Verity Riley

Student midwife | Maternal mental health advocate | Ex teacher and Arts Administrator | All views expressed are my own.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@MollytheMidwife when you’re on a biomechanics course and your poor husband works from home, so must be used as a ‘pregnant’ *cushion up tshirt* model to practice rebozo technique. Loved our course today, thank you so much for @ussumidwifery for organising! #physiologicalbirth

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@PlattFieldsPark @PlattFields went to come and see the outdoor gym BUT elliptical trainer broken and dangerous FYI

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

Thank you @MCRMetrolink - however I was trying to buy it after selecting my zones- and it was a weekday afternoon (after 0930) and the only option for day travel card was adult or children… I’ve looked for a it a few times. I’ve successfully found and bought the weekend ticket

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@MCRMetrolink just noticed you can get an off peak family travel card on weekdays (I thought it was just weekends) but I’ve never seen the option on the machine. So I end up getting separately for 1 adult and 2 children and costs more… where is the option on the machine?

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@MCRMetrolink Heaton Park tram stop, bury bound side- smashed ticket machine :-(

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@lucigosling I mean… yeh. Steve and I haven’t been away since alone our oldest was born, now 8?! A bit less years and death in my story though, but I feel you.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@MCRMetrolink young men throwing fireworks at Crumpsall tramstop and jumping onto line - what should the public do?

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@joannemim @Marsi132 @Nurse_Tash_ @ferguson2811 Nurses and midwives plug gaps- this is the issue.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@joannemim @Marsi132 @Nurse_Tash_ @ferguson2811 Yes I did a three year degree and one year of placement based PGCE. The first three years were normal degree so irrelevant in this discussion.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@joannemim @Marsi132 @Nurse_Tash_ @ferguson2811 Three year undergrad is definitely more comparable, however (as I’ve replied elsewhere) the difference between a school and (an understaffed) hospital environment is huge. You and the teacher share the load of the class, with regular feedback after each lesson. Student cont.

[BBC Strictly ✨ @bbcstrictly]

😲 Those lifts 😲 Hamza and Jowita's Salsa literally raised the bar #Strictly

[Alistair MacRae @alimacno]

You are not allowed to laugh at this, it’s not bloody funny 👇🏾👇�

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@cmason2623 @Nurse_Tash_ @UnicornChettiar Yes working supernumerary, but in some instances working as a support worker as there simply isn’t enough staff. Then potentially missing out on feedback or new learning opportunities. Student nurses and midwives are valuable to the NHS. Are we?!

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@cmason2623 @Nurse_Tash_ @UnicornChettiar Assess me. And give me lots of support and feedback. (Maybe I was lucky). I had no idea what it would be really like to have a full class until I qualified. Student midwives and nurses are filling gaps, giving support that is needed and wouldn’t be given if we weren’t there.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@cmason2623 @Nurse_Tash_ @UnicornChettiar I really disagree. I did a PGCE (and worked as a teacher) and now I’m a student midwife. Although I’m sure I was very helpful to my teacher mentor, we shared the teaching, planning and assessment for a class of children. What time/marking I saved the teacher, they then used to

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@WillBall12 @ProfGrahamTowl @Nurse_Tash_ @janewistow3463 @nmcnews @theRCN @RCNNRN @NHSmanagers @officestudents Plus support with childcare. My third child is in full term nursery so I can complete the course requirements. However unlike for my other two children, I don’t qualify for 30 free childcare hours when he turns 3 because… wait for it… I ‘don’t work’ (student midwife)

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@Marsi132 @Nurse_Tash_ @ferguson2811 As an ex teacher and student midwife, my opinion is they are not comparable. In a hospital environment, the pressure is immense, working with different supervisors which may be remotely. Plus yes, 3 years vs 1 for PGCE.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@Nurse_Tash_ @happybe44 This. Completely agree that students fill gaps and this isn’t acknowledged. This can mean that new learning opportunities are missed and students not receiving vital supervisor feedback that is needed for a reflective learning experience.

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

@Nurse_Tash_ &midwives…. We are paying to be on placement, not paid. This while trying to keep a family afloat on student loans (there’s a bursary but that doesn’t even cover tuition fees!) Those with children don’t even qualify for 30 hours free childcare for 3 yr olds as we ‘don’t work’

[Verity Riley @veritygosling]

I’m enjoying listening to Miriam Margolyes autobiography #thismuchistrue on Audible. I feel like I know her…
Love their hurried panicked reaction! #MiriamMargoyles #Jeremy_Hunt #audible #thismuchistrue

[Miriam Margolyes OBE @MMargolyes]

Miriam on BBC Radio 4 this morning talking about #JeremyHunt…. Oops! We love you, MM.

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

PLEASE Don’t follow the advice of The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Rt Hon Theresa Coffey @theresecoffey

Only use prescribed antibiotics
Finish the course
Don’t use left over antibiotics
Never share with others

(Share widely)