New funding to avoid ‘catastrophic’ gap in nurse supply hsj.co.uk/workforce/new-… Excellent news for district nurse training funding.

Fantastic session this morning from the Quality Review Service on establishing self improving teams through peer review. Supporting teams to lead on improving quality and outcomes for patients ⁦Lucy Flanagan⁩ ⁦David Farnsworth⁩ ⁦Quality Business Review⁩

This has been phenomenal to watch. Keeps you on the edge of your seat and has some truly shocking moments. Highly recommend

WVT District Nurses are out and about with the help of the Herefordshire 4x4 response team ensuring patients get seen. A big thank you to them and the 4x4 team Lucy Flanagan Sue Fenson David Farnsworth Jane Ives

It’s really important that we all look after ourselves. How can we care for others if we don’t look after ourselves first. Resilience comes from self awareness and regularly checking in to make sure all is ok. linkedin.com/posts/mhfaengl…

Our expanding hospital services need Pharmacy support. If you are looking to help lead and develop our specialist services. Get in contact with us. Great staff, Great place to live. Wye Valley NHS Trust

Helping Dress Medics gofundme.com/f/helping-dres…

Just spotted this outside Ross Community Hospital. A big heartfelt thank you from all of the staff at RCH #amazingWVTstaff Wye Valley NHS Trust David Farnsworth

Day 1/7 #mylifeinpictures no people, no words, nominate a new person each day. I was nominated by the glorious Sue Fenson and Alison Stemp and today I challenge the marvelous ⁦Louise Parker⁩

Love this!!! Residents at care home recreate iconic album covers during lockdown x.com/i/events/12822…

A unique way of saying thank you to the City DN team was gratefully received this week. ⁦Lucy Flanagan⁩ ⁦Sue Fenson⁩ ⁦David Farnsworth⁩

Civility saves lives....amazing presentation, thought provoking and inspiring. It costs nothing to be nice and respectful and has a positive impact on the quality of care and services we work in and with

Are you a DN (or fancy giving it a try)? Are you dreading months more lockdown stuck in London? Wave the capital goodbye to join Hereford's City DN team: a perfect bridging post into, or out of, urban community nursing... and your lifestyle can be as urban or rural as you like.

#GeorgeFloyd The right result. Guilty on all counts. Employed to serve and protect. A massive failure to protect and safeguard life. This will not bring George Floyd back but I hope it brings about wide reformation in the US and brings some comfort for his family & friends

Dorset scheme to get district nurses on bikes expanded after success - Nursing in Practice ⁦🚀Hattie Taylor RN DN QN🌈⁩ ⁦NCH&C⁩ could we look into this? nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/do…

I am reviewing the District Nursing Service in Herefordshire and would like to hear from other organisations where service innovations have delivered operational improvements in capacity and demand management and recruitment and retention. Please email [email protected]

⁦Wye Valley NHS Trust⁩ Thank you for my card and badge. It’s the little things that make the difference. Looking forward to getting creative with my blank postcard.

New district nursing workforce standards outline ‘red flags’ nursingtimes.net/news/community…

Very pleased to welcome our 4 new international nurses to our team at Ross Community Hospital #teamwork #nursing

Happy 75th Birthday NHS. Staff and patients are enjoying an afternoon tea with the lovely singing of our local choir at Ross on Wye Community Hospital #NHS75