'Winter Embroidery' by UK textile artist Rachel Wright, machine embroidered on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt

Lovely late afternoon walk up the River Wey with our festive doggy! Happy Boxing Day folks 🎄

As we enter the festive season, the @fonscharity.bsky.social (FoNS) will be closed until Friday 2 January 2026. A heartfelt thank you to all our programme participants, facilitators & partners for your unwavering commitment to person-centred practice throughout this year.

💬 Perspective: The rise of H3N2 subclade K may increase severe #influenza outcomes this season; available vaccines and antivirals remain important tools for prevention and treatment. ja.ma/4qvDU8o

Key findings on vitamins and dementia everyone needs to know This just published large-scale review suggests that vitamin B complex and C could help prevent cognitive decline. The world needs personalized nutrition in dementia prevention. ht*tps://buff.ly/GYWjL8X

On the 6th day ... Real and growing co-production thanks to our lived-experience co-production leads, bringing new insights to programmes & ways of working www.fons.org Excited to see where this takes us in 2026

On the seventh day of FoNS-Mas, we thank our facilitators & associate facilitators for delivering restorative support to over 550 health and care professionals www.fons.org Incredible work with such amazing feedback @graceatfons.bsky.social @sueholt2024.bsky.social

A group of care workers have recorded a new version of Robbie Williams' 'Angels' in support of #Care Workers' Charity in a bid to reach the Christmas No.1!🎄Stream & download it here & bring lots of festive cheer to our amazing care workers! https://lnk.to/AngelsHomecaresGotTalentChoir#Care

On the 8th day of FoNS-Mas Our programmes support nurses & nurse leaders to influence the culture of the workplace - developing psychological safety, empowering colleagues, creating learning environments & building places where nurses want to work buff.ly/gJ74Tfn @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

I wrote this brief talk on why “augmenting diversity” with LLMs is empirically unsubstantiable, conceptually flawed, and epistemically harmful and a nice surprise to see the organisers have made it public synthetic-data-workshop.github.io/papers/13.pdf

Health inequalities among women from ethnic minority groups are shaped by intersecting socio-economic, cultural, and structural factors. Early prevention, personalised care, and systemic change are key to reducing disparities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LijjEW

📣 This Thursday, join us for The Art of Nursing: Panel Discussion. Whether in person or online, be part of this special launch event. 🖼️ Explore the new exhibition 🎤 Hear from artist nurses 🍷 Enjoy free refreshments 📍 London | Online 🎟️ Free: https://bit.ly/3IPgRFo #ArtOfNursing

Looks like a lot of fun!

How can we be more inclusive in our facilitation? Our #RBCS Facilitator Network got together with Wendy Minhinnett to talk about ways to be more inclusive & came up with 24 ideas! buff.ly/3N4QVM1 Any other ideas? @theeducatorkat.bsky.social @curiousbecks.bsky.social @pnamartin.bsky.social

Online ‘Open to All’ #RBCS Programme Starts Feb 2026 Suitable for #PNAs, nurses, clinical educators, #AHPs and anyone who has an interest in restorative supervision buff.ly/nYhF2Sg @patientsafetylearning.org @nursinginpractice.bsky.social @elainefrancis.bsky.social @graceatfons.bsky.social

It's been great working with you on this programme!

🔈We’re recruiting for two new members to join the Scottish Health Council and help shape the future of health and care services in Scotland. Help us make a difference, follow the link in the comments and apply now! 📅 Closing date is Friday 5 December.

Find out more about the series, including links to videos focused on spotting the signs of sepsis in school-aged children and in children under five years old, on the hub below⬇️ www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...

Launching the Nursing Special Interest Group (SIG) for Creative Health! Co-led by Dr Marion Lynch (Art of Nursing) & Prof Vicky Ridgway, delivered with @fonscharity.bsky.social. 🗓️ 17 Dec, 12:30–1:30 🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-is-cr... More info: ncch.org.uk/nursing-sig-...

On the second day of FoNS-Mas ... Five new scholars, especially those with least access to CPD, left our Residential Programme re-energised and ready to strengthen facilitation, person-centred practice and reflective leadership www.fons.org

On the third day of FoNS-Mas Our scholarships & programmes are widening access, rebalance opportunity & build more inclusive leadership pipelines across nursing &d social care We are proud to support #SocialCare @skillsforcare.bsky.social @ncfcareforum.bsky.social @sueholt2024.bsky.social

The fifth day of FoNS-Mas We are very proud of our partnerships, bringing new insight & expertise and new ways of working. Delighted to be working with FoNS Trustee @drmarionlynch.bsky.social on the Art of Nursing webinars @dancesyndromeuk.bsky.social

Day 4: It's a big one! Life changing learning Participants call our programmes “motivating”, “life changing”, and “a new dawn of care”, testimony to the uplift in morale, safety and leadership confidence! www.fons.org @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔 A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice. Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️

Enabling Sharing Decision Making: The Influence of the Practice Environment webinar 10th Dec 9-10am (UK time) Register via @eventbrite.bsky.social link! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enabling-s... @fonscharity.bsky.social #PersonCentredCare #SharedDecisionMaking #PracticeEnvironment #HealthcareEvent

Starts March 2026 A champion and cascade model; participants feel confident to deliver #RestorativeClinicalSupervision (in the form of #RBCS) to colleagues www.fons.org/programmes-d... @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social @graceatfons.bsky.social

The Twelve Days of FoNS-Mas! Sharing our 2025 achievements and impacts, looking forward to 2026! www.fons.org @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social @graceatfons.bsky.social @drmarionlynch.bsky.social @burdetttrust.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @theqicn.bsky.social

Just when I thought I couldn't admire the man more... 🎯 🎯 🎯 💯 💯 💯 👍 👍 👍

🥳 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🥳 signing & shipping this gorgeous print to someone (anywhere in the world) All you need to do is join the heads up list, links below👇🥰 I’ll message the winner on the 8th Dec! & everyone who joins gets a $10 credit that’s valid for 3 months too!

Enabling Sharing Decision Making: The Influence of the Practice Environment webinar 10th Dec 9-10am (UK time) Register via @eventbrite.bsky.social link! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enabling-s... @fonscharity.bsky.social #PersonCentredCare #SharedDecisionMaking #PracticeEnvironment #HealthcareEvent

Great summit @nursingtimes.bsky.social @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

What a panel 👏👏👏@nursingtimes.bsky.social @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

I’ve been thinking 🤔🥺 www.linkedin.com/posts/joanne...

Mental health issues such as anxiety and depression have increased by 43% since 1993. During our #SelfCareWeek chat on Linkedin, we asked participants, “How do we protect ourselves?” Many respondents said we need to destigmatise mental health problems. What do you think? @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

Read our chair @helendon-rn.bsky.social's blog on the Gov.uk website explaining the importance of awareness weeks like #SelfCareWeek & creating environments that support better choices. bit.ly/47GGzG3 @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social @jamiewaterall.bsky.social @krjacks.bsky.social @adewilliams.bsky.social

Along with SCARU @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social we ran one of the largest #selfcare studies. 3k+ people took part, the results showed a gap between what patients want & what professionals think. Read more: bit.ly/3G8FCuM @helensalisbury.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

May be of interest to GPs, paediatricians or people interested in learning disability medicine. Dec 5th, RSM, London. Tickets £120 (half price if retired, student, AHP). Ticket sales close Monday 17th Nov. More info and tickets here: tickets.dsmig.org.uk/tc-events/ds... @dsa-uk.bsky.social #MedSky

Awful news. Shocked to hear it. Rachel Cooke was one of the journalists I read compulsively in my late teens/as a student and thought “well maybe I could do something like that?” Of course, I’ve never got anywhere near her skill yet. Brilliant writer, huge loss to British journalism.

I just donated to my husband Justin who is fundraising for #Movember. Join me and help change the face of men's health by supporting those we love. uk.movember.com/mospace/2396... @movemberuk.bsky.social

Sheila McGovern talks to Tina Naldrett & Kate Title about #personcentredness & #RBCS as part of their A Nurses Lift to Work series of chats buff.ly/Ff71heB @pcpicop.bsky.social @gothenburgpcc.bsky.social @graceatfons.bsky.social @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social

We love this too! There's going to be a brilliant event in the new year on The Radical Nurses Group and how their innovative designs and print material helped challenge perceptions of nurses as silent, respectable and apolitical. Come along: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Are you at #NursingLive? Do look out for @graceatfons.bsky.social & say hello to Claire Leenhouwers on the @skillsforcare.bsky.social stand Here they are! #RBCS #SocialCare @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social www.fons.org/programmes-d...

I love this quote. If you haven’t yet, go and see the #ArtInNursing exhibition at the @rcnlibraries.bsky.social It’s sooooo good 😊

💔 Mirror Emotions in Critical Care: When Patients’ Distress Reflects on Families This cross-sectional study examined how patients’ stress, anxiety, and depression shape the emotional burden of their family caregivers. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/nicc... #FamilyCaregivers @baccnuk.bsky.social

Don't miss this! 👇It's today, Tuesday 21 October @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social @liamwast.bsky.social @calvinmoorley.bsky.social @karenbonner.bsky.social @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social @jbeebee.bsky.social

Great feedback from @sueholt2024.bsky.social about the #CareShow in B'ham www.fons.org/news/sue-at-... Great to see how #RBCS is being implemented & the impact it is beginning to have on people, teams & organisations. @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social @siobhankelly.bsky.social @louisekeane84.bsky.social