Smoking & tobacco - Tweetchat 3 University of Plymouth    Tweetchat participation is organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm Smoking is not a lifestyle choice but a chronic relapsing condition needing treatment. This is recognised by the government's commitment for the NHS in England to become smokefree. Supporting smokers in contact with the healthcare system to quit is a prevention priority in the NHS Long Term Plan and every health and care professional has a role to play.    As a healthcare professional, you are best placed to motivate and support smo ...

During recent times, following  the COVID-19 pandemic, death has been spoken about more. We realised that many student nurses find it uncomfortable to talk about death and dying and in turn we thought that it would be an important topic to discuss.Part of the Nursing and Midwifery  Council code (NMC, 2019) is states a nurses role is  to treat and maintain everyones dignity and this would be in life and in death. So how do we do this? Well there is a series of podcasts looking at Death and Dying that @WeStudentNursehave produced with others, these would be a great start for this chat. As student nurses and as registered nurses this is something we will come across regularly so lets maintain dignity. Dying Matters talks about how those conver ...

This tweetchat is part of a day long s-learning virtual workshop on "Enabling digital professionalism in nursing" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.   Professional boundaries are a large part of staying digitally professional and something that we need to consider when thinking about how we enable digital professionalism. Cooper and Inglehearn (2015)  wrote about “Managing professional boundaries and staying safe in digital spaces” HERE  - have a read of this paper before this tweetchat and whilst reading it think about how this approach could be useful to you and your practice and how it could be useful nurses within your organisation. This #WeNurses Tweetchat wi ...

Cardiovascular disease prevention - Tweetchat 4 University of Plymouth   Tweetchat participation is organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm     In England nearly 7 million people are living with cardiovascular disease (CVD), it contributes to over a quarter of deaths each year and health and social care costs in England relating to CVD are estimated at £7.4 billion each year. (PHE 2020)CVD remains an important issue as it’s a contributor to mortality, morbidity and health inequalities and stalling of reductions in CVD mortality. This is costly to the indi ...

This tweetchat is part of a day long s-learning virtual workshop on "Enabling digital professionalism in nursing" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity. During the past few years we have seen a huge growth in the use of digital and social media in the healthcare sector yet it was only a short time ago that Ferguson (2013) questioned whether health would start to leverage the potential of social media. The answer, some 7 years on, is still unclear.  Forty-seven per cent of the UK population (Ofcom 2017) uses social media which equates to a large number of nurses potentially already using it in one form or another albeit to connect with friends and relatives and the COV ...

As part of a series of chats lead by@WeStudentNurse on leadership, this chat focuses on preparing student nurses to lead teams.The Nursing and Midwifery Council, NHS Leadership Academy and Council of Deans of Health are all encouraging student nurses to learn and practice their leadership skills from the start of their courses.  We’ve teamed up with Heather Henry (@HeatherHenry4), a well-known nurse entrepreneur and member of @WeGPNs (her background is in primary care). Heather is writing a book on leadership for student nurses and wants your input to make it as relevant as possible.The King’s Fund has recently published‘The Courage of Compassion’: how to transform nurses’ and midwives’ workplaces so they can thrive and flourish, so they ar ...

Air pollution - Tweetchat 5 University of Plymouth    Tweetchat participation is organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm The background information to this tweetchat is in the form of a podcast ... simply click below to listen: ...

This tweetchat is part of 1/2 day long s-learning virtual workshop on "Having difficult conversations - well" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.  ...

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This tweetchat is part of a day long s-learning virtual workshop on "How do we support inclusion in nursing (disability focus) ?" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.  ...

This tweetchat is part of a 1/2 day s-learning virtual workshop on "Enabling digital professionalism in nursing" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.  ...

This tweetchat is part of a day long s-learning virtual workshop on "How to support staff, students & patients who are D/deaf" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.  ...

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This tweetchat is part of a day long s-learning virtual workshop on "Supporting staff & students who have dyslexia &/or dyspraxia" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.  ...

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This tweetchat is part of a day long s-learning virtual workshop on "Holism in contemporary care" CLICK HERE to book onto this course or feel free to join in the tweetchat as a stand alone learning opportunity.  ...

REMEMBER: Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm   'All Our Health’ is call to action for all health and care professionals including student health and care professionals, to embed and extend prevention, health protection and promotion of wellbeing and resilience into practice. But why is it important that we understand prevention, protection and promotion as student health and care professionals? The NHS Long Term Plan, (2019) has a strong focus on prevention as a way to prevent poor health and to keep pe ...

Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem this year yet as a society we are often very reluctant to talk about mental health and wellbeing, and this can lead to people feeling ashamed, isolated and worthless.  (Time to Change 2020)Talking about mental health can really help to change lives and all health and care professionals have an important role in leading the way when it comes to mental health and well being. Wellbeing and mental health: Applying All O ...

Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm Smoking is not a lifestyle choice but a chronic relapsing condition needing treatment. This is recognised by the government's commitment for the NHS in England to become smokefree. Supporting smokers in contact with the healthcare system to quit is a prevention priority in the NHS Long Term Plan and every health and care professional has a role to play.    As a healthcare professional, you are best placed to motivate and support smokers on their quit journey. Smokers e ...

Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm In England nearly 7 million people are living with cardiovascular disease (CVD), it contributes to over a quarter of deaths each year and health and social care costs in England relating to CVD are estimated at £7.4 billion each year. (PHE 2020)CVD remains an important issue as it’s a contributor to mortality, morbidity and health inequalities and stalling of reductions in CVD mortality. This is costly to the individual, the NHS and wider system.The infographic below i ...

REMEMBER: Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm   'All Our Health’ is call to action for all health and care professionals including student health and care professionals, to embed and extend prevention, health protection and promotion of wellbeing and resilience into practice. But why is it important that we understand prevention, protection and promotion as student health and care professionals? The NHS Long Term Plan, (2019) has a strong focus on prevention as a way to prevent poor health and to keep pe ...

The background information to this tweetchat is in the form of a podcast ... simply click below to listen:   Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm  ...

Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem this year yet as a society we are often very reluctant to talk about mental health and wellbeing, and this can lead to people feeling ashamed, isolated and worthless.  (Time to Change 2020)Talking about mental health can really help to change lives and all health and care professionals have an important role in leading the way when it comes to mental health and well being. Wellbeing and mental health: Applying All O ...

Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm Smoking is not a lifestyle choice but a chronic relapsing condition needing treatment. This is recognised by the government's commitment for the NHS in England to become smokefree. Supporting smokers in contact with the healthcare system to quit is a prevention priority in the NHS Long Term Plan and every health and care professional has a role to play.    As a healthcare professional, you are best placed to motivate and support smokers on their quit journey. Smokers e ...

Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm In England nearly 7 million people are living with cardiovascular disease (CVD), it contributes to over a quarter of deaths each year and health and social care costs in England relating to CVD are estimated at £7.4 billion each year. (PHE 2020)CVD remains an important issue as it’s a contributor to mortality, morbidity and health inequalities and stalling of reductions in CVD mortality. This is costly to the individual, the NHS and wider system.The infographic below i ...

The background information to this tweetchat is in the form of a podcast ... simply click below to listen:   Tweetchat times will be split into three groups organised by birthday:Group A - January to April Birthdays take place from 6:00pm - 6:30pmGroup B - May to August Birthdays take place from 6:45pm - 7:15pmGroup C - September to December Birthdays take place from 7:30pm - 8:00pm  ...