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Ellie Gordon
@elliegorrmn.bsky.social
Passionate mental health nurse, specialises in addictions, nurse prescriber and works at nhs England in nursing education and development.
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Today we've released a devastating report on the crisis of patients being treated in inappropriate settings in our NHS.

With over 5000 testimonies from nursing staff, the report reveals how widespread this crisis has become, and how it's putting lives at risk.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3WiS8wB
Nicola Ranger launches the RCN Corridor Care Report
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger launches the RCN report on corridor care in the UK.
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January 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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In our first RCN Fellows blog of the year, Michael Traynor says the trend for workplace ‘resilience’ training wrongly places responsibility on the individual rather than a failing system.

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January 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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He smiled and to our astonishment he had found his voice. He could talk. It was wonderful. He cried: “It is like I have my life back.” We cried. #autism #LearningDisabilities #FreeAtLast
Man with autism get his ‘life back’ after years in unsuitable accommodation
He smiled and to our astonishment he had found his voice. He could talk. It was wonderful. He cried: "It is like I have my life back." We cried.
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January 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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We're going international for today's #HistNursing #Badge from the Associacion Argentina de Enfermeras Diplomadas. (Argentinian Association of Registered Nurses)

Browse to see more of the #RCNArchives badge collection 👀

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December 10, 2024 at 10:34 AM
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| International Human Rights Day | - Scott Watkin BEM
December 10, 2024 at 10:54 AM
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Want to have your say about how the NHS needs to change?

Come along to take part in an online workshop tomorrow about the Change NHS Strategy - a plan to improve the NHS for everyone.

It's important the voices of people with learning disabilities are heard.

Sign up now: tinyurl.com/53yb7skf
December 10, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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Human rights are not just abstract ideals - they are essential for overcoming discrimination and inequity. When we cast the net for what matters, we seek to address the priorities of those most affected by government policies and programs. We are all different and we all matter. #HumanRightsDay.
December 11, 2024 at 1:14 AM
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Christmas group photo taken on a ward at the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital (Whitchurch)Matron Florence Raynes and her husband to be Lieutenant Thomas McClean (seated to her left)
#WW1
#NursingHistory
( I like the sound of the “husband-to-be”. A hospital romance maybe?)
December 11, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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You might find this online exhibition prompts some good q&a #HistNursing

www.rcn.org.uk/library-exhi...
December 1, 2024 at 9:09 PM
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Join us, two weeks from now, for another #NurseSky #SkyChat where we discuss current affairs and issues in nurisng.

The topic is "Nursing's image and identity"

See you all there! Sunday Dec 15th at 7pm.
December 1, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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And for people interested in reading more about Sarah Woodbine you can read this
#HistNursingBlackHistory @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social

www.amazon.co.uk/Sarah-Woodbi...
Sarah Woodbine : A Black Nurse in Victorian Britain
Sarah Woodbine : A Black Nurse in Victorian Britain eBook : Gleave, David, Roughan, Neasa, Ellis, John D: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:36 PM