Student District Nurses 🚙🚗🏠💊💉💙

Merry Christmas 🤶🏻🎅🏻

Almost 150,000 people booked their COVID-19 booster between midnight and 8am today! Getting a booster is vital to increase protection against the Omicron variant. Visit nhs.uk/covid-booster to #GetBoostedNow.

Stay well this winter! ❄️ Please order your prescription in plenty of time for Christmas and collect only when you need to. Make sure to order repeat prescriptions no later than 16 December for collection on 23 December. 📅 Anything later cannot be guaranteed before Christmas.

As we head into uncharted territory this winter, the anticipation anxiety is rife amongst colleagues. I'd like to remind people of @Frontline_19 which offers support for NHS staff. frontline19.com

We will keep saying it.

I am often asked what community nurses do. This is a great summary of my role as a proud Specialist Practice Qualified District Nurse and Specialist Palliative Care Nurse Consultant in the community. @StBarnabasLinc @hospiceuk @TheQNI #communitynursing vimeo.com/587749712?s=04

@alderton_liz This is very concerning; there needs to be explicit recognition by government that care doesn't end when people are discharged from hospital - it falls to District Nurses, Care Home Nurses, and all the other teams who are working tirelessly in the community and primacy care

Booking your COVID-19 booster. 👇 If you’re aged 40 or over and had your second dose over 2 months ago, book now at nhs.uk/covid-booster.   If you’re aged 30 or over, you can book online from tomorrow. People aged 18 or over can book online from Wednesday. #GetBoosted

The UK #COVID19 Alert Level will move from Level 3 to Level 4. This change is in response to the rapid increase in cases of the #OmicronVariant of COVID-19 and the increasing risk to the public and healthcare services. Joint statement from the four UK Chief Medical Officers 🔽

Omicron is a reminder that the pandemic is not over. I urge you to get your booster as soon as you can – and if you haven’t had your first or second jab, now is the time to come forward. It’s more important than ever to get boosted to protect our friends, family and NHS.

One year ago today the NHS made history — when Margaret Keenan received the first COVID-19 jab at @nhsuhcw, launching the NHS vaccination programme. Thank you to colleagues across the NHS and everyone involved in the vaccine rollout to date! 💙 #ThankYouNHS

Next up we have our COVID-19 Hero Awards Clinical which recognises any staff, volunteer or team for an outstanding contribution to the Trust’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. And the winner is… Community Nursing Teams! ⭐ Congratulations 👏

Next, we have our Team of the Year Award Non-Clinical. This is for a team that has worked together to support each other and which has contributed to improving the experiences of patients and/or colleagues. The winner is Transformation Team, congratulations! ⭐

Hi Twitter!!! Just wondering if anyone has any tips on securing a job as a district nurse! I’m in my third year and hoping to start applications, TIA! @StNurseProject #studentnurse #districtnursing #communitynurse

A clear and helpful tool for interpreting urinalysis. Don’t forget that dipstick is unreliable in over 65s, and catheterised pts - due to colonisation. That said, pH can indicate a reason for encrusted blocked catheters. As with all investigations, look 👀 at the whole pt.

Any students currently in LCHS or educators please allow students a chance to complete their NETS survey.

I am delighted to announce the 1st ever 7 regional #communitynursing fellow posts are now live to lead the #actionareas of the #NationalCommunityNursingPlan B9 - jobs.england.nhs.uk/vacancy/3615656 close 15/11/2021 B8d - jobs.england.nhs.uk/vacancy/3615687 B8c - jobs.england.nhs.uk/vacancy/3615701 close 16/11/2021

We are developing Community Practice Teacher Standards to support universities in the UK that wish to develop a new programme for #PracticeTeachers of SPQ and SCPHN. Please read👇and share your views in our survey by 31 October! @CrystalOldman @AngieHack10 qni.org.uk/nursing-in-the…

What a great day at #NDNN2021CONFERENCE listening to all the inspiring speakers. Great to hear about neighbouring trusts recognising DNs as band 7s and the amazing work trusts are doing with International Recruitment and @TheQNI update @CrystalOldman @SamSherrington @davidpugh25