Pauleen

Retired Registered Nurse. Getting on in years, but not old. Had a great life so far. Still lots to do.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

@ShaunLintern Very disappointing finding. If the panel thinks that a seven month suspension upholds public confidence in the profession they have their head in the sand.
If this was a nurse or other registered professional it is highly likely they would have been struck off and correctly so.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

@alistairsteel Just got to keep chipping away. You do a great job raising awareness and offering training/support. Needs to be offered as routine. Prevention not cure. As a department you can only raise the profile of the options. The parent team need to be proactive. 🤞

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

@alistairsteel Worth chatting to the local team. I attended the excellent one stop clinic. Unfortunately even when offered local i could not manage the pre examination without fainting. No other options offered. Ended up on a GA list so possible wasting resources and extended waiting time.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

@PaulJBtW @MelvinWar2004 @brumshospice See retirement did not last long. Enjoy Michelle you have much left to give.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

@MelvinWar2004 @PaulJBtW @LindaKeddie @TracyBullock12 @nottmhospitals You are a bit late this year. 😉

[Robert Peston @Peston]

Hello from Washington DC, from where I will present the Peston show on Wednesday night. We’re here because this presidential election may be the most important political event in all our lives for at least a generation.

The reasons it is so consequential are global and narrowly British.

They stem from the significant risks and uncertainties associated with a Trump presidency at a time when there are wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, growing superpower tension between China and the US, and the global economy is fragile.

To simplify: Kamala Harris represents continuity America; Trump says (though we’ve learned that for him words are not always deeds) he wants a massive increase in tariffs, that he would expel millions of undocumented immigrants, and that he would end the Ukraine war pronto.

If all or any of these materialized, American and global growth would slow considerably, inflation would rise and Putin would be emboldened.

Trump is also perceived as more likely than Harris to allow Netanyahu to conduct his offensives against Iran and its proxies in whatever way Israel chooses. And he is widely seen as having only limited respect for America’s constitution and rule of law, such that he would pardon his own alleged crimes and misdemeanours, pursue his enemies ruthlessly and endeavour to entrench himself in power.

The charge that he would impair democracy in America, the world’s most important democracy, is not hysterical or extreme, and that matters wherever you live.

More narrowly, the UK’s historic relationship with the US is its most important with any single nation - in respect of security, trade, research collaboration, business collaboration and so on.

This is why Keir Starmer risked criticism from his supporters by wooing Trump so enthusiastically in his recent trip to New York.

Take the AUKUS security partnership between the US, the UK and Australia, which under the radar (as it were) is turning into an arrangement almost as important as NATO for the Indo Pacific region. It involves the sharing of secrets and a transfer of highly sensitive nuclear technology that would be unthinkable between the US and pretty much any nation but Britain.

So although the UK’s general election on American Independence Day, July 4, mattered, perhaps even more consequential for us is today’s vote in America, on Bonfire Night.

Americans will choose between a continuation of the post war consensus in US and global governance, the primacy of rules and law, and the cult of Trump the dealmaker. It is a heavy responsibility.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

Clarity as always from @BarristerSecret

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

Why might there be a delay in the details of a police investigation being made public?

Well, many reasons. None of which relate to a conspiracy or a “cover-up”.

Let’s take a quick look🧵👇

[Nigella Lawson @Nigella_Lawson]

Do read this message below

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

@Mcintosh7Wayne that’s an amazing achievement. Congratulations. You must have been very young indeed when you started!

[Wayne Mcintosh @Mcintosh7Wayne]

Well today I completed 45 years at the Trust. Wow how quick has that gone!. From a very young trainee chef to my current role as Head of Facilites. With 11 different roles in between. I have seen so many changes along the way. Sorry very proud to work for ULHT @ULHT_News

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

Signed.

[𝑫𝒓 𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑨𝒓𝒊𝒇 @DrNighatArif]

Signed ✍️
If we want to have zero tolerance of racism and sexism, providing safety to women & girls then pls also consider signing this open letter ⤵️

https://t.co/9i715oCRPB

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

Pleased to see this challenge. I have sat as an NMC panel member and think a nurse with the same proven allegations, denial and lack of insight or remediation would have faced a higher sanction.

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

💥 HEALTHCARE STAFF 💥

Please consider signing this open letter expressing your dismay at the leniency of the MPTS’s sanction on NHS surgeon James Gilbert who, for over a decade, sexually harassed female trainees.

The letter is from the 4 brave women who testified. (1/4)

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

These are disturbing figures. But the detail that really jumps out at me is that 7 were in care/nursing/hospitals/hospices.
@ShaunLintern one for you I think.

[Eastern Daily Press @EDP24]

Shocking figures have revealed just one of almost 80 rapes in public places reported in Great Yarmouth over two years led to someone being charged. https://t.co/xlNJCuWQOZ 👇 Full story

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

Well said Larry. We can be proud of our democracy and must never take it for granted.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

I have many criticisms of Sunak and the Conservatives but we should all reflect that they have shown no hesitation in accepting the will of the people nor any hint of questioning its legitimacy. Citizens of other nations look on enviously.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

Congratulations Kim @zenkim74 so great to follow your journey. You will be an excellent Deputy DON, so much experience to share.

[Kim @zenkim74]

Well @NorthMidNHS what can I say. It’s been an amazing journey . I am feeling completely overwhelmed by my gifts, farewell events and all the words that people have said; I am truly humbled. Thank you to all my colleagues past and present. It’s not goodbye just farewell.

[The Secret Barrister 🦋 @BarristerSecret]

Six days.

Six days until the demise of a political party which revels in telling the public that I and my colleagues are “morally deficient” for upholding the rule of law by providing independent, non-judgemental legal representation to those who need it.

I cannot wait.

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

As a previous FTP panel member for almost 7 years, I would highly recommend this opportunity to be involved in upholding standards and public confidence.

[Nursing and Midwifery Council @nmcnews]

Can you help us make decisions in our FTP cases?

We're looking to appoint 85 Panel Members and 55 Panel Chairs to NMC’s Practice Committees, including laypeople and registrants.

Keen to hear from people from all backgrounds - find out more 👇

https://t.co/8yI3VKLHXk

[Nursing and Midwifery Council @nmcnews]

Can you help us make decisions in our FTP cases?

We're looking to appoint 85 Panel Members and 55 Panel Chairs to NMC’s Practice Committees, including laypeople and registrants.

Keen to hear from people from all backgrounds - find out more 👇

https://t.co/8yI3VKLHXk

[Pauleen @PMJPratt]

Hope you have seen this @RestIsPolitics @RoryStewartUK @campbellclaret
You mentioned this in your #leading podcast. Everyone is entitled to a defence.

[CCHQ Press @CCHQPress]

Keir Starmer wants to talk about what he did before politics. He should tell the British people about the terrorist groups and hate preachers he defended.

Don't put Britain's national security in his hands. Don't let him surrender our borders.

#BBCDebate

[Electoral Commission @ElectoralCommUK]

You need to show an accepted form of photo ID to vote in person in the general election.

Don’t have ID?🤔
Apply for free voter ID.

📅 The deadline to apply is 5pm this Wednesday (26 June) if you live in England, Scotland or Wales and by midnight if you live in Northern Ireland.