Planning a walk this weekend? ☀️ #BeTickAware and don’t forget the essentials: ✅ Long sleeves & long trousers ✅ Repellent ✅ Tick remover Ticks are common in grassy, wooded areas, so check yourself regularly during and after your walk.

Our Emerging Clinical Leaders programme is for #nursing & #midwifery leaders working post-preceptorship in patient-facing roles at Agenda for Change Band 5 to 6 or equivalent, across all sectors and all four UK nations. Find out more and book a place at ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc339a7w

We’re recruiting an Independent Chair to lead a new steering group as part of our Code & revalidation reviews. Are you a senior nurse or midwife, currently registered or recently retired? Help shape our future standards. Find out more & apply: nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-… 🧵👇

With an amber heat alert issued across England, remember that vulnerable people are more at risk from higher temperatures. Make sure elderly family and friends keep hydrated, and wear sunscreen if going out. Visit the NHS website for advice. ☀️ nhs.uk/live-well/seas…

💬 We’re reviewing the Code and revalidation - and we want your views. Join a webinar to hear our plans and help shape the future of professional standards: 📅 Code: 17 Jul, 12:15–1:15pm 🔗 lnkd.in/eygmp-kb 📅 Revalidation: 21 Jul, 3:15–4:15pm 🔗 lnkd.in/ePqXqCZw

Before you pack your tent & sunscreen and head off to a festival, get your #meningitis vaccine ⛺ 🎶 It takes just a few minutes but could save your life. Meningitis can spread quickly in crowded spaces - don't risk it. Find out more: nhs.uk/vaccinations/m…

🎙️🆕 Watch our webinar on the NMC Code review. This year, we're updating the Code to better reflect today’s practice. Hear our plans and how the webinar's attendees want to see future guidance evolve - including on EDI, AI, social media and more. 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=oD2_aW…

🎤 Speaker Spotlight – Melanie Hayward and Dr Elaine Allan at #SAPHNA2025 – Unmissable insights! Register today. saphna.eventsair.com/saphna-confere…

We're proud to support the new social care placement strategy for nursing students, launched today by Skills for Care. The first strategy of its kind, it promotes social care as a placement of choice and highlights its vital role in nursing. Read more: nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-…

How do you approach organisational anxiety as a leader? We've been working with a group of people to test out ways to manage organisational anxiety more holistically. Hear from two of the group on how they've put a relational approach into practice. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Don’t miss your chance to apply for the iHV Student & Lecturer Awards 2025! Celebrate your impact on health visiting and improving outcomes for babies, children & families by making a submission by 22nd August. ihv.org.uk/.../your-work-… iHV

When we lead big organisational change programmes, we tend to lead them through logic: rational arguments, business cases & systematic approaches. We might get better results if we lead them through loss, not logic. We consistently underestimate the power of a sense of loss in

The Freedom to Speak Up guardian role will remain part of the NHS Standard Contract for 2026-27, NHS England and the government have confirmed. The announcement comes after it was revealed that the National Guardian's Office would be shut down in 2026. nursingtimes.net/policies-and-g…

Unless compassionate leadership becomes the norm, the 10 Year Health Plan risks becoming another initiative that promises change but leaves little impact say Naja Felter and Alistair Thomson. Read more about the role compassion in their blog 🔽 kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

'We were heartened to see moral injury recognised in the 10-year plan' say Naja Felter and Alistair Thomson in their blog. But for the 10 Year Health Plan to have impact, they argue, compassionate leadership must be at the heart of the health service. kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-an…

Nursing and midwifery staff can now apply for RCN Foundation grants of between £1,000 and £1,600 towards professional training, continuing professional development, undergraduate degrees or postgraduate qualifications. Find out more here: rcni.com/nursing-standa…

A new organisation has launched to support Health and Wellbeing Coaches – and if you’ve completed PCI Accredited training you can join for free. The Association of Health and Wellbeing Coaches will set standards, provide training and give coaches a voice. [email protected]

Coaching service from Government Skills helps officials line up free professional-development assistance bit.ly/46QSCP9

NHS England has published a guide for General Practice teams who are seeking to improve the care navigation processes in their organisation. The guidance includes a new assessment tool for modern general practice. Find out more: england.nhs.uk/long-read/how-…

💓Learn to save a life in just 15 minutes💓 This #RestartAHeartDay, take 15 minutes to learn CPR with British Heart Foundation's free RevivR on-line training. No classroom. No equipment. Just your phone, a cushion & the power to save a life. 👉 Start the training now: bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-he…