Rachel Doubleday RN DN QN

Lone working in community nursing is a recognised occupational necessity. Can you help us to understand more about the risks and risk perception of all community nurses by completing a short survey (10 minutes)? Please share widely. Survey- app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/northumbria/…

Lone working in community nursing is a recognised occupational necessity. Can you help us to understand more about the risks and risk perception of all community nurses by completing a short survey (10 minutes)? You can find the survey here tinyurl.com/NULoneWorker

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Can you help with personal, informal research I am doing? I am trying to get an idea of an average day of your district/community nursing teams to find ways for my own team to work smarter, not harder. @RCNDNForum @QNI_Scotland @WeCommNurses #communitynursing #districtnursing

youtu.be/tX8TgVR33KM?si… for all those finding this time of year hard...#YouAreNotAlone

To support prescribing decisions for older people with moderate to severe frailty, we recently published our Pragmatic Prescribing guidance. Endorsed by the @rpharms, the @rcgp, @RCPEdin, and the @RCPhysicians, this document was an instant hit. buff.ly/n33nYtM

🎄Distraction is major cause of error at work & home Distracted by a phone call while greasing a tin last year, I forgot the last one resulting in a Christmas 'never event' - a retained mince pie😳🎄 Minimising distraction esp at safety critical times can make a big difference

Calling all nursing and midwifery students. 📢 Your voice matters in shaping the future of nursing and midwifery education. Complete the National Education and Training Survey before it closes on 2 December. ⬇️ #NETS2025 🔗 hee.nhs.uk/nets-2025

🩺 Calling all nurses, AHPs, podiatrists, pharmacists & GPs! On 4 December 2025 at 09:30 am, join our FREE online study day dedicated to reducing surgical wound complications - covering dehiscence, infection risk, NPWT and more. 🎓 Sign up now: societyoftissueviability.org/whats-on/best-… #HealthcareTraining #Surgery #WoundHealing

It's the final countdown. Just a few more days to go until the NHS Staff Survey closes on Friday 28 November. Have your say and complete the survey today. A big thank you to those who have completed it already. #NSS2025

The NHS Staff Survey is one of the largest staff surveys in the world and it’s important that we hear from a wide variety of voices to continue our work towards making the NHS more compassionate and inclusive. Complete the #NSS2025 today.

Nursing ratios: It’s a false economy to think you’re saving money by having fewer nursing staff. When we talk about recruiting more nurses, often we’re met with resistance around costs. However, not investing is what is financially unsustainable…. rcn.org.uk/magazines/Opin…

Healthcare professionals working in Community Health Services, are supporting hundreds of thousands of people in their own homes or local community. From July 2024-June 2025 there were more than 100 million care contacts. #CommunityHealthServices

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Tuesday 7th October 2025 Thought Of The Day From Morden Underground Station

The deadline for the survey that will inform the professional strategy for nursing and midwifery in England has been extended to 13 October. If you’re a registered nurse, midwife, nursing associate or student, there is still time to share your views. ➡️ engage.england.nhs.uk/survey/profess…

Legs Matter updates: Compression webinar from EWMA 2 Oct, 6.30pm | FREE Downloadables on the LM website. Don't miss this amazing line up of speakers and check out our fantastic Legs Matter resources - mailchi.mp/ea24d959d85f/f…

🚨 Free Live Webinar for Healthcare Professionals Topic: Harnessing the Magic of Compression to Save Legs and Lives 📅 2 October 2025 ⏰ 18:30–19:30 BST | 19:30–20:30 CEST Compression therapy can prevent life-changing complications, yet remains underused. This webinar will raise awareness of its importance and share practical insights from: 🔹 Alison Hopkins MBE 🔹 Dr Ray Samuriwo 🔹 Georgina Ritchie 🔹 Mark Collier Hosted by Accelerate in collaboration with EWMA as part of the Compression Therapy Campaign. 🎟 Participation is free – register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… Let’s raise awareness of the importance of this critical therapy so that we can increase use across the UK. #CompressionTherapy #HealthcareEducation #WoundCare #EWMA

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