next generation of nursing staff – sign our petition to demand governments across the UK do more to improve financial support for nursing students ➡️ buff.ly/7LmGXKM
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Delighted to have been re-elected to @rcn.org.uk's Congress Agenda Committee for two more years. Thank you so much everybody who supported me, I can't tell you how much it means that a silly and colourful staff nurse gets to keep doing a role she loves for our wonderful College and members. #RCN25
May 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Delighted to have been re-elected to @rcn.org.uk's Congress Agenda Committee for two more years. Thank you so much everybody who supported me, I can't tell you how much it means that a silly and colourful staff nurse gets to keep doing a role she loves for our wonderful College and members. #RCN25
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Joshua Mangwiro delivered a powerful and moving speech, passionately highlighting the indispensable contributions of our international colleagues, while boldly condemning the government’s disgraceful attempt to ban international care visas.
#rcn25 #FutureLeader #LetsGetLoud
#rcn25 #FutureLeader #LetsGetLoud
May 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Joshua Mangwiro delivered a powerful and moving speech, passionately highlighting the indispensable contributions of our international colleagues, while boldly condemning the government’s disgraceful attempt to ban international care visas.
#rcn25 #FutureLeader #LetsGetLoud
#rcn25 #FutureLeader #LetsGetLoud
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If we don’t invest in #LearningDisability Nurses - people will die!
Our most vulnerable will go without the specialised care they need and deserve! Healthcare is a basic human right TO ALL PEOPLE!
#RCN25
Our most vulnerable will go without the specialised care they need and deserve! Healthcare is a basic human right TO ALL PEOPLE!
#RCN25
May 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
If we don’t invest in #LearningDisability Nurses - people will die!
Our most vulnerable will go without the specialised care they need and deserve! Healthcare is a basic human right TO ALL PEOPLE!
#RCN25
Our most vulnerable will go without the specialised care they need and deserve! Healthcare is a basic human right TO ALL PEOPLE!
#RCN25
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Can we get this save our NHS starter pack followed by all?
Please share like mad!
We MUST save our NHS 💙
go.bsky.app/QSu8Fdi
Please share like mad!
We MUST save our NHS 💙
go.bsky.app/QSu8Fdi
November 16, 2024 at 1:12 PM
Can we get this save our NHS starter pack followed by all?
Please share like mad!
We MUST save our NHS 💙
go.bsky.app/QSu8Fdi
Please share like mad!
We MUST save our NHS 💙
go.bsky.app/QSu8Fdi
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Nursing staff are being forced to deliver care in inappropriate settings every day.
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
January 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nursing staff are being forced to deliver care in inappropriate settings every day.
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Patient safety is being compromised.
The true extent of the corridor care crisis has been revealed in our new report, using the testimonies of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
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If you’re having to deliver care in inappropriate settings, we can support you to raise concerns.
Find template letters, checklists and other resources on our website to help you raise concerns about corridor care with your employer: https://buff.ly/4jfYJSj
Find template letters, checklists and other resources on our website to help you raise concerns about corridor care with your employer: https://buff.ly/4jfYJSj
January 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you’re having to deliver care in inappropriate settings, we can support you to raise concerns.
Find template letters, checklists and other resources on our website to help you raise concerns about corridor care with your employer: https://buff.ly/4jfYJSj
Find template letters, checklists and other resources on our website to help you raise concerns about corridor care with your employer: https://buff.ly/4jfYJSj
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In our new report we revealed the true extent of corridor care in the NHS and the negative impact on patients and nursing staff.
Some of the nursing staff shared their experiences of the corridor care crisis in our NHS with us.
Read the full report: https://buff.ly/3C7BLfu
Some of the nursing staff shared their experiences of the corridor care crisis in our NHS with us.
Read the full report: https://buff.ly/3C7BLfu
Corridor care: two-thirds of nursing staff forced to deliver care in corridors every day
90% of nursing staff say patient safety is being compromised in new RCN report.
buff.ly
January 19, 2025 at 9:30 AM
In our new report we revealed the true extent of corridor care in the NHS and the negative impact on patients and nursing staff.
Some of the nursing staff shared their experiences of the corridor care crisis in our NHS with us.
Read the full report: https://buff.ly/3C7BLfu
Some of the nursing staff shared their experiences of the corridor care crisis in our NHS with us.
Read the full report: https://buff.ly/3C7BLfu
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This 👇💔
It may seem overly grim, but it says something about how doctors can feel like mere cogs in the wheel.
I hope it changes. If it doesn't, all metrics indicate that we face very significant costs to individuals, systems, and patients. #wellbeing #retention #PatientSafety #MedSky
It may seem overly grim, but it says something about how doctors can feel like mere cogs in the wheel.
I hope it changes. If it doesn't, all metrics indicate that we face very significant costs to individuals, systems, and patients. #wellbeing #retention #PatientSafety #MedSky
When a colleague dies they are but an email between the please empty the fridge emails.
December 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM
This 👇💔
It may seem overly grim, but it says something about how doctors can feel like mere cogs in the wheel.
I hope it changes. If it doesn't, all metrics indicate that we face very significant costs to individuals, systems, and patients. #wellbeing #retention #PatientSafety #MedSky
It may seem overly grim, but it says something about how doctors can feel like mere cogs in the wheel.
I hope it changes. If it doesn't, all metrics indicate that we face very significant costs to individuals, systems, and patients. #wellbeing #retention #PatientSafety #MedSky
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Our healthcare workers and their patients deserve better. Share the news stories to show that you think so, too!
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
‘Normalisation of the dangerous’ - RCEM hits back at NHSE ‘Corridor Care’ guidance
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has hit back at health service guidance detailing how patients can be ‘safely’ treated in corridors describing it as a “normalisation of the unacceptable and da...
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Our healthcare workers and their patients deserve better. Share the news stories to show that you think so, too!
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
🔗 RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
🔗 RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
🔗 TES guide: england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
🔗 Metro news story: metro.co.uk/2024/12/16/m...
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The TES guide: www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
Independent's coverage: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Independent's coverage: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Top A&E doctors criticise ‘nonsensical’ new NHS guidance
NHS England issued new guidance on the “safest, most effective” way to treat patients in corridors
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 1:08 PM
The TES guide: www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/pr...
Independent's coverage: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Independent's coverage: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
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We have made it clear that the NHS temporary escalation spaces (TES) guide is "normalisation of what is an unacceptable and dangerous situation".
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
December 16, 2024 at 1:08 PM
We have made it clear that the NHS temporary escalation spaces (TES) guide is "normalisation of what is an unacceptable and dangerous situation".
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES
RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612
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“What is detailed should serve as a call to action for all Emergency Department (ED) clinicians."
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
December 5, 2024 at 10:17 AM
“What is detailed should serve as a call to action for all Emergency Department (ED) clinicians."
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
RCEM President, Dr Adrian Boyle, responds to the @hssib.bsky.social report on the administration of time critical medication in ED - tinyurl.com/4ytrdkbr
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Thank you to @skynewsrss.bsky.social for highlighting this very serious issue and to the patients and our colleagues who shared their experiences. (🧵1/2)
NHS staff on 'huge pressure' on healthcare system in the UK: news.sky.com/video/nhs-st...
NHS staff on 'huge pressure' on healthcare system in the UK: news.sky.com/video/nhs-st...
NHS staff on 'huge pressure' on healthcare system in the UK
Dr Michael Stewart tells Sky's Ashish Joshi that "there are days it's soul destroying for the staff" due to how busy hospitals are - especially in Winter.
news.sky.com
December 6, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Thank you to @skynewsrss.bsky.social for highlighting this very serious issue and to the patients and our colleagues who shared their experiences. (🧵1/2)
NHS staff on 'huge pressure' on healthcare system in the UK: news.sky.com/video/nhs-st...
NHS staff on 'huge pressure' on healthcare system in the UK: news.sky.com/video/nhs-st...
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The agenda at our annual Congress is set by you, the members. 📝
Help bring attention to those all-important nursing issues. Submit an agenda item by 8 January.
Need inspiration? You can find tips and examples of past debates on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3VKOrgl #RCN25
Help bring attention to those all-important nursing issues. Submit an agenda item by 8 January.
Need inspiration? You can find tips and examples of past debates on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3VKOrgl #RCN25
December 4, 2024 at 9:27 AM
The agenda at our annual Congress is set by you, the members. 📝
Help bring attention to those all-important nursing issues. Submit an agenda item by 8 January.
Need inspiration? You can find tips and examples of past debates on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3VKOrgl #RCN25
Help bring attention to those all-important nursing issues. Submit an agenda item by 8 January.
Need inspiration? You can find tips and examples of past debates on our website ➡️ bit.ly/3VKOrgl #RCN25
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When I first learned about HIV as a kid, I largely learned that it was a death sentence. Now, many are living long productive lives with HIV. On this World AIDS Day, let's remember those we've lost, but also celebrate the progress we've made. #ThisIsScience Let's not go backwards. #medsky
December 1, 2024 at 8:51 PM
When I first learned about HIV as a kid, I largely learned that it was a death sentence. Now, many are living long productive lives with HIV. On this World AIDS Day, let's remember those we've lost, but also celebrate the progress we've made. #ThisIsScience Let's not go backwards. #medsky
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This is a ubiquitous experience amongst emergency physicians.
Too often we see patients with evidently terminal diagnoses come to us in extremis and it seems we are the first to actually tell them that they are dying and there is nothing we can do to stop that.
It is emotionally exhausting.
Too often we see patients with evidently terminal diagnoses come to us in extremis and it seems we are the first to actually tell them that they are dying and there is nothing we can do to stop that.
It is emotionally exhausting.
I know that lots and lots of you do a lot of really good work, and I know your funding is precarious. I’ve just had so many bad interactions and uncontrolled deaths in people who seem to have never actually been told they’re dying despite seeing palliative care in the community.
December 1, 2024 at 11:55 AM
This is a ubiquitous experience amongst emergency physicians.
Too often we see patients with evidently terminal diagnoses come to us in extremis and it seems we are the first to actually tell them that they are dying and there is nothing we can do to stop that.
It is emotionally exhausting.
Too often we see patients with evidently terminal diagnoses come to us in extremis and it seems we are the first to actually tell them that they are dying and there is nothing we can do to stop that.
It is emotionally exhausting.
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December 1, 2024 at 11:47 PM
❤️MEMBERS❤️
Our forums and networks cover a wide range nursing specialisms and their work helps to shape the nursing profession.
Find out more about how you can get involved and learn more about the work of your forum on our website: bit.ly/3Ld4dvW
Our forums and networks cover a wide range nursing specialisms and their work helps to shape the nursing profession.
Find out more about how you can get involved and learn more about the work of your forum on our website: bit.ly/3Ld4dvW