Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA

Mummy and Clinical Lead for Education - CCN TEAM South Warwickshire University Foundation Trust - LEO graduate & PNA - Views are my own.

[Rob Galloway @DrRobgalloway]

I tweet quite a bit - but this one is different and perhaps the most important I’ve ever written

I hope it gets shared as much as possible, so new parents don't make the same mistake I nearly made (even as a dad of five, having worked in A&E for 23 years and someone who teaches about not missing a diagnosis because of cognitive biases).

Our 6 week old baby is getting discharged today from @TheAlexBrighton @UHSussex after receiving the best possible care for meningitis.

She is doing really well and as a family we can't begin to express our gratitude to all involved.

The day she came in, she was not herself but nothing which particularly worried us. But my wife did her temperature, and it was over 38C.

As she was under 3 months, it meant she needed to be seen in A&E ASAP. By the time we got to A&E she was really quite sick even though it was only 30mins after taking her temperature.

I initially dismissed her signs and initially even questioned why my wife did her temperature. I had a cognitive bias, twisting my thinking to believing she was ok because that is what I wanted her to be, when she wasn't- a positivity bias.

Please if you are worried about your new baby - be like my wife and not me, check their temperature, use your gut instinct and don't delay getting the help your baby needs. @M_R_F

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@Stephy_Davis @juliafairhall3 @advocacy_forum Congrats Steph 😍

[GEH LEO Course @leocoursegeh]

Surround yourself with great people and greatness will follow ❤️

[Patient Safety Commissioner @PSCommissioner]

So delighted about the announcement today of #MarthasRule Thank you to @meropemills @paullaity @DHSCgovuk and @NHSEngland for making this possible https://t.co/f4kzgjLZ2s

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Many organisations in health and care are shifting from the language of "quality improvement" to "continuous improvement". Here's a couple of graphics that highlight the power of continuous improvement. The first is adapted from QuotedVisually. The second is by @melodie_ltd (Instagram), via @RobinD100.

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@advocacy_forum This is so exciting and very much needed. We need our trusts to get on board and embrace the PNA ROLE and having somewhere for all PNA’s to refer would be marvellous. #aspiringPNA #waitingformyresults

[GEH LEO Course @leocoursegeh]

Do you work in an interdependent team like this 👇#trust #respect #care #diversity

[British Menopause Society @BrMenopauseSoc]

First webinar - Tues 30 January. A brand new #menopause webinar series for healthcare professionals. 2 hours, live & interactive. Specialist menopause panellists.  Evidence based education. 3 CPD per webinar. Register online https://t.co/PCilOCLbWN

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@G_Stephens80 @theRCN @patcullen9 Can’t join either!

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@theRCN can’t get onto the meeting!!! Saying it’s full.

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@ChrisMoyles 😢

[Shaun Lintern @ShaunLintern]

I'm told @NHSEngland is not at this stage considering declaring a national level incident like it did in Covid. Regardless, across the country the NHS, patients and staff are in serious trouble...

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@Oliviapetter1 Oh yes 2 weeks for me and 3 for my husband. No end in sight but every symptom under the sun!!

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@SimSwft @nhsswft Can’t wait to be part of your exciting changes.

[Dionne Rolfe RNC PNA @DionneRolfe]

@eleanormrosee Mum to two girls, and a paediatric CCN 👍

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

7 children have died in the last 3 months in the UK, due to Group A Strep.

Here are 11 key facts you need to know about Strep + Scarlet fever:

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

Average London rent £21,984

Average food bill £4,500

Average utility bill £1,500

Total 27,948

Average nurses pay £27,055

A nurse can’t even afford to live a decent life in the UK

I will support their strike action

RT if you will too

#EnoughIsEnough

[NHS Nurses @SocialistNHS]

"I will not stand for nurses being put in the firing line for doing what is right for them and their patients care" @DrJoGrady

Thank you for the solidarity Jo!

#FairPayforNursing

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

The more I think about this the more angry I am.

I’m just not having MPs who have had a £20,000 rise in the last 10 years telling nurses who have had a real terms cut that their pay claim isn’t realistic.

RT if you will back every nurse that strikes.

[Jo Grady @DrJoGrady]

MP pay 2010 £65k

MP pay 2022 £84.1k

28% rise & real terms rise of over £4k

same period nurses pay down 8% against inflation with real terms pay cut of £3k

RT if you think MPs telling nurses they don’t deserve a rise are taking the piss

#EnoughIsEnough