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Queen's Nurse (RNMH) | Domestic abuse & sexual violence specialist | NHS GBV & inequalities service lead | Writer | Feminist

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10 months
I'm very excited to share that I have officially signed a contract to write the book "Feminism in Nursing". My hope is that this book contributes to our collective understanding of the issues that face our profession and a new perspective on the solutions required.
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1 year
The Royal College of Nursing is having to use members' money to defend its decision to dismiss the man who made the below tweets. He is a nurse. He seems to think this was not the right decision & hopes to be reinstated back in power as chair of council.
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@the_tweedy Extremely cute but always a little bit wild eyed. Photo captures why I want to squish her so much and also why I can't...
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@dieworkwear @bayneframework God this is so savage ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Whilst I support consenting adults making whatever relationship choices they would like and have no issue with consensual non-monogamy... Is this appropriate to display in a high school? My daughter's school is displaying this & it's making the kids uncomfortable.
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Nursing is not a fallback career for people who have "messed up" their a-levels. Nursing is a highly skilled profession for bright, innovative, academically and emotionally intelligent people.
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This is beyond appalling. Our NHS is held together by internationally educated nurses. We expect them to move here, help fill our enormous staff vacancies, keep our loved ones safe... But leave their kids without a mother or father?
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Today in Parliament we have laid an order to ban overseas care workers from bringing dependants. This is just one part of our plan to deliver the biggest-ever cut in migration ๐Ÿ‘‡
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Nurses who progress into advanced/consultant nursing practice threaten the status quo. They challenge the myth that nurses are simply passive handmaidens or angels who don't need a degree. Nursing is a self-governing & rapidly advancing profession. Let's talk about it. 1/14 ๐Ÿงต
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I'm also very proud this #InternationalWomensDay of being a disagreeable woman. I'm not here to be liked, I'm here to change things for women.
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@nursewigglytuff I think it's important that members see what has been said, know how their membership fees are being spent and know that Dave indicated he hopes to resume his role as chair.
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"Are you a doctor?" "No, I'm a physio" "Can I see a doctor instead" "Yes, but it will be 3-4 weeks" Doctor in 3-4 weeks "I'm going to refer you to the physio, this isn't my area of expertise"
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Seeing a medical doctor in general practice means you are less likely to attend the Emergency Department. Did you know only 43.9% of appointments are now with GPs? You and your family deserve the highest quality care. #ItsOkayToAsk for a doctor.
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I've just seen an RN praising a TRAINEE nursing associate for leading a shift on PICU due to staffing issues. Not sharing as it will invite a pile-on (it's being escalated) but this is completely unsafe & not something to tweet proudly. The poor TNA put in that situation!
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. @CMO_England is present but not @CNOEngland - seems there is no nursing representation at the "NHS recovery forum". But there is no recovery without nurses, nearly 10% of whom left the NHS last year alone. Lack of respect & unfairpay is why. #FairPayforNursing #NursesStrike
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Today I hosted the NHS Recovery Forum in Downing Street with clinical leaders, health experts and ministers. We are determined to ease pressure on the NHS, ensure better care for patients and deliver our promise to cut waiting lists โคต๏ธ
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This is the fastest and most effective way to ensure that members of @theRCN vote to strike again. A national mandate is the way forward - thank you to @SteveBarclay for energising the workforce. #FairPayforNursing #NHSStrikes
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The NHS believes @theRCN โ€™s upcoming strike action is illegal โ€“ so I am regretfully providing notice of my intent to pursue legal action. The details explained in my statement ๐Ÿ‘‡(1/2)
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I got the job! ๐ŸŽ‰ The dream job! ๐ŸŽ‰ Pending completion of my degree, you are looking at a soon-to-be community substance use nurse! Worth absolutely every minute of the last 3 years to get to here. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป #NQN #StudentNurse #WeStNs #150Leaders #NursingNow
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@HeggyRn I think it's important to understand the upset that comments like these generate for women. That's why we have such high standards of conduct in nursing - to maintain an important trust. It's not up to us to police how upsetting people find these words, but to maintain the trust.
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Hiding in plain sight is horribly accurate. Russell Brand was telling the world who he was and the world just clapped along, making it virtually impossible for victims to raise any concerns about his conduct. #Dispatches
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@MichaelGLFlood @datepsych I'll bet the above research doesn't account for the fact that claiming to be feminist actually means nothing at all. Lots of left wing men say they're feminist and curiously behave exactly like their non feminist peers. Often worse, but hiding behind the right words.
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90% of nurses go to work when they are unwell. Many feel guilty about increasing the burden on their colleagues working in already understaffed services. And many also worry about triggering formulaic staged warnings for being unwell "too many times".
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Almost nine out of 10 nurses in England work when ill, survey finds

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Interviewed for a B6 post today & got an offer an hour later! More details to follow once formalised but...!!! I can't believe it. Such lovely & encouraging feedback, I'm really looking forward to working with this team ๐Ÿ˜ Now to fight off the impostor syndrome.
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I just want to speak up for the students & registered nurses who don't feel brave or heroic. The language of war is everywhere but unlike soldiers, nobody in healthcare signed up for this. It's OK to feel angry or scared. Please don't hold it in; speak to someone you trust.
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A pandemic, 2 jobs, several stints of homeschooling, a leave of absence, sickness during write up and many late nights later... It is done. Beyond proud of myself for this one.
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As promised, here's a thread containing my slides from last night's @RCNScot event in which I spoke about #MenInNursing recruitment campaigns. I talked about the context of these campaigns, critiqued the research that underpins them and addressed the implications for women. ๐Ÿงตโฌ‡๏ธ
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The worst thing about being a mental health nurse is never the people, staff, pay or hours. It's the endless fight against systems that seem intent on making people homeless, poor & traumatised. Time that should be spent helping people to progress, rather than simply survive.
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Come now @theRCN council - this isn't #FairPayforNursing at all. Nurses will continue to leave, patient care & safety will continue to suffer. This is a real terms pay cut & nobody should vote in favour of that. Least of all an already undervalued & mostly female workforce.
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1 year
Nurses are urged to vote in favour of a 5% pay rise for next year. They will also get a one-off payment worth between ยฃ1,655 and ยฃ3,789 for this year. What do you think?
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@abi_carey A large number of women are survivors of sexual violence. It's good practice to ask women, therefore, about their preferences. A lot of research, including my own, highlights this as important. As for men, I see no reason not to ask. But this is a false equivalence.
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Tomorrow I start my new role as a gender based violence nurse, an area of work I care a great deal about. I'm feeling very grateful this evening to have been given the opportunity to do something I love. I hope I do a good job, I hope I make a difference. Wish me luck!
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@thegradmedic I just feel like the girls already have a hard enough time setting boundaries with boys at this age and now we've added some school endorsed complexity. They don't really understand it...
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@timricketts_ @amateuradam The constant and widely accepted infantilisation of experienced clinical professionals.
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@LeahFHardy @theRCN I'm so sorry Leah. We need a zero tolerance approach toward this sort of behaviour to maintain trust from the public - the RCN has been doing a lot of work to be transparent about these issues and shift this culture in their own ranks. I am hopeful that sunlight will mean change.
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Happy #InternationalNursesDay It's a challenging time for the profession but I've never been more glad of my decision to be a nurse. I'm incredibly proud to be one of a handful of Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialists in the world & ambitious about increasing that number!
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3 years
Big thank you to @DawnButlerBrent for tabling a question about making Nurse a protected title in UK law @UKParliament #Lab21 Anyone can call themselves a nurse in the UK. We think this is wrong. If you agree, please sign the petition to #ProtectNurse
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10 months
This is offensive to people with mental health diagnoses and a completely ridiculous suggestion. There were 35000 incidences of sexual violence in the NHS in the last 5 years, an overwhelmingly male crime. Yet no suggestion we start screening male staff for misogynistic views.
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@alexbrechin @devisridhar Hi, Scottish nurse here. Lots of nurses and doctors posting in the UK about this but often the abuse is so vile that they remove the post within 24h and others think twice as a result. When my colleagues speak of the deaths they witness, they get threats & told they're lying...
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It's an absolute honour to officially be a Queen's Nurse with @QNI_Scotland With huge thanks to @Janette57 @lynniemc71 @nickyconnorfife and all at @nhsfife @FifeHSCP @FHSCPNursing for this opportunity and for your support.
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Leanne Patrick is 'transforming care for survivors' as a Gender Based Violence Nurse Specialist with @nhsfife @Janette57 #QNISawards
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Nurses are people with private lives and a right to make decisions about their appearance. This is less about professionalism and more about archaic notions of nurses as white, childless and virginal women of God. The people who care for us are skilled professionals. Not nuns.
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1 year
Do tattoos, piercings, or dyed hair make nurses less professional? Some nurses have found it an issue at work, but many say compliments outweigh negative comments. Find out more about the official uniform guidance and what is deemed โ€˜inappropriateโ€™.
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2 years
@HumzaYousaf This is still below inflation, still a real-terms pay cut and won't retain staff. The consequences of this for patient safety are significant. This is not positive news for anyone. I hope members of the RCN hold the line.
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Officially on the @nmcnews register! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ So that's that! 3 years spent working toward this moment & the first thing I do is change my Twitter bio ๐Ÿ˜‚ It's been a long road with amazing memories & challenging experiences. I'm glad to be finally be here, as a registered nurse.
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Today is our 10 year wedding anniversary and exactly 16 years of being together. There's no other man in the world I would tolerate for that length of time and who, let's face it, would tolerate me too ๐Ÿ˜‚ Cheers to us!
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Female nurses have the highest suicide risk of any healthcare professional. Nursing is a low resource, high demand profession with poor pay, conditions and respect. Female nurses are also more likely to suffer domestic violence at home & sexual harassment at work.
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Important service update.
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First day as a staff nurse tomorrow! I'm a mixture of fear & anticipation. It will be strange not to introduce myself as a student! Any tips from #NurseTwitter for a nervous NQN?
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Leanne Patrick QN
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3 years
Delighted to share our free to access article: "The role of nurses in recognising and responding to violence against women" @Leactionjackson
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The role of nurses in recognising and responding to violence against women

The Journal of Clinical Nursing publishes research and developments relevant to all areas of nursing practice- community, geriatric, mental health, pediatric & more.

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@YehudisG I completely agree. It's so so important to prevent retraumatising or adding additional trauma to survivors. Nurses have a huge responsibility to get this right. Many of us are working on improving this and putting survivors at the heart of that work โค๏ธ
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Extremely proud this #InternationalWomensDay to be a nurse leading an NHS service dedicated to ending violence against women and girls. Male violence is the leading contributor to death, disease & disability in women aged 18-44. The NHS can & should work to change this.
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A common question that people ask is why victims don't leave their abusers. There are many complex reasons, but self doubt is a common factor - is it really abuse? Am I actually the problematic one? These doubts are often the result of gaslighting. Blame becomes self blame.
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There's no "sick note culture" only a culture that expects high levels of productivity for low wages & for people to mindlessly grind away as their standards of living & health decline due to the increasingly unaffordable cost of living. Where is the room for good mental health?
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Rishi Sunak to call for end to UK's "sick note culture" in speech on welfare reform
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NEW: Updated pay offer from ScotGov via @RCNScot I suspect, if put to a vote, this offer will be accepted. But it's worth pointing out that higher bands with more skill, experience & qualifications are being offered less of an increase by %. That's who we need to retain.
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From this evening's @theRCN event - they are keeping close contact with @TheBMA and there is potential to coordinate strike action with junior doctors if we get a fresh mandate for 23/24. #FairPayforNursing
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Not off to a great start with 46% being men in a 90% female profession. Fingers crossed this is rectified over the remaining 60 nurses. Men are not more impactful in nursing than women. Such an insult.
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Who is on the Nursing Times NHS 75 impact list? Part 1
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In the 70s, Gwyneth Jones, my mother in law went to university to study nursing. She was discouraged as "too smart" for nursing & that it would be a waste. The idea that we don't need smart, degree educated nurses persists 50 years later because it is a 90% female profession.
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3 years
If you're following @CountDeadWomen today, you might be interested to learn that men who murder their partners can often be identified in advance. If professionals know what to look for. @JMoncktonSmith has developed the 8 stage #HomicideTimeline to help identify risk.
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In 2011 the conservative government cut university places for nursing. In 2017 they abolished the bursary. In 2017 Band 4 Nursing Associates were piloted & they are increasingly expected to do the same job for less. The current nursing shortage has been manufactured.
@jim_crawfurd
Jim Crawfurd ๐Ÿ’™ ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
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@ShaunLintern @credland_nicki Very similar with PAs (originally) I would say. The question is why arenโ€™t there enough nurses - not training enough or failing to retain them?
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@andrewallergy I can see why men would be worried to be unfairly associated. I think the best answer to that is a zero tolerance approach to behaviours like this.
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2 years
Nursing is not a vocation. It is a highly skilled graduate profession. It is a risk oriented & patient safety focused profession. But because it is a majority female profession, nurses' skills are devalued & they're not paid fairly for these skills. Hence 40,000+ vacancies.
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Are nurses paid enough? Cabinet minister Chris Heaton-Harris tells @KayBurley : โ€œThatโ€™s very difficult to judgeโ€ฆ itโ€™s a vocation, I suppose you could say politics is a vocation in many waysโ€
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10 months
Beyond delighted to have been promoted to lead our Gender Based Violence Service as GBV Nurse Co-ordinator. It's an absolute privilege to do the work that I love and be part of shaping the NHS response to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
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Quite excited about this. Very first paper as a first author, alongside the excellent @Leactionjackson in @jclinnursing Coming very soon! ๐ŸŽ‰
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This is Ella. Ella is 6. She is also autistic & has learning disabilities. I hope I can be here for her for a long time. When I can't - I'm trusting my colleagues to remember this little girl when she is an adult in need of care. #WhorltonHall #winterbourneview
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My daughter was choked & threatened by a boy at school for defending her trans friend when he was deliberately deadnamed. Where there's transphobia, misogyny is always close by. Boys internalise the free pass to abuse as kids and weaponise it as adults.
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Suella Braverman is now encouraging children to misgender their trans peers and undermining schools who wish to treat them with respect. Quite, quite wicked.
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I've lost two babies since having my daughters. They'd be 8 & 9 years old now. During both I continued to plan birthday parties, bake elaborate cakes, work, fold the laundry... The lives of women hold such ordinary, unseen suffering and quiet desperation. #BLAW2023 #BabyLoss
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Nurses perform important roles, but... This is comparing apples with oranges. A nursing degree makes a safe and competent nurse. A medical degree makes a safe and competent doctor. One is not superior - they are entirely different, hence doctors cannot replace nurses ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
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Other NHS professionals perform immensely important roles too, whether nurses, paramedics, healthcare assistants, radiographers, dieticians, porters, everyone. But a medical degree is what ensures a doctor has the vast background knowledge necessary for their safe practice.
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If you have a clinical doctorate, you have earned the right to use the prefix "Dr". If you are working at consultant level as a HCP, you have earned the right to use the title. Your profession should be clear, particularly to patients, but not a barrier to using earned titles.
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@SteveinChippers @flaminhaystacks @ellieokwilson 97% of women are sexually harassed. At least 1/3 are victims of domestic abuse or sexual violence and this is likely an underestimate. I wouldn't call that "no problems what so ever". Are you committed to thinking we can't prevent male violence without curbing women's freedoms?
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@GilmoreJNurse @CraigDavidson85 @PDarbyshire Under schedule 9 of the Equalities Act, certain services are able to advertise for female applicants only and the forensic medical services bill also allows women to select the sex of their examiner. It's clearly more complex, since these laws guard against discrimination.
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I'm disappointed that this is the moment our CNOs have chosen to intervene. There should instead be a letter to our governments, warning them of the grave risks to life & safety if we continue to hemmorhage nursing staff. We shouldn't have to strike at all. #FairPayforNursing
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๐Ÿ”บ EXCLUSIVE: In an unprecedented intervention, Dame Ruth May, chief nursing officer for England, has written to Pat Cullen, head of the Royal College of Nursing, saying many nursing leaders feel โ€œlet down by the RCNโ€
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Join me on March 13th (1-2pm) for a webinar on Nursing as a Feminist Profession with @UoDHealthSci I'll be talking about the historic (and current) devaluing of women, nursing plus how this affects the political power & influence of the profession and care of women patients.
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Smart woman that @patcullen9 - if the govt refuse to negotiate then it will be them who have chosen strike action. Nurses didn't create this problem It was the Conservative government and they are now refusing to talk solutions. #FairPayforNursing
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Nurses' union: Door is open to avoid strikes

RCN leader Pat Cullen urges the health secretary to get around the table.

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This #InternationalWomensDay take up space, speak your truth and don't be afraid to be disliked. If they want you to be quiet, they already don't like you. Misogyny keeps great women small for the egos of mediocre men.
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Update: I'm blown away to say that I've been accepted onto the @QNI_Scotland 2022 Queen's Nurse Programme. An incredibly proud moment and I wish to thank all at @FHSCPNursing for their time, energy and support. Big thank you to everyone who crossed their fingers for me!
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Tomorrow is a very important day for me with a big interview (not a job). I don't want to say too much but I'm both nervous and grateful to have made it this far. Wish me luck with sleeping tonight! I don't think there's enough lavender pillow spray in the world...
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@DrEmmaKatz @BBCNews From one DA expert to another, I completely agree. I believe her.
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@nutritionlizA I am troubled to think that anyone would think of these as defensible comments or even jokes from a nurse. Support as a friend is one thing, condoning these tweets would be another.
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My 82 yo grandmother with ++ comorbidities was recently admitted to hospital with many #COVID19 ๐Ÿšฉsymptoms. Pneumonia, breathless, pyrexia, fatigue. We prepared for the worst. However the test is negative. She is improving & ready for discharge ๐ŸŽ‰ Important story for balance.
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This family have been through the worst thing I can personally imagine as a parent. To learn they are being mocked and criticised on the junior doctors subreddit is beyond the pale. These anon accounts are now on twitter/X causing harm & division.
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Can I forgive myself for my daughterโ€™s death?

Two years after his 13-year-old child died needlessly in hospital, a father reflects on life without her

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Proud to be wearing this today. I've lived in Scotland for over 12 years, raised a family here and now work for the NHS here as a nurse. Very proud to be a Queen's Nurse and wear the @QNI_Scotland thistle ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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Here's to 2023 being the year of #FairPayforNursing & getting our NHS back on track. As demands continue through winter in an understaffed & underresourced NHS, risks mount & more people are failed. All of this is a political choice. But nurses are pushing back. #NurseStrike
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โ€œItโ€™s utterly disgraceful that he [Barclay] would prefer to use money to challenge nurses than to pay them, at a time when those nurses are struggling to pay their bills. He is using public funding, patientsโ€™ money, to challenge nurses through the court.โ€
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Nursesโ€™ leader blasts Steve Barclay over โ€˜disgracefulโ€™ use of legal action to stop strike

Pat Cullen attacks health secretaryโ€™s attempt to prevent 48-hour action in England as โ€˜frightening for democracyโ€™

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What Brand is essentially saying is that five unconnected women with whom he claims to have had consensual sex... Are now part of a mainstream media conspiracy plot against him? Is that really more believable to people than the banal reality of how common rape and assault is?
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EXCLUSIVE: Russell Brand denies accusations of rape, sexual assault and controlling and emotionally abusive behaviour. Five women share their stories with @C4Dispatches in a joint investigation with @thetimes . Watch Russell Brand: In Plain Sight tonight at 9pm on @Channel4
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Nearly half of nurses in England are planning to quit or thinking about it. 90% come into work when sick due to guilt over staffing levels. A majority say they are burned out and many struggle to make ends meet. Nursing is in crisis.
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Almost half of nurses in England plan to quit or are considering it, survey says | ITV News

ITV News had exclusive access to a survey conducted by the Royal College of Nursing every two years. | ITV National News

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@DigitalGerry @EM_RESUS That's why #FOAMed exists Gerry, to teach, share and learn. Ideally without judgement.
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Actually, we do precisely this in the VAWG sector under sch 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 The act allows for exclusions that are a proportionate means to achieve a legitimate aim We can exclude all men, on this basis, from working with survivors of sexual violence 1/8
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Nicola Sturgeon's core point from today's Q&A, on the trans prisons row - "there is no other group in society where we accept that the actions of an individual somehow forms a justification for taking away rights from the whole group, or not according rights to that group"
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Completed my first revalidation. What an incredible first 3 years it has been! Despite many challenges including a pandemic, switching to home ed for my youngest - I've managed to complete an MSc, progress to Band 7 & co-author several papers. Here's to many more years ahead!
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Celebrating becoming a Queen's Nurse with family yesterday at our favourite local restaurant. How lovely and festive! ๐ŸŽ„
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This is an insult to the knowledge, skill and experience of both doctors and nurses. Why wait for a GP appt or sit for hours in A&E when you could just.. Self-refer based on doing a bit of googling. Amazing. What could possibly go wrong? #FairPayforNursing #BMADoctorsVoteYes
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"One of things we've put forward.. self referrals so individuals dont have to go to a dr in order to get referred to specialist help.. if youve got internal bleeding & you just need a test there ought to be a way that doesn't involve going to see a GP" Keir Starmer on #BBCLauraK
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Proud mother moment. My eldest started learning piano 14 months ago and has today passed her grade 3 exam with 85/100 marks! Endlessly proud and in awe. I have zero musical abilities.
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Female nurses die by suicide more than any other healthcare professional & the numbers are increasing. Research is needed to understand why but we could begin by looking at the high rates of sexual violence & domestic abuse they experience. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2023
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This is extremely irresponsible. Birmingham Children's Hospital was rated outstanding in 2023 by @CareQualityComm Please don't delay or avoid seeking medical care for your children if this is your local hospital.
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Nurses are applauded the loudest when they stay "in their place". The "good girls" of nursing espouse that we don't need degrees, that there should be no ANPs or nurse consultants. The applause is to drown out the "naughty girls" & keep our 90% female profession subordinate.
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This week I submitted my final masters assignment. Doing this full time as an NQN was already tough going before throwing in kids off school, youngest child with a learning disability and working in a global pandemic... Most proud of myself I've ever been. Time for a rest!
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This girl, whose worst GCSE result was in maths, just smashed her masters level statistics module with a shocker of a grade ๐ŸŽ‰ I never talk grades, but this one deserves a special shout out because I prayed only to pass. I'll be dining out on this forever... ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Nursing is a fantastic career, but it's not valued or paid fairly. Nurses are the vast majority of Band 5s. Over 60% experience sexual harassment. Female nurse suicide rates are higher than any other HCP. We don't need more routes into nursing. We need systemic change.
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Latest UCAS data shows applications for nursing degrees has collapsed by 26% in two years. Why do you think a career as a nurse is becoming less popular? How can nursing appeal to more students?
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Gaslighting isn't limited to 1:1 interactions. Collective gaslighting is when some members of a group harass, mistreat & abuse a person while the rest of the group collude by denying it happens & minimising/justifying it. It can happen in personal or professional groups.
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Health & social care staff will no longer accept skirting around the issue of pay. None of these things are a substitute for fair pay. Few of these are achievable without adequate staff, who continue to leave due to poor pay & conditions. #FairPayforNursing #EnoughlsEnough
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Laura Kuenssberg: Maybe social care would improve is care workers weren't struggling on ยฃ18,000 / year. Rishi Sunak: What if we gave them a SENSE that they're being paid more? #BBCLauraK : Would you work for ยฃ18,000? Rishi Sunak: Look Laura! My job actually matters!!
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It's truly an honour to be a part of the #ProtectNurse campaign alongside some of the best advocates for patient safety and professional integrity. Thank you to @DawnButlerBrent for her continued support. We will not give up! Support the campaign here:
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NEW: @theRCN has called off next week's planned strike days as @RishiSunak has agreed to enter "formal and immediate talks" with the college. After the significant offer in Scotland, I hope there will be a similar offer on the table for England's nurses. #FairPayforNursing
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My beautiful grandmother died this morning, my last surviving grandparent. Her home was a 2nd home to me growing up. I spend most weekends there, called in after school... I was there when they announced the death of Diana & we stood & watched 9/11 unfold on the news together.
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Twitter finally has nurse as a professional category ๐ŸŽ‰ #ProtectNurse
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Are nurses going to be furious that doctors were given a better pay offer? No, of course not. Doctors should be paid fairly. Are nurses going to be furious that the government value them less than doctors? Sure, why wouldn't they?
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Nurses react with fury over doctor pay offer - BBC News

Union leaders say strikes more likely, after ministers offer consultants in England up to 19% extra.

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Really excited to share that I will soon begin developing a 4 nations programme of Gender Based Violence education for all UK healthcare staff with @NHS_HealthEdEng This is a really vital area of health that most staff report low confidence in. Education is key to changing this!
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This is my daughter Ella. Ella is 6. She loves every variety of slime (the messier the better), trampolining, drawing pictures & splashing in the Burn near our house. She is also #Autistic & she makes me proud every single day! โ™ฅ๏ธ #WorldAutismAwarenessDay #AutismAwarenessWeek
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@myobstetrician @ScrubSurvivors @doctorrah Men comprise 97% of dangerous driving offences and are convicted in 94% of accidents causing death or serious injury.
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