✨We’re delighted to share the updated edition of our “Community Nurse Lifespan” poster – celebrating the vital role community nurses play at every stage of life, from pre-conception to older age. Find out more and download it here 👉 : qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Just had two more research papers accepted in @bjgp.bsky.social stemming from my Wellcome research Very chuffed and looking forward to sharing our work soon

Video 3/3 @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social I’m so pleased I had the opportunity of meeting you and @drbenbowers.bsky.social it was also lovely to meet you in person. I will be following your work closely especially when I start my journey into Palliative care. You journal articles have helped me.

Do join us for what will be a brilliant and friendly SPAC conference (as ever) at Madingley Hall, near Cambridge

Leading Research with the Third Sector - Hannah's excellent blog on her learning as a community nurse & QICN Community Nursing Research Forum member ... Nurses rock at leading and delivering research! qicn.org.uk/leading-rese... @theqicn.bsky.social @stephlawrence.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

🚨Calling UK health and care practitioners! Please help us shape the work of the new Impact Centre for palliative and end-of-life care. Survey takes 15 mins to complete. We especially want to hear from people from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 🙏 Survey 👇

Bella Madden, our public research partner, shares a heartfelt poem on anticipatory injectable medications in end-of-life care. The poem accompanies a new research paper exploring family carers experiences with these practices. youtu.be/fHoAaiPG6C8 Read more: doi.org/10.1177/1744...

Timely access to end of life medication National ARC webinar. 16 Sep 2025 - 11-12am. Focuses on the pressing issue of timely access to end-of-life medication, sharing new findings from three projects arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train... @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social

Our 'must read' poem on a family carers experience of dying and injectable medication care at home - a powerful experimental research piece written with Bella, public contributor. Please help share! Paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @theqicn.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social

Read Markus's innovative service evaluation - Pharmacist-­ led medical therapy in primary care has the potential to significantly improve optimal management in heart failure, reduce cardiovascular mortality and improve quality of life. Full paper: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/bmjq...

Join us on 21st October for this year’s Cicely Saunders Institute Michal Galazka Study Day! 👉Topic - Delivering Integrated Palliative Care 👉Great speakers - including @drbenbowers.bsky.social Dr Matthew Allsop and Dr Sarah Mitchell 👉In person and online 👉Free! Registration: shorturl.at/JzMwG

Register for our webinar on Tuesday 16 Sept, 11am-12pm, where will be discussing the pressing issue of timely access to end-of-life medication 👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1dfcdf...

‼️ Community nurse in CPFT? Please consider this amazing opportunity to be more research active and support evidence based practice

Reframing resilience in community healthcare. Our latest piece in BJCN magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1...

🎉 Congratulations to CPFT nursing colleague @drbenbowers.bsky.social 🌟 appointed to Assistant Professor of Primary Care @cam.ac.uk! Ben is the 1st #nurse to hold this post, working with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social teams to develop #research capacity + improve #PalliativeCare: ➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

Join us for our cross-ARC webinar on Timely Access to end of life meds. Three insightful research projects shared and I’m chairing discussions

Join us for our cross-ARC webinar on Timely Access to end of life meds. Three insightful research projects shared and I’m chairing discussions

Join us for what promises to be an excellent QICN conference with inspirational speakers. Day three of the conference is dedicate tor research and innovations in the community 😀

💡Are you preparing to present your research at an upcoming conference? Or curious what presenting at a research conferences involves? Registered Nurse and Clinical Academic Prof Candy McCabe provides her top tips in this helpful, comprehensive guide.📝 👉 qicn.org.uk/things-to-co...

Please could you help with the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey, colleagues. Led by @katherinesleeman.bsky.social Your insights will directly inform the Centre’s plans: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

Candy's excellent tips for novice & experienced presenters alike, pitched for community nurses sharing their work at conferences: qicn.org.uk/things-to-co... Part of the growing @theqicn.bsky.social Community Nursing Research Forum resources @stephlawrence.bsky.social @johnunsworth10.bsky.social

⚠️ Now 2⃣ weeks left for @cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff to apply for the @nihr.bsky.social #EastOfEngland Research Internship Scheme! Non-medic health professionals (not working in research) can get free support + training over 3⃣months to bring #research to your service: ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Well said!

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan will ensure more care will be available on your doorstep and from the comfort of your own home. Read more about the shift from hospital to community. www.gov.uk/government/p... 10year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future @nhsconfed.org @nhsengland.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce that Dr Ben Bowers has been appointed to the role of Assistant Professor of Primary Care within the PCU. In this new role, Dr Bowers will continue to address complex, system-wide end-of-life care problems and improve dying care at home. 1/2 🧵

I have the ‘official’ definition from @theqicn.bsky.social and #NMC, however … #NHS #Nurse of #bluesky I want to know what you think and understand. What is the role of a District Nurse? (Specifically, someone with the specialist practice qualification #SPQ) @hattierocket.bsky.social

I have some lovely news to share ! Thank you to all my amazing mentors, colleagues and team; research is collaboration at its best

The Journal of Advanced Nursing has published a new research paper that provides compelling evidence for the advance role nurses now practice and the pressing need for reinvestment in community nursing. @drbenbowers.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

An amazing resource on anticipatory (just-in-case) prescribing here. List of key references with succinct descriptions of their significance. Ben (@drbenbowers.bsky.social) has done more than anyone else to research and refine this ubiquitous palliative care practice

Here is the evidence base for anticipatory prescribing in one place. It feels apt to share right now - what can be done to help with effective end-of-life symptom control too! new.express.adobe.com/webpage/8yok... @arceastofengland.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

For more on JIC drugs, see excellent body of work by @drbenbowers.bsky.social and colleagues at @pcucambridge.bsky.social For more on the difficulties we're trying to address in our study, see @mariecurieuk.bsky.social 's report www.mariecurie.org.uk/research-and...

Here, we looked at just-in-case (JIC) drug use in 80 patients who died in the community and found: 1. High levels of individualised prescribing: 71% were modified (the prescribing template detects CKD, seizures, Parkinson’s, etc and suggests suitable alternatives) spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...

Our must read research is out - "We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role": Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. @jadvnursing.bsky.social Pls share! Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

As MPs will vote tomorrow on assisted dying in Westminster, here's a reminder that Inside Health (BBC Radio 4) have 3 episodes exploring the nuances of assisted dying and the current proposals (including some areas that lack clarity) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Our must read research is out - "We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role": Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. @jadvnursing.bsky.social Pls share! Open access: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

Steph Lawrence urges caution, based on her experience as chief nurse of a community provider NHS trust. Steph takes up the role of chief exec of the QICN on 1 July. @stephlawrence.bsky.social @hsj.co.uk www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...

📅 Join our next online Research Advice Drop-in Session this Friday 20th June, 1.10-1.50pm. Donna Clements will be ready to answer your questions in a supportive place and for advice and guidance. Please come along for a chat! Book your place👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-a...

🎓 Missed our latest CNRF Research Masterclass? Catch up now! 📹 Watch the recording and read a short summary of Dr Simon Etkind’s insightful session on using critical appraisal skills to review research papers. 👉 View here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... #ResearchMasterclass #CriticalAppraisal

🔗Join ‪@theqicn.bsky.social‬ Community Nursing Research Forum led by @cpft-nhs.bsky.social researcher @drbenbowers.bsky.social‬ for latest news, events + resources to help nurses in #research! 📌🗓️💻Their next webinar focuses on how to design research posters, find out more & catch up on the last one ⬇️

Community nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can Please share too! Survey: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @theqicn.bsky.social @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social

Tips for presenting your research - excellent short blog from Gina qicn.org.uk/from-researc...

Community nurse working in Northern Ireland? Please could you help with our short survey study (10 mins) exploring community nurses' end of life care work. Help us to influence policy and recognise nurses considerable contributions: Please share! Survey: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Community nurse in the UK wanting to develop your skills in creating posters to share your innovations at conferences? Join us for our next free QICN Community Nursing Research Forum Masterclass on 3 July: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social

Really innovative research paper accepted - with an amazing public contributor - delighted. Something very powerful and totally different arriving soon 😀

Today is the celebration event at the end of the JPUH NMAPRes and NICHE scholarship. I’ve done my little presentation now, so I can relax and enjoy the other scholars talks. Thanks to @clairew-uk.bsky.social and @drbenbowers.bsky.social for your support #WhyWeDoResearch #QueensNurse

📢 Care Home nurses, care staff & managers in the UK Help us improve access to end of life symptom management medications in UK care homes youtu.be/ckCT8CzM7BA Share your experiences by completing this short survey 👉 bit.ly/cinch25 @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social

Community nurse? Join us for a 1-hour QICN Research Forum masterclass on using critical appraisal skills to critique a research paper. With the amazing @simonnoahetkind.bsky.social 🆓 10 June 1-2pm - book here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social

‘We keep investing in spangly new toys, but we keep forgetting to invest in that core base of quality palliative care’ Great talk from Dr Ben Bowers @drbenbowers.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

Community nurse? Join us for a 1-hour QICN Research Forum masterclass on using critical appraisal skills to critique a research paper. With the amazing @simonnoahetkind.bsky.social 🆓 10 June 1-2pm - book here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social

📢 Care Home nurses, care staff & managers in the UK Help us improve access to end of life symptom management medications in UK care homes youtu.be/ckCT8CzM7BA Share your experiences by completing this short survey 👉 bit.ly/cinch25 @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social