Love my nurse nerdness! If anyone would like to know more about any of these subjects / passions, please ask.

Patient Safety Review. Where are the nurses? The Women? The equity impact assessment? Are we just designing the same system that caused the problem in the first place? Again! www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-mar...

Really looking forward to the official launch of the @rcn.org.uk and @rcnlibraries.bsky.social launch of #TheArtOfNursing exhibition at RCN HQ on Cavendish Square next week. Here’s a sneak preview. Our Trustee of @fonscharity.bsky.social @drmarionlynch.bsky.social will be there too. Join us!

Thrilled to see the RCN Art of Nursing exhibition launch on 26th June. Must admit- this ArtofNursing adventure is dream come true

Delighted to share reflections from @drmarionlynch.bsky.social on‬ the Art of Nursing www.fons.org/blogs/reflec... It's all about our presence as nurses Thoughts? @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social @ncch.bsky.social @drmkirby.bsky.social @jillaclogs.bsky.social @angfw.bsky.social @thesearts.bsky.social

I have pondered on the ICN definitions & why I still defy gravity. Blog on the art of nursing, the arts in nursing & how we use both to deliver the SDGs. Plus link to #ArtofNursing playlist & grid for SDG & nurse work. I love a resource list & web link. t.co/qWs8KJTtx7

My Keynote - How the arts shape what we see. Royal Society of Medicine. Getting it together. Wish I had brought an umbrella!

Invitation. Thursday lunch time (22 May 1-2) on line. Fireside chat with people using the arts to echo silenced voices. Free to all but need to register here

Fantastic week at #RCN25 Met some amazing humans Opened or contributed to 5 debates Developed 3 amazing learning events with @nhsactivistrn.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social @drmarionlynch.bsky.social Congress is the Glastonbury of nursing, it’s amazing and it brings me so much joy

Made the front page of RCN Congress! That’s me with the flute during my teaching session on how to be human in non human health service. All about creating presence. If interested in how arts help health join my webinars.This is fifth one! How we hear silenced voices. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

The #ArtofNursing #rcn25 is part of @LAHArtsHealth week. Nurses advocate for social justice. We share how arts help us hear silenced voices.Join Marie Clancy, Jemma Channing, Val Huet Christina Gabbitas & me in fireside chat 22nd May 1-2. Register here . creativityandwellbeing.org.uk/listing/the-...

"I'm Fine" education pack has been created for nurse well-being. It helps with supervision and reflection - through the arts. #RCN25. I developed this with help of @BurdettTrust @FoNScharity @artinhospitals it’s free. And it’s here. Do click & have a look paintingsinhospitals.org.uk/case-studies...

Want to remember why you are a nurse & now to build presence and joy? Join me 0800 Tuesday room 1c at RCN Congress. You will be glad.

Join us on 22nd May for next #ArtofNursing webinar. One Hour. 13.00-14.00 On Line. Amazing projects showing how the arts are being used to hear silenced voices in our system. Free bit you need to register. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Looking forward to bringing how to be human in non human world to early morning session at RCN Congress. Nursing ‘presence’ made real. Join me 0800 on 13th May for connection to your human side in nursing. Bring your senses & sensibility for empowering & grounding session. You will never forget it

Today I make nurses & nursing visible. I stand up for what I believe in. Be part of solution & more women into politics. Standing for local council elections is not for faint hearted! However, RGN RMN training in 1980’s & 40 yrs in global health prepared me well

Pride in being a nurse, the privilege it is, & the difference we make. Hear my friend of 32 years & godmum to my son speak of her work as a clinical nurse specialist. She’s a keeper. youtu.be/NxKmiLoO4J4

Best journal club of the year. TY Helen Bevan & BMJ Quality & Safety. Some slides, some examples & some like minded people with similar issues. A real sense of community on line. Motivation is back on track #ArtofNursing

Today. Want to hear about how people are using tje arts to teach, with patients, & for reflection? Join experts today 13/3/25 for an hour fire side chat. 13.00-14.00 free www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

For International Women’s Day 2025 what about some art as activism & in particular art for gender equity.Paula Rego led the way. Not ‘just a story teller’. She changes views, challenges thinking, changes laws.Given that art is the way we speak up & out about injustice, any new tales of women today?

love my nurse nerd days when I am Professor and delivering MSc Research Methods. There will be critical thinking, smiles, frowns, debate, decisions, awe, data, ideas, theories & examples. All to build knowledge to improve practice. Ready??? www.uwl.ac.uk/research/res...

News from my United Nations work in 2025. Thrilled to be at the intersection of nursing, arts & politics. Forging ahead with the #ArtofNursing work. Do join for our webinars in partnership with RCN.

Plan A. Be loud and proud of nurse and raise voices. Build consensus and collaboration to combat misinformation and misogyny. Join up with like minded others. #ArtofNursing. Be seen and heard.

Tales from @rcn.org.uk #NursesInRed #Wikipedia project Meet Emily 'Margaret' Cummins RRC (1866-1934) born #Lewisham later #Matron #Liverpool Royal Infirmary #HistNursing #HistMed #WomensHistory #WomenInRed @womenofsouthlondon.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_M...

The people picture for NHS 10 yr plan team. Who’s missing? I’ll start. In DHSC circle …….. !!! Is it 2025!!!!! And why are Unison and RCGP but no RCN? Not feeling that 51% of population (female) and majority workforce (registered nurses) are at the table here. Therefore on the menu.

Thoreau ‘It is something to be able to paint a picture, or carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful. But it is far more glorious to carve or paint the atmosphere in which we work, to effect the quality of the day, this is the highest of arts.' Join us. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal." Toni Morrison; 94 today. Keeping the #ArtofNursing, EDI & social justice work going.

This week, we installed a new spotlight case in the RCN Library and Museum! Here's a glimpse behind the scenes and a peek at the final product 👀 You can now visit the display in the library, and learn about the role of nurses in treating the world's deadliest infectious disease. #HistNursing

If you missed our 1 hour #ArtofNursing arts & health webinar on real partnership with patients. Here is recording. www.google.com/gasearch?q=y...

Impact of USAID funding withdrawal on global health. 1500 children a day born with HIV, millions of women dying due to lack of maternal care. Treatment of diseases that don’t stop at borders will cease. AID/TRADE geo political battle will end lives & require sale of country’s assets to survive.

Our third #ArtofNursing webinar - 22 Jan 13.00-14.00 GMT. This time session is led by artists. How art helps health. Register here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-of...

@kentishscribbler.bsky.social Art of Nursing and Corridor Care. Are people being treated like paintings? www.artofnursing.co.uk/webinars-1

More tickets just added! #ArtofNursing online discussion on 22 January focusing on art and lived experience. Link to book👇

Is corridor care trestinf people as paintings? Read the blog here. www.artofnursing.co.uk/webinars-1

Do you know a colleague who makes an extraordinary contribution to the nursing community? At the RCN Awards, we honour RCN members who deserve special recognition for their work. ✨Nominations for the 2025 close 13 January✨ Make your nominations here ▶️

#HistNursing #HistMed

50 podcasts later: some of the most interesting discussions about health issues out there TY The Health Foundation https://buff.ly/41J5SEs

The enshittification of uk general practice. (He’s talking about our paper!!) led by @oohgpwales.bsky.social bjgp.org/content/75/7...

Break over - and artful thinking done. I notice how engaging in such focussed activity brings me calmness & new ideas. 2025 here I come.

Tickets going fast. Book now for. 22 Jan on line - fireside chat 13.00-14.00 GMT. Hear how artists are using art to help their own health, other’s health, and health professional’s skills #ArtofNursing. Register here. www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

We have made it clear that the NHS temporary escalation spaces (TES) guide is "normalisation of what is an unacceptable and dangerous situation". RCEM Position Statement: tinyurl.com/rcemTES RCEM News: tinyurl.com/rcemNews1612

Join us on22 Jan 1-2 GMT for our #ArtofNursing webinar. This time led by artists and experts by experience showing us how art helps. Fire side chat, no slides, just humans talking with human& being human - & how art help show our humanity. Free. Register here. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-art-of...

Best panto of the season. Wickerman. Featuring my son. Proud pagan panto parent moment.. no photos - he’s 24

How did restorative practice evolve? Bring into our everyday to talk about conflict and difficulties. Podcast 2: restorativethinking.co.uk/resources/ #patientsafety @obeng-gyasisamilia.bsky.social @terryfairbanks.bsky.social @louiehornebem.bsky.social @katiejwebb.bsky.social #MedSky #Edusky

🌟 We are proud to be supported by an incredible group of patrons who believe in the transformative power of art in healthcare! Their commitment helps us bring beautiful, inspiring artwork to hospitals and care settings. Find out more about our patrons: paintingsinhospitals.org.uk/our-patrons/

Galapagos Friday & this is it. Tea to help with altitude sickness for Cotopaxi - neck of the moon. Something took my breath away. Maybe it was being the closest to the sun you can get on earth (so I was told) maybe the view & silence, maybe standing 4000m high on highest active volcano in the world

Galapagos Thursday. Underwater camera pics back from the chemist. (Remember those days!!) Forgotten just how close these guys came to me. They are huge & fast so you can’t get to them. This is my head and turtle’s body in case there is any confusion. Easily done!!!

"As an artist interested in colour, my time in hospital was empty and bleak. Working with Paintings in Hospitals means I can change that…" - Ian Davenport, Artist & Paintings in Hospitals Patron. Find out more. Watch our film: https://buff.ly/3B20bpW #PaintingsinHospitals #Art #CreativeHealth

🎨 At Paintings in Hospitals, we transform health spaces with art to enhance well-being. Our mission is to make art accessible in hospitals, care settings, and communities, fostering healing, hope, and connection. Learn more: paintingsinhospitals.org.uk/artworks-for...

Come explore our shop! 🎁 We have a wonderful selection of prints, bags, and cards available online. Take a browse and find the perfect gift for someone special—or even treat yourself! #creativehealth #art #healthandwellbeing #charity #paintingsinhospitals