Fortunate to have been part of Karen Spilsbury 💚💙💛 We are NIHR research team investigating the relationship between staff and the quality of care in care homes. Amazing to see the years of work now published Paul Edwards Prof Joanne Bosanquet MBE RN FRCN FQNI 🏳️‍🌈 Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN Deborah Sturdy University of Leeds Press Office

“Our study shows that leadership, reward and recognition of staff, and a shared philosophy of care are key to improving quality as experienced by residents.” Karen Spilsbury 💚💙💛 Understanding the Staffing Relationship to Quality in care homes - njl-admin.nihr.ac.uk/document/downl… FoNS

ASC Nurses get involved 👍🏻💚

Shamless plugging alert. 👀👀👀

Please pass on my article on Climate Change and its impact on Social Care provision to anyone who might find it useful.

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Taking time off to #care for loved ones is vital. Which is why I'm pleased with the Carer's Leave Act 2023 coming into force. Read my thoughts on how this impacts #care rs in the #socialcare sector

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🎉 #FNF90at90 'From mentorship, participating in programmes focused on my presence and impact, reconnecting with nature and my authentic self, to connecting with peers, all contributed to my rich personal and professional growth.' #FNFLeadershipImpact

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🎺Exciting news!⏰At 10am on Monday 15 April, we'll be sharing the application link for our limited number of public tickets, for the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service.🎟️You'll be able to apply at: florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/about-us/westm…🌟

🎉 #FNF90at90 This July marks our 90th anniversary! Join us in our celebration as we highlight the incredible journeys of 90 #nurses & #midwives whose leadership has flourished through their FNF experience. #FNFLeadershipImpact

Find out more: florence-nightingale-foundation.org.uk/fnf-90-at-90🌟

The unsung heroes of #dementia care 🫶🏼

My life changed for the better being a student with Claire Louise Jepson who ignited a passion in me that’s never gone out 🔥

You truly SAW the person first & showed me what the love at the centre of Kitwood’s flower looked like in practice ❤️

This April we're #CelebratingSocialCare & the 1.5 million people working in the #AdultSocialCareSector 💙 Thank you for everything you do 👏 Help us celebrate
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Future ICB Social Care Nurse Advisory Councils in the making, would love to hear more about your projects 💚💚💚

Today we're celebrating #socialcarenurses ! Graduates of our #leadership programme, supported by Deborah Sturdy Department of Health and Social Care.

Key message so far: get your #voice out there!

The recent Alzheimer's Society film got me thinking about why we need to be #dementia informed

To say that a person dies each time they lose an ability no matter what disease they may live with is
disabling
disempowering
dismissive
traumatising
harmful

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#MeetMeWhereIAm #trauma

'As a nurse, what I’m asking the government to do is to raise awareness among the public that CHC funding exists, and make sure a dementia specialist is involved in the process. Because if there is a lack of understanding then no one will get the funding.'

Hilda Hayo at our

⏰ The clock is ticking! Opportunities are selling fast, don’t miss the chance to join us at #NursingLive this October. Meet the largest workforce in the NHS. Visit ow.ly/aoY150R2oPP

ACC Liverpool @RCNI #HealthcareEvent

Positive risk-taking and risk enablement are important to protect the identity of a person living with dementia and the meaning and purpose of their life, argue Dr Zena Aldridge Dr Karen Harrison Dening journals.rcni.com/nursing-older-…

Our next webinar for internationally educated nursing staff is on 18 April from 6- 7pm.

You'll hear from RCN members about their experiences of arriving and settling in the UK and be able to get advice from our Senior Welfare Advisor Claire Cannings.
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‘By learning what symptoms to look out for, we can better support each other.’ 💙

Ivan Toney, Kyle Walker, and Jarrad Branthwaite get a first-hand glimpse of some of the many physical challenges people living with dementia face.

#SupportTheSupporters

This is Sarah and Gemma, Wendy’s daughters. Our mum died peacefully early this morning. She wrote a blog post before she died so you can read about it from her perspective.
Sarah and Gemma

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What were our key recommendations from the report?

- Protect
- Involve
- Connect
- Strengthen

#OurLegacy #EndLoneliness