If you're a #nurse working in the #community or #PrimaryCare affected financially by #LongCovid, we might be able to help with a #grant. Find out more here: qni.org.uk/support-for-nu… or email [email protected] Please RT

Calling all #Adult #SocialCare #Nurses : our draft #Standards for six specialisms in #community #nursing are open for public #consultation until 7th March. Please have your say! Dr Agnes Fanning. RN, DN, QN qni.org.uk/news-and-event… Please RT

Such huge opportunities to get involved, network, learn and share all things #IPC with #IPS. Working together to support and improve infection prevention IPS EPDC Lisa Butcher JO Reynard RGN QN Jo Taylor 💙 (previously Ellison) RN Dr Liz Kingston Maura Smiddy *Wash Your Hands* Edel Burton Jennie Wilson @loveebhc #IPC

#SocialCare #nursing advisory councils have launched in every #ICB (integrated care board) in England, chaired by nurse colleagues from across the sector. Zoe Fry, a Director of The Outstanding Society and one of the chairs, shares her enthusiasm. bit.ly/3EEQ6xN Florence Nightingale Foundation

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Are you a RN working in adult social care? The Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit at KCL is looking to speak to RNs working in adult social care settings to find out about their experiences. Find out more here: kcl.ac.uk/research/regis…

NHS England » Infection prevention and control education framework part 1 published ⁦IPS⁩ ⁦Healthcare Infection Society⁩ ⁦@NHS_HealthEdEng⁩ ⁦Sue Millward 💙 😷⁩ ⁦Deborah Sturdy⁩ .A vision for the design and delivery of IPC education england.nhs.uk/long-read/infe…

#InternationalWomensDay is one of the most important events of the year for adult #SocialCare, not least because around 80 percent of people working in the sector are women. This year's theme #EmbraceEquity chimes well with our values: bit.ly/3F2kgeI. Lyn Romeo

#NHSNWContinence @ACA_Continence Polly Weston Continence Nurse Specialist sharing the work in Morecambe Bay collaborating with IPC teams to prevent continence related harm including UTI. Wonderful to hear the education involved linking in hydration & including care homes

Delighted Helen Whately MP will be joining our event this afternoon The Queen's Nursing Institute Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN Professor John Unsworth Deborah Sturdy Esther Taborn Department of Health and Social Care NHS England UK Health Security Agency

qni.org.uk/news-and-event… a useful network for sharing best practice and to support IPC in social care.

A short summary of our #Infection #Prevention #Control Champion and #CareHomeNurses event from 23 March is available to read here: qni.org.uk/news-and-event… Thank you again to Helen Whately MP for joining us Deborah Sturdy Charlotte Fry RN DN QN

A summary of our #QNDay2023 is now available to read here: qni.org.uk/news-and-event… Thank you to all #ExtraordinaryQNs and our wonderful speakers for such an #inspiring and thought-provoking day! Dr Crystal Oldman CBE EdD RN RHV QN FRCN Professor John Unsworth

The amazing people working in #socialcare are the sector’s biggest asset. As Department of Health and Social Care launches a call for evidence to shape new career pathways for care staff, Skills for Care's @oonaghsmyth and I invite you to help forge the future of the care workforce. bit.ly/437gECM

Free Online Webinar from Sharpsmart and The RCN 🎙️Guidance on the Prevention and Management of Sharps Injuries 📅10th May 2023, 11am Registration: buff.ly/3Mj3VXC #InfectionPrevention #IPC

The #IPS Care Home SIG Study Day is taking place next month: Wed 24 May 2023, 09:30 - 16:00, Leigh Sports Village, Leigh Free for IPS members / £25 for non-members. buff.ly/3E4u1sq #InfectionPrevention #IPC #IPSEvents

Taz @xolisajane I did 19 years in NHS and now 3 in ASC. There is lots of scope for development IF you get with the right employer. Try following The Queen's Nursing Institute Infection Prevention and Control Network and keeping an eye on specialist practitioner courses which are rolling out. They also do a great, free transition workbook.

Join us for our next free #InfectionPrevention #Control Champions meeting today, 11 April, 2-4pm. The theme is #parasitic #infections. Deborah Sturdy from Department of Health and Social Care will also be giving a #AdultSocialCare update To book👉: qni.org.uk/news-and-event… Charlotte Fry RN DN QN

Read the summary from our latest #InfectionPreventionControl #Nurses meeting on #ParasiticInfections including #scabies and #bedbugs Read it here: qni.org.uk/news-and-event…