Chris, RN 💙

@2manypeople4me @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic But anyway, I was only correcting you on the technical point of Afc Band 8 rather than challenging your argument!

@sea_beez @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic But it is possible for PAs to be any band from 7 upwards, no?

@2manypeople4me @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic I'm not sure what you're asking? A standard ACP or PA would not be able to progress to those bands without a new role being created for them and that would not be normal in much the same way that a staff nurse wouldn't access band 7 without becoming something like a ward manager

@BritishGasHelp @BritishGas Thank you, DM sent.

@sea_beez @BritishGas Hi Chris, I'll look into this for you. Please can you send a DM with your full address & email address? ^Natasha

@BritishGasHelp @BritishGas our EV fixed tariff came to an end in September and so we selected a new one with yourselves. However, on the website it is only showing the standard tariff now and the app doesn't show my tariff at all. I have received emails confirming both tariffs?!

@2manypeople4me @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic Clarify: In my local area most ACP/ANPs are 8a, with only senior leads/consultant nurses being 8b. I don't personally know of any on 8c or higher.

@sea_beez @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic But that is still the salary scale that can be earned, no? No automatic progression for a salaried GP, either

@2manypeople4me @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic No, they are separate bands - you wouldn't change to an 8B without changing job

@2manypeople4me @physicianassoci @mancunianmedic Band 8 is split into four sub-bands A-D and there is not automatic progression through them so an ANP on 8a (as is common in my local area) would never progress to an 8b salary unless they applied for a job that paid that.

@physicianassoci @mancunianmedic Salaried GPs pay scale £73K to £110K B8 AfC £54K to £101K So 2.5 days a week would be £40.5K to £61K, so that doesn't really add up, especially as a PA can be a B8 before the GP even CCTs

@SJB293 @alisonleary1 Do you have any evidence of this cos from my POV it's plainly wrong? I'd love for you to elaborate on what 'care-based' means.

@alisonleary1 Nurse training since Project 2000 has followed a care-based curriculum whereas AHPs such as physios and paramedics usually follow a science-based curriculum and make autonomous clinical decisions as newly qualified graduates

@kieran_robinson @alisonleary1 @simontutt88 Non-medical prescribing in the UK started with the district nurses!

@sea_beez @alisonleary1 @simontutt88 I did until 5 seconds ago… Never heard of a DN with prescribing or much in the way of patient assessment skills. Reading this thread it would appear I don’t know what a DN is 🤔 Every day’s a school day!

@alisonleary1 @TheQNI Was going to complete but only a trainee so don't have a badge yet and unsure of it's impact or even if it will still exist when I am fully qualified!

@DrLindaDykes west miss/Staffordshire: windmillscharity.org

Can my Twitter community recommend third sector organisations (national or Midlands) that support children who are going to be bereaved/have been bereaved (loss of a parent)?

@DrJSherrington *me, mid-unhinging my jaw like a snake* oh... 😓

@NJL_Blancq As a student nurse, I played a 'dead' body in one of these exercises for the hart team and armed police - was a cool experience for me and even as a bystander could see how useful it was for them.

I’ve attended these scenarios throughout my education and been taught by the experienced simulation leads. It’s a fantastic and genuinely high-fidelity exercise with great benefit to all involved. Does the set dressing matter? I don’t think so. The education is what’s key.

@Tom_the_Knowles After I posted, I was like - wait hasn't he been working for like a year already, but just rolled with it cos I'm stoked for anyone who comes to WM to work! Haha

@Tom_the_Knowles 😂😂🫣

@Tom_the_Knowles Yes Tom! Maybe be seeing you in the future then!

@vee_gang The comments ripping it are hilarious though.

Honestly so much to unpack here...

@LeanneHPatrick The Descent is the only horror film I couldn't finish - Claustrophobic and horrifying!

Once upon a time, when I was 15, I watched The Ring and it scared me so much I slept with the light on for weeks. As a horror enthusiast, I'm still chasing that high. What are your favourite/scariest films in the genre?