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

1/3 #WalsallAndProud of our incredible hospital & community staff Walsall Healthcare : -Upper third nationally for 4hr EAS -Best ambulance handover (<30min) in the West Midlands, despite highest month of Intelligently conveyed ambulances received on record.

A new study has shown that Covid‐19 may have a small, but lasting impact on people’s cognitive and memory abilities, potentially for a year or more after infection ➡️ imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/news/… NHS England Imperial College London NIHR Imperial BRC [1/4]

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#MidlandsIPC it's World Hand Hygiene Day

Only watched the first 10 minutes. Rishi says he understands what a struggle it is & Kier is just moaning about what the conservatives have done. Neither have answered the question #ITVDebate

Well that’s 1hr 10mins I’ll not get back. No clearer on what either of them are going to do except shout & interrupt each other 🤦‍♀️ #ITVdebate

🦠With increased awareness of sinks as potential sources of outbreaks and transmission of multi-drug resistant bacteria in ICUs, there is growing interest in water-free systems 🏥New work reviews the evidence on effectiveness of sink removal in the ICU ow.ly/LjLS50Sk5oV

It takes 3.2 seconds to RT and help find jay Slater he is on holiday in Tenerife and has gone missing please call 116 000 with any information

Excited to share a new and 🆓 journal club hosted by IPC Partners. 3rd July at 3 PM Jon Otter and I will review a recent paper published in Journal of Hospital Infection which looked at HCAIs caused by P aeruginosa 🦠and the transmission from sinks. Please share 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/21db44b6…

I tweet quite a bit - but this one is different and perhaps the most important I’ve ever written I hope it gets shared as much as possible, so new parents don't make the same mistake I nearly made (even as a dad of five, having worked in A&E for 23 years and someone who teaches

Things I'm sick of hearing from my employees: - Can I leave early today - I'll be late in the morning - My child is sick, can I rush off - I've got a doctor's appointment tomorrow, is that okay - I'm going to be late back from lunch, I've got some things to sort I don't care.

Job advert for band 6 matron role causes outrage and frustration among nurses and leaders rcni.com/nursing-standa…

This man in Leeds is setting fire to a bus. Let’s make sure he goes viral. West Yorkshire Police

There will be a lot of Crocodile tears in court.

We have a very exciting opportunity The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 🏥 Walsall Healthcare for an inspirational Nursing or Midwifery leader to be our Head of Nursing Quality. Please get in touch to discuss the role and meet our fabulous team 💙 walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk/work-with-us/j…

Seven elements in tackling complex problems in a work context (not necessarily in a linear order: all these elements are interconnected): 1. Step back to see the wider picture: we need to pull ourselves out of the details/specifics because of the interdependencies in big,

📢 2 weeks left to feedback on the external consultation for draft guideline: Microbiological factors in the design, validation and verification of operating theatres. Further information and access the documents 👉ow.ly/51yZ50V4r89 Deadline 📅 5pm Friday 21 March