Dr Joy Darch 💙

38years on the register and not revalidating. Time to retire. My passion for the health and well-being of our profession continues. I have much respect to those who carry on. Look after yourselves while you’re looking after others ❤️ @CNOEngland @MrsBosanquet @ProfLorraineD

Patients are dying in corridors and pregnant women are miscarrying in side rooms as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope. That’s according to a report from @theRCN. Are you a nurse or have you spent time in hospital recently? Get in touch - what’s your experience been? 💭⬇️

I’m speechless! 😱

@ProfDiCrone Yes bit of a dilemma. But how to keep with so many. Think I’ll be going down the same road at some point too. Twitter was so useful to me

Heads up.... I will be leaving twitter.... refuse to call it by the new name... more to come. Like many #timetogo

@alisonleary1 Fantastic news! Good luck- you will be fabulous I’m sure 👏

It takes a remarkable person to work in nursing. Yet for too long they have been overworked, underpaid and many are now at breaking point.

@CNOEngland Good Luck with your retirement Ruth I can highly recommend it! It was a pleasure working on the CNO Nurses Health and Wellbeing Group with you. Proud to have had you as CNO. Thankyou for everything you have done for nursing. 👏

The RCN set Workforce Standards. Now it’s time to make the case for Nurse : Patient ratios. I’ll be setting out the evidence that demonstrates the critical importance of getting nurse staffing right. #RCNRatios #safestaffing #valuingnursing

Please share physical activity friends... @CAWR_CMU

@samjdonohue Kind words. Thanks Sam. The passion continues but from a distance. Great to have crossed paths. I’ll always remember your work for the Nursing Associate role 👏

Thank you Joy for your passion, commitment and genuine desire to improve nursing. 👏 to you

@MaddieRowland @CNOEngland @MrsBosanquet @ProfLorraineD What a wonderful message. Thankyou! Take care and keep doing what your doing! ❤️

@DarchJoy @CNOEngland @MrsBosanquet @ProfLorraineD Thank you for all that you've contributed. Still think about your teaching sessions and remind myself of them on tough shifts. 💙 Enjoy retirement, I hope you find lots of wonderful things to fill your time. X

38years on the register and not revalidating. Time to retire. My passion for the health and well-being of our profession continues. I have much respect to those who carry on. Look after yourselves while you’re looking after others ❤️ @CNOEngland @MrsBosanquet @ProfLorraineD

@GemmaStacey10 @ProfLorraineD @hollyblakenotts @LesleyJBaillie @fbgillison @MrsBosanquet @ProfDiCrone @KarenElcock @SteveJFord @FNightingaleF Thanks Gemma. Great to have worked with you x

@DarchJoy @ProfLorraineD @hollyblakenotts @LesleyJBaillie @fbgillison @MrsBosanquet @ProfDiCrone @KarenElcock @SteveJFord @FNightingaleF What a legacy you have created Joy, proud to have worked alongside you, to have learnt from & with you. Enjoy your next adventures x

@MrsBosanquet @hollyblakenotts @ProfLorraineD @LesleyJBaillie @fbgillison @ProfDiCrone @KarenElcock @GemmaStacey10 @SteveJFord @FNightingaleF Will do x

@hollyblakenotts @ProfLorraineD @LesleyJBaillie @fbgillison @MrsBosanquet @ProfDiCrone @KarenElcock @GemmaStacey10 @SteveJFord @FNightingaleF Too kind! Keep doing what you do Holly- you’re awesome! X

@DarchJoy @ProfLorraineD @LesleyJBaillie @fbgillison @MrsBosanquet @ProfDiCrone @KarenElcock @GemmaStacey10 @SteveJFord @FNightingaleF All the best for retirement, Joy! Your contributions made such a difference to healthcare students, to nurses and midwives, to other academics - thank you 🙏♥️

@trishgreenhalgh Agreed! 👏

I did a book! Out on the 28th October, written for undergrad/postgrad students of #healthpsychology, #PublicHealth , #nursing, or any other #health type interest, published by @SagePsychology. Pre-order your copy here: uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/a-bi… Stay tuned for credits!

@ProfJuneG …..me too!! 👏

@jhartin @RishiSunak @theRCN @patcullen9 Just shows absolute ignorance 😡

Hard to believe that @RishiSunak has so little insight to the safety critical work of registered nurses in the NHS: taking blood pressure, making up beds, settling patients in for the night.🤨😡 @theRCN @patcullen9 so much work still to do to….way beyond pay and conditions 😳

Massive thank you to ALL @uniofglos @One_Glos @GlosHealthNHS for your amazing support in coproducing #Nursing #AHP #Socialwork #Socialcare programmes #future #workforce the last 10 years have been a real privilege with quite a legacy for us all to be proud of 🙏