A rare Red Extreme Heat Warning has been issued for London. Please take this alert seriously. With temperatures rising to dangerous levels, remember to check on family, friends and neighbours, stay hydrated and stay out of the sun. Read the latest safety advice and take care 👇🏽

This is fabulous. Table 1 provides age-positive language to replace terms that introduce bias, such as 'geri' or 'demented'. Extra for experts is Table 2, suggesting *processes* towards diagnostic precision instead of catch-alls like 'pleasantly confused'. #MedEd

Lovely to be at #ICHNO ADNE conference today

Thank you so much @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social for a wonderful evening. Delighted to be included in the distinguished alumni

After more than two years of RCN campaigning, today NHS England released corridor care data for the first time, covering hospitals in England. These figures are alarming, and government attention and investment must now be on eradicating corridor care for good. Read the full story ⬇️

I'm speaking at #NHSConfedExpo tomorrow! It's where we talk openly about what's working, what isn't, and leave with actions we can actually take back into our organisations. I'd love to see you there. invt.io/1bxbfb3s667

This is the tragic reality when people are left to wait in overcrowded & under-resourced A&Es. Every day without action from governments is a failure. To end this, we need system-wide, long-term, sustainable solutions. Learn more about corridor care & explore guidance bit.ly/4qpa9Gt

Why is it that this overt foreign interference in British politics is allowed to continue?

Are external reviews meaningful? Every pound spent on the reviews that do not create meaningful change is a pound taken from paitients, services and healthcare professional. We need to be proactive not reactive in healthcare. We need to act before harm occurs! @alisonleary1.bsky.social #rcn26

Looking forward to seeing you @rcn.org.uk Congress if you are attending!

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Nurses across England could carry out targeted strikes against “rogue” hospital trusts that try to avoid upgrading pay for band 5 nurses. Chief of @theRCN interview in Sunday Times: www.thetimes.com/article/86e1...

Over the coming weeks, RCN members can nominate themselves for a number of key leadership roles within the organisation. Explore the roles, the eligibility criteria and key dates for the nomination periods. ⬇️

We desperately need better workforce planning, unions and professional associations could lobby for this collectively. But that doesn't seem realistic currently. Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

No one should start and end their career on the same band. New commitments and additions to Agenda for Change strengthen your access and rights to a job evaluation. Read our explainer, find out the details and get involved. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3OqVr3N

How a group of district nurses took on Scotland’s biggest health board with @thercnwales.bsky.social support – and won www.rcn.org.uk/magazines/Ac...

She’s now standing for [insert political party here].

PODCAST: @jenniferthf.bsky.social​ speaks to leading pollster @luketryl.bsky.social​ about public frustration and what it could mean for the future of our institutions, like the NHS. Listen now 🎧 https://bit.ly/46VtBmw

Our Nursing Workforce Standards set the benchmark for safe and effective nursing care. ☑️ Are you a team manager? Gain CPD hours, and find out more about the standards and their practical application in the workplace by attending one of our workshops this year. Find out more and book your place ⬇️

@alisonleary1.bsky.social @thercnwales.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @nhsmillion.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social

🎙️ Series 2. Episode 2. Now live. Professor Nicola Ranger, leader of the RCN 💬 Recruitment crisis 📉 Low morale 📚 Reforming nurse education ⚠️ A warning for the NHS A must listen now 👇 www.buzzsprout.com/2489623/epis... @leannehpatrick.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

Few places for our 1-day workshop with #PMAs and #PNAs at the RCN London on 30th March. Focus on practicalities of restorative clinical supervisions. #Nursesky #Midwifesky @gallagherrose.bsky.social @leannehpatrick.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social @bejoysebastian.bsky.social

Sad to hear that Catherine OHara has died. A talented woman and Moira Rose has helped me say so many things...... Rest in peace

www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve... online event open to all one not to miss about activism in nursing in the uk #histnursing @rcnlibraries.bsky.social #histmed

Merry Christmas!

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: English hospitals that cut registered nurses saw more deaths while those hiring nurses saw more patients survive. Even when hospitals tried to fill gaps with non-nurses, deaths still went up. Major new study exposes dangerous NHS variation: www.thetimes.com/article/7eed...

THREAD. A collection of photographs of birds I have met in the UK countryside. You will find the all-important captions to the photos in the alt text.

District Nurses in Scotland win rebanding www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/...

Cold and frosty #Birmingham but really looking forward to @ukons.bsky.social this morning!

Really nice summary NHS Workforce Nutshell | The King's Fund www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Thanks for inviting me!

NHS workers win pause over consultation on admin job cuts at hospital trust. Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has agreed to delay controversial plans to cut admin jobs following staff pressure.

I called out a Reform MP’s racist comments in Parliament today. I withdrew calling her a racist for her racist comments. But let’s be clear - racism has no place in Parliament or our politics.

Calling ALL health data folk: Re UK Health Data Research Service. The UK gov & Wellcome have pledged up to £600 million to create a HDRS. Myself & an ace team have been tasked by Wellcome to assess the existing health data ecosystem & identify what is needed to support the HDRS 👇. Get in touch

Ditto Healthcare

A sobering reminder of why retention of experienced frontline professionals is essential. Also should be read by those who think #paramedics don't make difficult clinical decisions. Lack of confidence' impacted care of mum and baby who died in home birth tragedy www.msn.com/en-gb/news/o...

Are you a nurse who experienced uncivil, harmful or aggressive behaviour from a colleague? Share your story with me Use the link to find out more or email me under [email protected] : app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/angliarusk... #childnursing #nurse #paedsnursing #neonatal

Had a great day today, thank you! Highlights were @alisonleary1.bsky.social, Hannah Wells and the Palliative Care workshop with Alex Manchini and Kate Jackson #NNAConference2025a

The very tragic human cost of the #taskification of care and the deprofessionalisation of #Nursing Safe Staffing isn't just about numbers www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

🚨🚨new paper from project team driving the work to reduce unwarranted variations in stoma care service provision- nurses identifying service inequalities & challenging policy makers & commissioners ascnuk.org/wp-content/u... @carterp118.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social @ianpeate.bsky.social

Regency meets Respiratory: 18-25year olds are the ones that have most difficulty with #asthma self care. I nearly died of an asthma attack when I was 20. That’s why I created a series of parody videos based on the #Netflix series #Bridgerton pointing out the issues. youtu.be/3X7PDUs-BSs?...

Last week I was privileged to be admitted,as a nurse,as Freeman of the City of London (following in my Dad’s footsteps) proud to be part of the history of the city & nursing-will do my best with the book of rules! @rcn.org.uk @carterp118.bsky.social @natlou28.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

It's astonishing to me that so much healthcare policy fails to take on board subject matter expertise or engaging the workforce in design or implementation and still expect success www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/...

Are you an experienced registered nurse in NHS employment (direct or indirect) at risk of redundancy? Willing to talk on or off the record? Trusted journalist #journorequest DMs open.

This is very good news, losing the L7 in health would have been profound. Well done @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social @theqicn.bsky.social SAPHNA and co for persisting with this.

Thanks for joining us and sharing your insights on nursing as a safety-critical workforce, Prof. Leary!

Overwork and the normalisation of poor care by healthcare leaders are the two issues I am contacted about most frequently. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

I spent last week in Canada and was delighted to speak to Canada's Premiers and Health Minister at the invitation of @cfnu.bsky.social Also got to see some of beautiful Muskoka.

@bldgsciences.bsky.social @samlmontano.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social @hindshelen.bsky.social @lucygobag.bsky.social @hasisd.bsky.social @paoloquattrone.bsky.social @rubonist.bsky.social more evidence of the benefits of anticipatory spending …And a whole-of-society approach to resilience.

Basically this is a Trust asking for registered nurses to work for a band 3 salary