Connor Kay

Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner based in NHS Forth Valley.
All posts and views expressed are my own, and not representative of any organisation

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@StephJonesBerry My problem is I have a partner who is a teacher but we don't have kids. I wouldn't expect all school holidays and I've been fortunate with my AL mostly, but I've known managers to prioritise parents for school holidays. Same with Christmas off duty.

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

First ever 6 nations game! #AsOne

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@DerryAcademic Is this how campus security are dealing with issues now? Cause I'm down with that.

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@DerryAcademic I'm at a loss for words on that one. That's actually horrendous.

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@Dodd68Fra @ann_gow Was good talking to you both, thank you for your time!

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

Not my normal tweet subject but when it happens, you got to celebrate. Mon' the Scotland! #calcuttacup #AsOne

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

This, and the role we play in preventing admissions as well.

[RCN Scotland @RCNScot]

The Daily Record reported yesterday that the NHS needs 1,000 more beds to deal with the bed blocking crisis. https://t.co/hKqGt01BRT

There must also be a focus on district nursing which plays a key role in supporting people to return home from hospital

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@SuzanneMcG86 Good luck in you're new post and thank you for all the help since I've been with the District nursing team. You'll be awesome!

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@johnredwood @johnredwood can you enlighten us as to what senior managers in the public sector are getting paid bonuses? Why is the government paying out bonuses if the public is being told there isn't money for pay increases for healthcare/teaching/transport staff?

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@Miss_Kerry_G @RCNDNForum @TheQNI @WeCommNurses Highly recommend a day at a hospice, either with the doctors or the pharmacists (or both if you can swing it). A day with community or GP pharmacists is also good. Anything palliative related is worth a shout as well.

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@NineDaysDead @rcsloggett This was exactly what I was going to say. They have nothing to lose, so why back down now?

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

Imagine doing a three year paramedic science university degree for @SkyNews to call you an "ambulance driver".
Would be similar to doing a journalism degree to be called a paper boy/girl.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

Unions lash out at plan to deploy 1,200 troops to cover strikes by ambulance drivers and border staff https://t.co/VnUXycPo9U

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

As Nurses across England, Wales and Northern Ireland go on strike today, I'll leave this video here.
#EnoughIsEnough
https://t.co/cyJVJjYl37

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@AllisonAitken4 @ronansetron That's exactly what I was going to recommend! The only thing I've found that really helps when I have dry and cracked fingers

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@CharlotteNHSRN @WeNurses @WeStudentNurse I think its a good skill to have in general. But for nursing, even if you're not in a "leadership" role, its important to be able to speak to staff, students, patients, families, in a way that keeps attention, and to be able to communicate what you have to say effectively

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

Arguable one of the more positive news articles of the year. Bring on the zombies.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

'Zombie virus' discovered after being trapped in Siberian permafrost for nearly 50,000 years https://t.co/tJEt1mnA1e

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

Let's be honest, this is barely different from their previous offer. And the promises of "reviews into" a 36 hour week and protected learning time (but only for people on certain pathways?) mean nothing unless they are actually promised.

[Nursing Times @NursingTimes]

Scottish Government puts forward 'best and final' nurse pay offer
https://t.co/3xgD90Akfw

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

@drgandalf52 The number of times of times I speak to a patient who says "well you'll see in my notes that..." about the multitude of issues they've had spanning over years, sometimes decades. As if its all summed up in a convenient individualised word document.

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

Peak study day set up right here

[Connor Kay @StaffNurseKay]

I think this covers a lot of what I've been saying in conversations about nursing strikes but more succinctly, if you have the time give it a read. At the heart of all these strikes is patient safety, safe staffing and retention of staff.