RCN District and Community Nursing Forum

Promoting, supporting, influencing and advocating for district nurses and nursing practice through RCN. Views from Forum Steering Group.

[RCN District and Community Nursing Forum @RCNDNForum]

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[Care Not Killing @CNKAlliance]

🚨Over half of voters believe #AssistedSuicide discriminates against the poor, latest polling finds

🚨54% do NOT believe Govt will be able to pay for their end-of-life care in the future

🚨70% want a Royal Commission on palliative care BEFORE MPs consider #AssistedDying

[Tony Duffy @Existential_Doc]

The level of complexity that GPs, DNs and community palliative care teams are trying manage for people at end of life is growing due to lack of staff, time pressures, archaic prescribing policies, IT clashes, ambulance waiting times, social isolation and OOH shortages.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

The findings of this new study support fezolinetant as an effective non-hormonal treatment option for individuals who cannot or choose not to use hormone therapy for the management of moderate-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause
https://t.co/pbMnrNSJZF?

[💙Rachael Maskell MP @RachaelMaskell]

Please read. @GordonBrown makes such a compassionate case affirming the importance of palliative care. Rather than advancing a Bill on assisted dying, 70.2% of the public believe a Commission on Palliative and End of Life Care must come first. https://t.co/ewHmKCnsn8

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

“From my own experience of working in different organisations, the difficulty can arise from a mismatch between your own values and those of the wider organisation."

@Abi_Rimmer hears what things you can do when you don’t feel part of the team
https://t.co/FOaOfYNed4

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Living with #Alzheimers or another #dementia does not mean it’s necessary to stop participating in meaningful activities such as #travel. However, it does require planning to ensure safety, comfort and enjoyment for everyone. MT @rushalzheimers

[Gerry🧠🌱 @gerrydiamond71]

Anxiety is a learning disability, "survival mode," but isn't recognised as one. It inhibits your ability to learn,causing the cortex to narrow,dysregulting the nervous system with cognitive functioning challenges, attention difficulties,planning, and memory struggles.🧠🌱

[Ian Kremer @LEAD_Coalition]

Please re-Tweet to raise awareness: There is no ‘typical’ older person. Communities and countries need adaptable policies.

(image: @WHO) #gerontology #geriatrics #aging

[AcademyOfFabStuff @FabNHSStuff]

Diabetes and You" is empowering patients in Cornwall to manage Type 2 diabetes with confidence! A fantastic structured education programme improving lives and meeting NICE standards.

Click the link to find out more...

https://t.co/FtsBaNeVbd

@RoyLilley @RCHTWeCare

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Silos can have a positive side. They allow for deep expertise in specific areas & foster identity, trust & belonging which can boost performance. They can also have a deeply negative side. They can create isolation that leads to duplicated efforts, conflict, hoarding of resources & quashing of innovation.
As leaders, we cannot be silos. Our role is to enable the collaboration & connections that mean our teams can play to their specialist strengths but operate as part of the bigger collective whole.
@JillGeisler suggests 8 actions for leaders:
1) Make collaboration a priority
2) Remove systemic obstacles to cooperation - often it’s the systems we’ve built that force people to protect their time & resources
3) Check our communication - do we make it easy for people to know what other teams are up to?
4) Level the playing field - emphasise the importance of all roles, as well as the value of reciprocity
5) Create something that requires cross-group participation - needing the input of many to make it a success.
6) Celebrate & reward teamwork
7) Emphasise trust & transparency
8) Role model the values & behaviours we want from our teams & from other leaders:
https://t.co/ovPtsTVugM. I paired this with slightly tweaked graphic from @woodard_julie.

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

"The problem of [antimicrobial resistance (#AMR)] has been seen as either not urgent or too difficult to solve. Neither is true."

A Lancet Series spotlights this global issue & how existing infection prevention methods could save 750,000 lives a year: https://t.co/KPov24C1dJ

[louise brady RN 💙 💚 @louisebrady17]

New accredited module developed for and with primary & community nursing in partnership with our nursing directorate and via @EdforHealth

Shining a spotlight on educational standards in parity of esteem #mentalhealth #physical health and #LTCs

Please share ⬇️✅ 🙏

[Society of Tissue Viability @SoTV_UK]

Our #STOPTHEPRESSURE theme this year is INCLUSIVITY and we have some short films to share with you which we absolutely LOVE - here is film number SIX - a big thank you to all of the wonderful people who helped make these happen #MAKATON #LOOKINGANDLISTENING #4NATIONS

[LegsMatter @LegsMatter]

The Legs Matter Roadshow is coming to BELFAST - 11 April 2025! Bringing practical hands-on training to you! A one-day course for Podiatrists/Community Nurses, simplifying compression therapy and ABPI. In partnership with @Essity supported by @Huntleighdiag. Book now https://t.co/VoqGcnv20K #legsmatter #legsmatterontheroad

[The Health Foundation @HealthFdn]

📺 Catch up on our latest webinar.
@DPH_MAshton, @davidjbuck, @ProfKunoz, @LucaTiratelli and Dr Sarah Price joined @GNightingaleTHF to discuss the critical role of population health leaders in addressing the challenges of health inequalities.

Watch now ⬇️
https://t.co/7VMIkPEUoe

[NMCWatch:Registrant Care @_nmcwatch]

Think before you refer to @nmcnews is there another way? Even those cleared will suffer long term effects - some won't survive #NMCmustchange #NMCReferralsUK #28liveslost

[ANGI BELL RN, DN, BSc, QN @Angoliviasmummy]

100% couldn’t agree more unfortunately the specialist practitioner district nurse role is not recognised

[Nursing Standard @NurseStandard]

Should newly registered nurses begin their careers on band 6?

To improve nurse recruitment, the RCN wants to see NRNs enter the NHS at band 6, with a starting salary of more than £37,000.

Find out what our readers’ panel thinks about the proposal.

https://t.co/FqzuHmRRR0

[RCN Newly Registered Nurses @RCNNRN]

We're very excited to invite you all to our webinar on 11th December about 'Leading Your First Shift in Charge'. https://t.co/ffq5kIEeUH We'll be joined by early career nurses speaking on their experiences, and members from @RCNMandLForum and @RCN_Leadership #RCNNRN