“You can’t take the canary, teach it to be more resilient, and stick it back in the same coal mine and expect it to survive.
You need to focus on the coal mine.”

A growing body of evidence supports a system approach to staff well-being… jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

BLOG: “England has some catching up to do to tackle understaffing…Learning lessons from various system-wide nurse staffing approaches already used in similar care contexts could help identify how best to standardise and improve local nurse safe staffing” health.org.uk/news-and-comme…

❗️Early Bird Deadline extended ❗️by 1 week to 28th June. Join us this summer in UCD Belfield for our 2nd International Research Conference on 22nd and 23rd Aug 2024
🔵5 Expert Keynotes
🟡2 for 1 Clinical Staff Rate
🟢€105 PhD Delegate Rate
Register today bit.ly/4asxhex

❗️Registration Open❗️Early Bird Tickets are now available. Join us this summer in UCD Belfield for our 2nd International Research Conference on 22nd and 23rd Aug 2024
🔵 5 Keynotes
🟢 Reduced Accommodation
🟡 3 Pre-conference Workshops
Register today bit.ly/4asxhex

My last walk to work University of Southampton
It’s been a great 10 years. I’ve learnt so much and worked with some fabulous people. Thank you Peter Griffiths and colleagues.
I’ll miss you… and the beautiful trees.

Interesting talk coming up at #NHSConfedExpo on transformative approaches to leadership with Amy Edmondson. If you’re interested in exploring this subject further, take a look at our Element on Workplace Conditions by Amy, Prof Jane Ball (FRCN)💙, & Prof Jill Maben hubs.ly/Q02Bmyb00

Back on the bus to ICC #RCN24 Congress. After last night’s rain lovely to have clear blue skies and sunshine.
Really looking forward to giving the Mona Grey lecture at 12:30 in the Auditorium… and meeting as many people as I can 😊 The RCN

For all attending @TheRCN Royal College of Nursing Wales & all 4 #Wellbeing & #Advocacy please share & ❤️RT Dr Stephen Jones, RN(MH) Dr Emma Wadey Ph.D FQNI RN (MH) Ben Thomas Hazel Powell 💙 Tara Rees Cavell Professional Nurse Advocates PHILIPPINE NURSES ASSOCIATION UK 💙 Ruth Northway RN(LD) FRCN FLSW, FQNI Prof Jane Ball (FRCN)💙 Prof Alison Leary 💙#ProtectNurse Ben Thomas

Very honoured to be giving the Mona Grey Lecture The RCN⁩

“Making the Value of Nursing Evident”

I’ll look at research evidence & nurse patient ratios, blending perspectives of my years as a researcher with upcoming role as Director of RCN Institute rcn.org.uk/congress/congr…

JOB OPPORTUNITY:
Interested in working with me ⁦The RCN⁩ Institute?

Getting nursing workforce right is absolutely key to achieving nursing excellence.
Could you lead the RCN’s work on workforce? A great opportunity to make a huge difference careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies/Vaca…

Note closing date -30 May.

If you’ve strong research skills, leadership experience & passion for nursing workforce issues - this might be a great opportunity for you 😊

Very honoured to be giving the Mona Grey Lecture The RCN⁩

“Making the Value of Nursing Evident”

I’ll look at research evidence & nurse patient ratios, blending perspectives of my years as a researcher with upcoming role as Director of RCN Institute rcn.org.uk/congress/congr…

We need action to tackle unsafe staffing levels before it's too late. Nurses are already burnt out and broken by the burden of responsibility.

This is the time to act. It has to happen now. There were strong feelings at our Safe Staffing Summit at RCN headquarters today.

Professors Jane Ball and Nicola Ranger set out the way forward at the 3rd RCN safe staffing summit. An important moment for the profession. ⁦Prof Jane Ball (FRCN)💙⁩

Millions of people around the world watched these BBC films about modern day #nursing and said it changed their traditional views about #nurses . If you want to be part of the second series you have this week to let us know. icn.ch/news/icn-annou…

It’s not an either or.
We need:
1) Tools & models (& sufficient head room) to set establishments & roster based on ‘typical’ patient mix & flow.
2) Prof judgement to review what’s needed on shift
3) Redlines to ensure RN staffing NEVER falls to high risk levels.

Hearing Prof Alison Leary 💙#ProtectNurse speak on “Why ratios now?” - so powerful.
Clarity on what ratios do and don’t do.

“Ratios are a REDLINE to manage risk. They are a fail safe.
They are NOT a workforce model to plan staffing”

#safestaffing #valuenursing #protectthepublic #nurseptratios

Steve Taylor 4. We also have the fewest beds per 1000 people in the OECD and have lost around half our beds in past 30 years and have failed to invest capital expenditure in buidings and facilities (parallels with GP workforce crisis) - again out of our control as clinicians/ops managers

Note closing date -30 May.

If you’ve strong research skills, leadership experience & passion for nursing workforce issues - this might be a great opportunity for you 😊

'We are normalising the abnormal.'

'Enough is enough.'

RCN Chief Nurse Nicola Ranger tells BBC Radio 4 urgent action is needed to end corridor care before the public completely lose faith in the NHS.