Undertaking my DNSPQ has really hit home how few people (NHS colleagues, friends & family) donโt understand the difference between DN and community nurse/sister What can we do to change this and promote the value of SPQ? @CrystalOldman@SamSherrington@SpecPractice@hattierocket
The Health Secretary knows just how strong NHS nurses are together so heโs threatening them with legal action to prevent them fighting against real terms pay cuts.
Please RT if this has only strengthened your support for nurses.
In practice today discussing #nursing in the #community & today specifically #districtnursing. The team visited 130 people at home today. That's 130 people (or 5 full wards) who didn't call an ambulance or GP/go to the ED/get admitted to hospital. Let's invest in this service 1/2
**The โPAY AWARDโ will be backdated to 1st April 22 and due to this your pay for September could be around ยฃ200 LESS **
โPay awardโ = less take home
Disappointed to be greeted by this letter when I arrived home after my 39 hour NHS shift of work/on call. #nhs#nhspay#NHSPayCut
22.5hr post in sunny Lyme Regis- come work for an outstanding trust @DorsetHealth, and better yet- with me ๐๐๐ป https://t.co/tXacdvgdBc plus- this would be your office view?! Tempted? ๐๐๐ป
Do Tory MPs genuinely think after a gruelling shift we pootled on down to the staff room for a drink & debrief? I had to call my husband from the car to get the kids out the way so I could get in, strip off & get in the shower without the โriskโ of my children trying to cuddle me
Our General Secretary and Chief Executive @patcullen9 has written to @Mike_Fabricant over his comments today on nurses drinking in staff rooms during #COVID19.
Brilliant thread by @Existential_Doc leading with need for DNโs. The hardest, but most rewarding part of my job for sure- and very lucky to have such collaboration between our palliative care team @Weldmar and our MDT @DorsetHealth
Some observations on community palliative care (long list)
1) Without District Nurses there is NO chance of delivering high quality palliative care at home.
2) Families and those in a caring role are the โcare packageโ
3) Hospital admission is often very appropriate
We met with Bridport, Beaminster and Lyme DN teams today to talk about what would make a difference for our teams and patients. So many things discussed and I feel really privileged to be able to do this - thank you to this amazing team! @DorsetHealth@Dorset_RN#proud
@HelenPersey Iโve been in the community at Bridport since 2004 ๐ตโ๐ซ but it does go to show how much I love it- and how invested I am in progressing and shaping the service!!! โค๏ธ community work โบ๏ธ
'Community nurses are more visible than you think' | Nursing Times
โThe pivotal role of community nursing is increasingly being recognisedโฆโฆโฆ. launch of the National Community Nursing Plan eagerly anticipated this spring (NHS, 2022)โ https://t.co/nDiFomC2YM
@hattierocket@RCNNRN@WeStudentNurse I absolutely agree @hattierocket really useful function for a lone working team - means you can check in and update everyone working that day easily and great when you need help as a โshout outโ to all- we only have on work phones- so when youโre off youโre off! ๐๐ป