Catherine Hughes

@essexsarahlee She pretends to be a sage professional offering wisdom to the masses- given she has been struck off @nmcnews nursing register for placing public in “serious risk of harm” she isn’t wise but dangerous -help us stop her using the title nurse @protectnurse petition.parliament.uk/petitions/5879…

@PUNC14Julie Government still limits places to study medicine, unlike nursing, which preserves cohort sizes to ‘sensible’ for placement capacity. Not limiting nursing places IMHO has made compromised quality.

@CatherineHughe7 Wow, that is unbelievable

Wow. Compare with nursing degree. Students offered cash to defer medical degree bbc.co.uk/news/education…

BBC News - Eating disorders: Number of under-20s in hospital up 50% and cared for on general wards. Everyone needs to have knowledge about this MH condition to make sure no harm is done. bbc.co.uk/news/health-57…

@nurseswift @bwhiteheadUoD @crissierich @aa9039 @rachel_macqueen @mazp74 @lisaford33 @melhayward @Nurse_Lecturer @dmarsden49 @DanniEdge @duncan_randall @CatherineHughe7 @RohitSagoo Please spread the word to your colleagues #WeNurseAcademics

Partner: Had a horrible dream. I was an HCA on a ward and it was really really busy. Me: I dremt I was snogging a famous musician. #loveanightoff

Don’t put caniston and colgate on the save bathroom shelf. #humanfactors

Health Secretary Sajid Javid: Protect the NHS: Stop the health and care bill - Sign the Petition! chng.it/7x9kwN9V via @UKChange

This made me chuckle far more than it should.

Me at work v @MattHancock at work.

OMG! Why are nurses involved in this? Non-surgical beauty treatments: Undercover on a facelift training course bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/artic…

@nela_lana @DrLindaDykes The nurse ratio bit is essential to recognise. Procedures that would normally only require 1 nurse may need two or more and take longer.

@DrLindaDykes Correct but it’s not just about the training but the whole approach from clinical knowledge, creating user friendly governance for elderly, designing elderly friendly ED, improving nursing ratio, access to MDT endless list

Every day I am more and more convinced that there is a need for Elderly Care Emergency Medicine as a sub specialty (like paediatric) for better guideline and governance design. Is anybody else with me on this ?

@nela_lana 100% This group require more time, more equipment, different care and specialist knowledge. We have provision for children in the ED who also require more time, more equipment, different care and specialist knowledge.

Chocolates from a retired GP who is grateful for my wound care knowledge and skills is a nice thing. Can I put the (empty) box in my revalidation file?

@helen_barnowl @WelshGasDoc I think it is assumed so but it will be interesting to hear from IP&C what infection rates changed and why this might be. During my own hospital stay of 5 days I did not see anyone decontaminate their hands before or after contact with me or anyone else in the 6 bedded bay.

@CatherineHughe7 @WelshGasDoc Hands were always being washed in hospital surely?

#TriviaTuesday You are first on scene at a severe incident. You are faced with 3 people needing triage treatment. Using your knowledge of the citizenAID app, in what order do you treat the injured people, and what do you do for each person?

@CompareSoftware @digitalhealth2 @NHSX @NHSDigital @DHCCIO Would you use software that slows your work down and does not allow you to record accurate pt information AAAAAAAAhhhhhhh. Sorry long day using systemone.

The only organisation in the world not routinely collecting the customer's email address. This from some years ago. #AAAAAARGH

@Siandaviesdigby @essexsarahlee What is the difference between education, intelligence and common sense in your view?

Hello I’m a nurse educator. You may know me from my hits such as “Yes nurses do need a degree” and “ No it’s not enough to be really really caring” or the chart topper “So how exactly can education make you less caring then? “

@Meggweenie @Cahill_Lou Not only about hierarchy. Can be about clarity of experience, responsibility and role. Plus the public are confused. We need to have a smart and professional look as we are judged before we even open our mouths. first impressions last.