As @crystaloldman.bsky.social prepares to step down as Chief Executive of The QICN today, 30 June 2025, we want to say a heartfelt thank you Her incredible leadership, inspiring vision, and deep commitment to community nursing have meant so much to all of us. ❤️
Read more: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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Applications are open for vacancies on 24 of our Forum Steering Committees. Joining a steering committee is a fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and influence standards within your specialism.
Interested? Applications close 23 June.
Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/441zWtm
‘The right support should be available, adaptable and effective’
Ash Bainbridge on strategies for seeking out and finding the right support as a newly qualified nurse. #nurse #nurses #nursing #healthcare #earlycareer #newlyqualified #newlyregistered #careers
www.nursingtimes.net/newly-regist...
Promotional banner for the RCN Library event, "Know How to Evaluate Healthcare Information". It features a photo of two people reading a text together.
Evaluating information is an important skill, whether you're studying, researching, or working in healthcare. This introductory level session is suitable for all members of the nursing family, and will give you practical tips to develop your skills.
📅 3 Jun 25
⌚ 10:00-12:00
🌐 Online
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The QICN has serious concerns about government changes to the Apprenticeship programme and impacts on nurse education. Read our statement: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Image shows figure 4 of the Review, entitled "Opportunities for promoting self-management in health-care consultations". It shows several arrows going round in a circle clockwise, linking up text stating "Validate and understand patients' issues", "Start to introduce new ideas", "Encourage patients to stay engaged in changes", and "Create an empathetic environment to talk openly about pain". And within the circle of arrows is a numbered list , as follows. 1) Acknowledge the reality of pain and suffering; 2) Assess core beliefs on cause and consequences of pain; 3) Assess the rigidity or flexibility of beliefs; 4) Introduce alternative ways to think about pain; 5) Introduce ideas of supported self-management; 6) Signpost to resources, such as online material; and 7) Reassure on timescale for challenges of behaviour change.
A Review in The Lancet discusses opportunities for chronic pain self-management in primary care:
"All community or health-care encounters offer an opportunity to alter the patient’s trajectory to self-management"
➡️www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/...
Important new work from our colleagues @scothealtheq.bsky.social, which we are pleased to support.
By building a stronger evidence base and improving how data and research are used to inform policy decisions, we will be better able to address the socioeconomic drivers of health inequalities ⬇️
It was an honour to attend @fnightingalef.bsky.social commemorative service at Westminster Abbey
New @bmj.com opinion piece with Zoe Rostas out this evening unpicking our @healthfoundation.bsky.social / @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social public health polling data:
www.bmj.com/content/389/...
🗓️ Just over a week to go until the Care Show! We welcome you to join us in London 30 April to 1 May 2025! This FREE two-day conference promises to offer inspiration, opportunities and networking for those working in the #AdultSocialCare sector.
👉 To book tickets visit: www.careshowlondon.co.uk
#FNFMembers! Would you like to find out more about our Academy Member benefits? Join us on Friday 25 April from 9.30am where FNF Membership and Communications team members will share information and answer questions. Find out more & register to attend.
Promotional banner for the RCN Library event, "Know How to Reference Accurately". It features a photo of two people working on a laptop together.
Unsure of how to create reference lists, bibliographies, or citations? RCN Library can help! Join us in two weeks for a quick session to introduce you to the importance of referencing, and cover the basics of the Harvard referencing style.
📅 6 May 25
⌚ 11:00-12:00
🌐 Online
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Our CYP policy lead Sarah Muckle comments in @nursingtimes.bsky.social on nurses tackling falling vaccination rates.
“Health visiting and school nursing…are open to all children and families, and that goes a long way in terms of building trust.”
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Find @ngsopengardens.bsky.social gardens open near you this month! Watch spring in bloom and treat yourself or a loved one to tea and cake, all whilst supporting nursing and health charities! 🌹
Get started here 👉 findagarden.ngs.org.uk
Photo credit: 51 The Chase, Clapham © Matthew Bruce
Please read this excellent report from the The King's Fund 'What should national policy-makers do to make care close to home?'.
Representatives from the QICN attended workshops which contributed to this report 👇
Universities are reviewing transgender equality policies after the University of Sussex was handed a record fine from the higher education regulator
Check out our new blog series by early career staff
Hear about the group of newly registered nurses and midwives who will be writing a new series of blogs especially for you. #nursing #careers #nurses #midwives #newlyegistered #newlyqualified #NQNs #earlycareer
www.nursingtimes.net/careers/chec...
“Nurses' writings have the power to transform healthcare and to inspire and motivate others.”
Thank you @debrae.bsky.social for this inspiring article,really resonates with me. Great read. #FreeAccess appreciated too.
Are you looking for funding to support your career and professional development? RCN Foundation education grants are now open!
Grants of up to £1,600 are available and you don’t need to be a member of the RCN to apply.
Applications close at 5pm on 12 May. Find out more and apply: bit.ly/3LOBroe
Calls for ‘safe’ environment for student nurses to raise concerns
Nursing students do not raise concerns on placement because of fear of repercussions and stigma attached to speaking up, a conference has heard. #nursing #nurses #students #education #placement
www.nursingtimes.net/education-an...
The @intcouncilofnurses.bsky.social is recruiting for a Head of Nursing Practice and Regulations. The deadline to apply is 30th April 2025.
For more information visit👉 www.icn.ch/system/files...
Senior Fellow - Prevention (Public Health Consultant) Permanent part-time contract Salary: £79,484 pro rata, plus a pro rata premium to reflect the public health consultant pay scale Application deadline: 14 April 2025, 23.59
We are looking for a Senior Fellow to join our team.
You'll design and deliver a range of research and influencing activities on public health and prevention, supporting our work on improving health and reducing inequalities.
Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 14 April ⬇️
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A bench and a quiet view - Bliss #work/lifebalance #walkforhealth
'Protecting people’s health, and helping keep people with health conditions in work, would be far more productive to reduce pressures on welfare spending than short-termist cuts to disability and health benefits.' David Finch, Assistant Director of Healthy Lives at the Health Foundation
BLOG: Will substantial cuts to disability benefits undermine efforts to shift to a more preventative system?
@davefinch.bsky.social reflects on the government's Pathways to Work green paper and the final report from our Commission for #HealthierWorkingLives.
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