Prof David A Richards

Professor of Mental Health Services Research, @UniofExeter #ExeterNurse Committed to developing and evaluating nursing & complex interventions. Opinions my own

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

'COVID NURSE' Randomised Controlled Trial of Fundamental Nursing Care during the COVID pandemic published today: https://t.co/mDmPUCdPnd

[troovus @troovus]

Worst. Calendar. Ever

[Fiona Hibberts @FionaHibberts]

Massive congratulations team 🥳 today being given a trust CARE award for our part in the @COVIDNURSEProj1 the amazing Anne, Hillyers ward teams & Covid Research team 👏👏💕Evaluating & evidencing Nursing care - let’s do more!!! @darichards3 @clairlharris @GSTTresearch @GSTTnhs

[James Mitchinson @JayMitchinson]

Look carefully. Really carefully. What do you see?

[38 Degrees @38degrees]

Lockdown looked very different inside and outside 10 Downing St. #NotLikeMyLockdown

[_matt_richards @_matt_richards]

Elderly relatives alone for Christmas. Last goodbyes with loved ones behind perspex sheets. Seeing grandchildren for the first time over Zoom. These are the sacrifices we made and why we can’t ‘move on’. CC: @harrietharman

#NotLikeMyLockdown

[Ben Fuller @politicsastar]

Clever, powerful @38degrees cover to @yorkshirepost, contrasting #BorisJohnson’s #Partygate with the #lockdown suffered by many in #Yorkshire

This isn’t going away & won’t be quickly forgotten

#NotLikeMyLockdown #r4today

[38 Degrees @38degrees]

This image of the PM partying is made up of photos of people who stayed home to save lives - many making huge sacrifices to do so. The contrast couldn’t be more stark. We’re not ready to “move on” from Partygate.

Join the campaign: https://t.co/O2vZXLNA4B

#NotLikeMyLockdown

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

Also this https://t.co/s3HUYZRXis

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

And this https://t.co/fSB9sEruUt

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

And this https://t.co/fSB9sEruUt

[Irene J Higginson @ij_higginson]

How was care from nurses affected by Covid. Insights from #nightingalelecture22, physical, activity, communication & psychosocial care more difficult..read more here
https://t.co/fWhgyAIdLL

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

@alisonleary1 @Yanarichens You have twice allocated unheld views to me here. I said nothing against addressing fears. But as COVID kills it’s a faustian choice between no carer and infected carer. And vaccination does reduce transmission and hence prevalence. No jab no job.

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

@alisonleary1 @Yanarichens Options? What ‘option’ does a care home resident have? Sit/lie there being wafted with Omicron because their carer is scared of a vaccine? Prioritising the personal over social responsibility is repulsive. Needs calling out.

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

@alisonleary1 @Yanarichens Compulsion is an option. Just saying.

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

@alisonleary1 @Yanarichens I’m not. My 85 year old mother’s life is more important. Period.

[Wandering man @wanderingmanorg]

Latest blogpost for your amusement
https://t.co/FJuDKh26Pl

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

3. The data analysis will happen in February and March. We aim to have the results of the study available in Spring 2022 and look forward to sharing them with you at the earliest opportunity. @NIHRresearch @The_MRC @UKRI_News

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

COVID-NURSE Trial: We did it!
1. Absolutely delighted to say we hit our recruitment target today. Thanks to all 581 patients who agreed to be part of our trial, the 418 nurses, the dedicated 14 local NHS teams who put in so much effort, and Exeter CTU 🎯

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

2. COVID-NURSE: the UK national clinical trial of fundamental nursing care for people in hospital with COVID-19 and their nursing care teams. #COVID19 @COVIDNURSEProj1 @ILCconnect2care @UniofExeter @ExeterMed @theRCN @WHO @wearenurses #CovidNews @teamCNO_

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

Between ⅓ and ½ of English nurses report fundamental nursing care is missed more often for patients in hospital with COVID-19 than for other patients, and say why #COVID19 @COVIDNURSEProj1 @teamCNO_ @WHO @ILCconnect2care
Read the full report here https://t.co/snzESUzLrP

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

#COVID @bmj_latest @TheLancet @TheLancetInfDis @WHO @GlobalHealthBMJ @ScienceMagazine @Nature

[Prof David A Richards @darichards3]

Some will argue we should stop invading pristine habitats, others that mucking about with genes in labs is nono. They are not mutually exclusive views. COVID is a human engineered disaster whether lab or environmentally caused. But it was a lab wot did it
https://t.co/1TTXDU6dwc