Sam Velvick

Livin' the dream....or at least trying to ;-) all views are my own

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

I was already at the checkout - he should be self isolating at home not in a busy supermarket! He said he was shopping for him and his neighbour 😢 be kind and please let an elderly person go to the front of the queue #Covid_19

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

Today we said goodbye to Kate who retires after over 30 years in the NHS #legend @ESHT_CHIC @ESHT_people @BlessingMazanzi

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@BlessingMazanzi @ESHT_CHIC @ESHTNHS @rekeen1984 @LWalisko @Chatburn8Sue @RelfPaul @Michell14597597 @JoannaByers12 @CarolWiddowsRD @anne_canby Today was 30 years to the day that I qualified as an RGN…I have been blessed to work with amazing colleagues both in the past and with my current team.

[Blessing Mazanzi 💜MSc, RN, DN, QN. @BlessingMazanzi]

Celebrating International Nurses Week within our Division @ESHT_CHIC in the presence of deputy CNO @ Claire Bishop @ESHTNHS. It was an afternoon of celebrating and reflecting on the value of the nursing profession. Thank you, nurses. #Kindness #care #proudtobeanurse 💜

[Rob Galloway @DrRobgalloway]

I'm an A&E consultant and I'm tired after a weekend of nights.

But this am, I've handed over what I described as a "good department". This was said genuinely and with no hint of irony.

We provided great care and have very short waits to see an A&E doctor, but I'd forgotten how unacceptable it was to have 18 patients in the corridor, and elderly patients waiting over 2 days for a ward bed.

My lens of what is good and acceptable has been slowly warped by the slow & damaging effect of the working conditions of A&E departments up and down the country.

My biggest worry is that I'm starting to accept the unacceptable.

This is not about a lack of gp appointments, patients "abusing" the system or poor management - in fact we had excellent hospital management support, with patients boarding on each ward waiting there instead of A&E for a bed.

This is a simple case of patient demand being greater than what the overall health economy can cope with.

We have to either change the way we work, change demand via expectation management or increase resources.

If not, then the unacceptable becomes the norm and that's unacceptable.

Our patients and staff deserve better.

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

I didn’t know about this … spread the word. This is in addition to employer/colleague support #wellbeing #itsoknottobeok

Supporting Mental And Emotional Wellbeing | Nurse Lifeline https://t.co/RkfG1fMOqe

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@slsmith1984 @BlessingMazanzi @Katy_Lyne2 @SarahEGrubb @julesneuss @CarolWiddowsRD Congratulations!

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

Congratulations to Hannah who has completed her care certificate in the Hailsham District Nursing Team 👏🏼👏🏼@ESHT_CHIC @ESHTNHS

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@BlessingMazanzi @FNightingaleF @ESHTNHS @samantha_lungu @joan_myers @DionneDaniel5 @ljsan1 @ThirzaSawtell @mwansamulenga03 @TheQNI @CLCHNHSTrust Welcome 😊

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@BlessingMazanzi @Jacquie_Fuller @ESHTNHS @samantha_lungu @joan_myers @DionneDaniel5 @ljsan1 @ThirzaSawtell @mwansamulenga03 @FNightingaleF @TheQNI @CLCHNHSTrust Congratulations!

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@ESHT_Pathology Could we please have some for our community nursing teams too! Thank you

[Florence Nightingale Foundation @FNightingaleF]

🤍For any of you who aren't attending the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service this evening, we will be live-streaming the event on our website for you.

Head to https://t.co/pXZIlIJtlk and click 'notify me'.🔔

The service begins at 5pm. #TeamFNF

[The RCN @theRCN]

“When you find half of your nursing workforce is missing every day and every night...and you have to leave care undone, who suffers? Our patients do."

@patcullen9 made the case clearly for #RCNStrike action in parliament today.

Get ready to vote again.

[East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust @ESHTNHS]

Over the following two weekends our services will be extremely busy. Please make the best choice for your care

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@mickfitzg @houseofcavani @AintreeRaces Blue

[We Are NHS People 💙 @people_nhs]

The Looking after your team’s health and wellbeing guide has been developed to support teams to improve their health and wellbeing, through a culture-change approach. It can be used by all teams working in healthcare: https://t.co/PnuxWnObCR

[The RCN @theRCN]

"It's for the sake & the future of the NHS. If we don't do something about it now it will fall apart."

Today nursing staff are back on picket lines. Their fight is all our fight.
Are you still with them?

Share this video to say yes.

#RCNStrike #FairPayForNursing #NursesStrike

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@SP_EnergyPeople after 2 days of trying to speak to someone online or by telephone I give up! Frustrated is not even close! #EnergyBills

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

Excellent job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Rachel Edwards @rekeen1984]

Supporting our students in the skills lab, nursing careers can start in the community! Its the perfect place to skill up and grow your career. Well done to our fantastic clinical facilitators #communitynursing @ESHTNHS @ESHTSimulation1 @BrightonNurses @StNurseProject @CNANetwork

[Paul Relf - RN MSc 💙🏳️‍🌈 @RelfPaul]

✳️✳️Job Opportunity ✳️✳️ We are seeking District Nurses to join our teams in Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford. Have you your DN SPQ, and looking for a band 6 role, then this is for you. https://t.co/29Hu1jcmih @ESHT_CHIC @jppayne2910 @zazstone_sue @debbielennard1

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

@Sammi_foy @ESHTNHS @ESHT_CHIC Yes, I will prompt the team to do this x

[Sam Velvick @samvelvick]

Thank you to Hailsham Medical Group for vaccinating our community nursing team today for seasonal flu…very grateful! - we’re winter ready now @ESHTNHS @Sammi_foy @ESHT_CHIC