
Dr Kate Kirk, RN
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Dr Kate Kirk, RN
@KateLKirk
Associate Director of Workforce | Institute of Nursing Excellence | NIHR Fellow | ED Nurse | Workforce and Wellbeing | she/her








Nurse understaffing associated with adverse outcomes for surgical admissions ➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/zn… This observational longitudinal study examined nurse staffing levels and their association with a variety of adverse patient outcomes for inpatient admissions to all surgical specialties The patient-level data came from four disparate NHS hospital Trusts in England The results indicated generally larger adverse effects for registered nurse understaffing compared with understaffing for nurse assistants (healthcare support workers and nurse associates) Work by Paul Meredith, Lesley Turner, Christina Saville, Peter Griffiths #SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol #SoMe4Trauma #emgensurg @WSESurgery @NELANews #EmLap @ASGBI_MA









Job Opportunity: we're looking for a Research Associate until March 2026, for a project on healthcare workforce wellbeing within the implementation theme of the @ARC_EM. Qualitative research experience a must! See jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/1030…, closes 26 Jul.

Emergency department workforces’ experiences and perceptions of well-being from an international perspective: a #scopingreview bit.ly/45VXtxv @lucyswancott, @DrNatArmstrong, @damian_roland, @psychology_geek, @KateLKirk








NATIONAL SURVEY: What difference has N5Ok programme made to nurse recruitment & retention in the NHS in England? If you are a CNO or CPO in an NHS Trust, you should have been invited to give your views. If you haven’t yet taken part, you can access here: tinyurl.com/N50kSurvey