Since 2012 there's been a 26% decline in the number of care home beds in England per 100 people aged over 75, with a similar drop (23%) seen for nursing home beds. Read our analysis of this indicator of health and care quality: 👉 buff.ly/kS8yTDr #QualityWatch

WOLFSON PALLIATIVE CARE RESEARCH CENTRE’S BIENNIAL CONFERENCE 2026 Meeting the Challenges in Palliative Care: Data, Delivery and Diversity University of Hull Wednesday 8th July 2026 ‘A great opportunity to update your knowledge and network’ Registration Link: www.hyms.ac.uk/research/res...

New paper considers what we should aim for when addressing uncertainty from serious illness. Important elements are finding security together by reframing uncertainty and moving forward through parallel planning. Great work Rachel & team! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How exciting is this?! qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... Tell your friends - open to all District Nurses @theqicn.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @antoniafrost.bsky.social @drbenbowers.bsky.social @stephlawrence75.bsky.social

Open for submissions until 24 Nov 2026 #palliative @pccongress.bsky.social @sally-anne-fran.bsky.social @drbenbowers.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @wolfsonpallcare.bsky.social @uclpsychiatry.bsky.social @pcrscommittee.bsky.social pls share

A big welcome all !

Access our new research paper in BJGP on learning from injectable medication incident reports in the community. We highlight the potential of cross-organisational targets to visit within 2 hours in a crisis

Our new paper revealing the often under-reported harms in end-of-life care, within reported incidents. This inhibits systems learning and downplays the patient and family voice

To mark the NIHR 20th anniversary, the #NIHR20 Research Leaders Prize has launched, celebrating individuals whose work is shaping the future of health and care research. Win a £10,000 professional development prize. Find out more about each prize and how to apply! 👇 www.nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr20-...

FREE webinar on out-of-hours end-of-life care 📅 Thursday 5th March 1.00-2.30pm 🖥️ Online via Teams 📊Short talks on the latest research & evidence plus a panel discussion - with me, Kate Heaps, Therese Johansson, Joanna Davies and Alice Firth Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

FREE webinar on out-of-hours end-of-life care 📅 Thursday 5th March 1.00-2.30pm 🖥️ Online via Teams 📊Short talks on the latest research & evidence plus a panel discussion - with me, Kate Heaps, Therese Johansson, Joanna Davies and Alice Firth Sign up: www.tickettailor.com/events/facul...

Patient safety involving injectable medication in community end-of-life care needs improvements in symptom control care to ensure access to assessment, prescriptions, continuity & rapid visits to administer medication doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... @drbenbowers.bsky.social @dphpc.bsky.social @eng.cam.ac.uk

🆕 It’s an unpleasant irony that patients can’t get a GP appointment when they want one but GPs are also struggling to find NHS work. So what lies behind this underemployment of GPs in England? New paper from @becksfisher.bsky.social www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/why...

📣 Two exciting roles with our @arceastofengland.bsky.social team to apply for by Monday 9 February! If you want to develop #research capacity in the #EastofEngland, or co-lead our ARC with your research expertise and vision to drive impact and benefit for our communities - then consider applying! 👇

🫂 More people choose to die at home, making community end‑of‑life care vital Our #research into anticipatory prescribing drove change across 15 locations in the UK, improving practices, rapid med access & carer training Read more ➡️ arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/news-blogs/n... #HighlightsfromARCEastofEngland

The large drop in immigration seen in today's ONS data will likely have huge consequences for social care. The sector has been entirely reliant on care workers from overseas to meet growing demand. Read our statement from Researcher @cglobont.bsky.social 👇

Sign up to hear about our latest research on improving end-of-life care and future projects and collaboration opportunities. Our research team is part of PELiCam in the Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge. Sign up here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

📣We have just published our new ICNO report highlighting a concerning hidden “trap-door” in nursing careers, with many experienced nurses being pushed into lower-band roles due to burnout, restructuring and inflexible conditions. Read the report here👉: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Sign up to hear about our latest research on improving end-of-life care and future projects and collaboration opportunities. Our research team is part of PELiCam in the Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge. Sign up here: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Did you know that there's a wide range of scholarships, grants and bursaries at Cambridge for postgraduate study? Here are just a few of them. Tap for a complete guide: https://bit.ly/4oOClBT 🚨 The deadline for most courses is early December so apply now.

I’m seeking interview participants for my PhD study about patient safety in non-conveyance. If you had an ambulance out for yourself or someone you care for, I’d love to talk to you. Please see ad for details. Please share @lavendercrew.bsky.social @carsonstevens.bsky.social

I’ve been working on an investigation across multiple services caring for the same person. Whilst I won’t share specifics, the common themes of communication and sufficient resources to deliver person centred holistic care has cropped up. www.nursinginpractice.com/community-nu...

Our amazing colleague Becks Daniels BEM is nearing the end of her year-long '12 in 12' fundraising challenge! 👏 A reminder that all proceeds go to our Support for Nurse programme which provides support to nurses in times of need. 💜 Read more and donate here -👉 www.justgiving.com/page/rebecca...

Research Associate (Fixed Term, full-time post). Come work with me and amazing colleagues at University of Cambridge. An excellent post for a dynamic post doctoral researcher and thinker... www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

💡New Nuffield Trust report evidences the decline in District Nursing and makes recommendations for the future. Read more of our response here 👉 qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... Read the report here 👉 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/research/dis...

QICN Chief Executive @stephlawrence.bsky.social has commented on the CQC's new State of Care report in @nursinginpractice.bsky.social . Read more 👇

Call for abstracts on any topic relating to research and educational activities in primary care! 👇

Research Associate (Fixed Term, full-time post). Come work with me and amazing colleagues at University of Cambridge. An excellent post for a dynamic post doctoral researcher and thinker... www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...

Community, Primary and Social Care Nurses, do you have an innovative idea that uses gardens and gardening to benefit people's health? Applications are open for the NGS Elsie Wagg (Innovation) Scholarship Programme 2026 until Sunday 2nd November. Apply now! 👉 qicn.org.uk/explore-qicn...

✨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

‼️ 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_...