Donna Fitzsimons QUBNursing&Midwifery Queen's University Belfast 🎓 CNO Northern Ireland Rita Devlin Gary Mitchell Public Engagement MHLS Wishing our QUBNursing&Midwifery congratulations on outstanding nominations. I am not at all surprised given the calibre of students and leadership from Donna Fitzsimons and team Queen's University Belfast 🎓. We are so very lucky to have top Universities provide our nursing education in NI.

Looking forward to celebrating the amazing Satellite Pharmacy team tonight and the work they do for haematology and oncology patients in NI. Finalists for Hospital Pharmacy Team of the Year @ #nihealthcareawards ! Belfast Trust Louise Brown Eimear McCusker Jena Crawford

Three doctors on shift for 191 patients in Emergency Department of the major trauma centre for the region. This level of understaffing and overcrowding is quite literally killing patients.
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Get involved to bring about positive changes for future nurses.
The OU in Northern Ireland

Mark your calendar! On 5 June 2024, dive deep into understanding anticoagulation and patient management in primary care. Essential knowledge every primary care nurse needs for an effective anticoagulation service. Scroll down for booking details.

“This invisible surveillance system by highly trained & experienced RNs is the most critical–but least understood–of the services they provide.
But the effectiveness of that surveillance depends on how many patients a nurse has to care for #safestaffing ldi.upenn.edu/our-work/resea…

#NHS #Nursing workforce is a leaky bucket of skilled experienced people essential to safety critical work, The holes in the bucket are getting bigger by the day.
The answer isnt to keep filling the bucket faster.
A workforce plan that doesn't focus on retention is no solution

RCN NI Newly Registered Nurses Network If you are a passionate and motivated final year nursing student or newly registered nurse, we want you to join our team. Please contact Linzi McIlroy at [email protected] for more information.

Voting to reject this offer was more than just pay. This was about valuing the contribution of the nursing workforce, being advocates for patient safety and staff staffing. When we say we deserve better… it’s not just about the pay

The RCN is consulting eligible members in Northern Ireland on the Department of Health’s new pay offer for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions. 🗳️ 🗳️ Voting is now open and closes at 6pm on Thursday 21 March 2024. rcn.org.uk/ballotNI

Really good to meet with Rita Devlin & RCN Northern Ireland reps yesterday. We must invest in our workforce and demonstrate the value of the work they do; addressing the chronic issues in pay and conditions for nurses & all health care staff is fundamental to fixing our health service.

Brilliant engagement with RCN Northern Ireland members in Belfast Trust BCH RVH and Musgrave please vote 🗳 RCN NI Student Ambassadors ꧁ Denise Kelly RN ꧂ 💜☘️👩‍🎓📚 rcn.org.uk/myrcn/Northern… link to vote

The RCN is consulting eligible members in Northern Ireland on the Department of Health’s new pay offer for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions. 🗳️ 🗳️ Voting is now open and closes at 6pm on Thursday 21 March 2024. rcn.org.uk/ballotNI

Please come speak to RCN at DHH today. It’s time to make your choice about the pay offer and use your vote.

The RCN is consulting eligible members in Northern Ireland on the Department of Health’s new pay offer for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions. 🗳️ 🗳️ Voting is now open and closes at 6pm on Thursday 21 March 2024. rcn.org.uk/ballotNI

That's why we're calling for urgent action on

❗ An above inflation pay rise
❗ Additional salary top-up worth several thousand pounds
❗ Commitments on safe staffing

Read more: bit.ly/3uR9w16

Are you treating patients in corridors, waiting rooms or ambulances? Is this becoming normal practice? Is patient safety and dignity being compromised?
Join us on 12 March to share your story and help us address this rising issue.
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Have you voted on HSC pay? If you work in Health and Social Care on AfC terms and conditions, we’ve contacted you with details of your pay offer for 2023-24. Get informed about the offer and have your say before 6pm on 21 March 2024. Vote here: bit.ly/4c2kDF3

The RCN is consulting eligible members in Northern Ireland on the Department of Health’s new pay offer for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff on Agenda for Change terms and conditions. 🗳️ 🗳️ Voting is now open and closes at 6pm on Thursday 21 March 2024. rcn.org.uk/ballotNI

⁦RCN Northern Ireland⁩ at Craigavon Hospital today talking to members about the 23/24 pay award. Use your voice - the nursing voice is strong 💪 ⁦linzi mcilroy⁩