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The saddest story Roald Dahl ever wrote- on the death of his daughter Olivia from measles. This is a deadly, highly infectious disease- if you haven’t had your child appropriately vaccinated, please do so. We must not go backwards #VaccinesWork

From 4-5pm today, we are sharing... Advice for PNAs from PNAs! Thanks Stephanie Shea for sharing your advice from your experience as a PNA at Northampton General Hospital 💙 Steph is 100% confident in her advice!

Want to join our hospitals group as Head of OD and Inclusion? Exciting times ahead #cultural improvement #staff experience 👇👇 jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Ever wondered the size and colours of cannulas?! conor hamilton explains it beautifully here! QUBNursing&Midwifery #studentnurse #thirdyear #cannulation #clinicalskills #visuallearning

Thank you Jenny Scott for sharing your many pearls of wisdom on all things A&A @ NGH. It’s been great to here about the amazing impact your work is having on improving care across the trust!

Vessel Health & Preservation (VHP) Toolkit Reminder that we have launched the VHP2020 web-based toolkit so you can view each of the vessel health and preservation sections easily on your smart phone, tablet or laptop View here buff.ly/3O4jvqb #InfectionPrevention #IPC

Latest podcast just up and I talk to Prof Mark Wilcox about the rise of C. difficile infections in England. Is a new ribotype of concern and how does CDI find the cracks in healthcare delivery systems? Available on all podcast sites infectioncontrolmatters.podbean.com/e/c-difficile-…

Take short "micro-breaks" (1-10 minutes) throughout the working day. Evidence shows these breaks can help us to manage our energy & maintain cognitive, emotional, creative & physical capacity. How to create micro-breaks during busy days: 1) Give yourself permission to take

'10 days in hospital for a person over 80 is the equivalent of 10 years of deconditioning.' The #ActiveRecovery pilot LCH NHS Trust is improving patient outcomes, getting people out of hospital faster and keeping them at home. Watch the full film #RightToRehab @RCOT

If you're pregnant, help protect your baby from whooping cough by getting vaccinated – ideally from 16 - 32 weeks pregnant. Immunity from the vaccine passes to your baby protecting them until they are old enough to be vaccinated at 8 weeks old. nhs.uk/pregnancy/keep…

#VaccinesWork #VaccinesSaveLives Please get vaccinated against whooping cough if you are pregnant, this helps to protect you and baby. #MidlandsIPC

An updated list of antibiotic resistant pathogens has been released by World Health Organization (WHO)👉 twtr.to/C_x5Z It is vital that healthcare organisations utilise #infectionpreventionandcontrol to reduce their spread, protecting patients and reducing the spread of antibiotic resistance 💊🏥

Writing a scientific article: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners (1/7)

New paper: Post-discharge surgical site infection surveillance using patient smartphones: a single-centre experience in cardiac surgery | British Journal of Cardiac Nursing magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.129… Carlos Morais Karen Cariaga GSTT_SSIPTeam

Proud to represent Northampton General Hospital 💙 University Hospitals of Northamptonshire today at the national Infection Prevention Society conference. So glad to be part of IPS and the opportunities it offers for IPC nurses

Let’s get sustainable! #IP2024Conf #Mentalhealth Holly Slyne Paul Chivers

IPC Journal Club this Weds will be led by Jon Otter on "#Mpox Clade Ib: the next pandemic?". We hope you can join us. Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d13c664e… Scheduled at 10am EST / 3pm GMT/UK

#WAAW2024 (World Antimicrobial Awareness Week) kicks off November 18–24. Join us in focusing on essential practices to prevent infection and control antimicrobial resistance (AMR). #InfectionPrevention #AMR #HealthcareSafety #PatientCare

Will you "Go Blue for AMR"? 💙 Share your individual, organisational and community ‘Go Blue for AMR” campaign photos with us using the #IPSWAAW for #WAAW2024 💙

Effective antibiotic stewardship starts with us! Shorter, targeted courses reduce resistance. 10-40% of patients on IV antibiotics could be treated with oral therapy. Let’s make the switch and improve patient care, save time, and protect our environment. #WAAW2024 #IPSWAAW