The Moulster and Griffiths Nursing ModelAs part of the centenary celebrations for learning disability nursing, Gwen Moulster, Sarah Ames, Jane Iorizzo, and Joshua Kernohan updated and published the ‘Moulster and Griffiths Nursing Model’. They did this with a view to sharing good practice with colleagues, and to show case a nursing model that was already embedded into clinical practice in various parts of the UK.In preparation for this chat the introduction below will give some oversight into both the nursing process and nursing models and some background into the development of the Moulster and Griffiths model. The Nursing Process The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC 2015) code of practice requires that nurses assess, plan, implement and ...

'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 people living well for longer– ‘the NHS will take new action to strengthen its contribution to prevention and health inequalities. Wider action on prevention will help people stay healthy and also moderate demand on the NHS.’Viv Bennett ( Public Health England's Chief Nurse) builds on this ...

Gosport / Education aspectsLearning from Deaths   Stephanie Millichope "I am a specialist community public health nurse and have been in nursing for 22 years.  My career is focused on patient safety, experience and quality of care having worked in acute and community provider settings, CCGs and NHS England.  I am currently a patient safety fellow funded by Health Education England and hosted by the Kent Academic Health Science Network. A colleague and I based in Dorset have been asked to look at the educational aspects of the Gosport Independent Inquiry published in 2018 and complete a year-long project in relation to learning from deaths."Heather Stacey  " I trained as an Occupational Therapist in London over 25 years ago and since then ha ...

Understanding the value of volunteers and volunteering for patients, AHP services and the AHP workforce, and the NHSJoin our first tweetchat of 2020!Health Education England is developing an AHP quick reference guide on volunteering. The aim of this tweetchat is to inform the development of the guide and seek insights, advice and case studies from volunteers, voluntary organisations, AHPs and AHP services. The long term plan states that:"Staff, patients and volunteers benefit from well-designed volunteering initiatives. Volunteers contribute across a range of NHS roles, from first responders and care companions to trust governors and transport volunteers. They enable staff to deliver high-quality care that goes above and beyond core service ...

A key priority in the vision of the Chief Nursing Officer for England (CNO) is to empower all nurses, midwives and care staff to be involved in having a strong professional collective voice. Ward and unit accreditation schemes are designed to improve the quality of care by empowering staff and supporting the sharing of best practice across areas.Join us to hear from colleagues already successfully leading accreditation schemes in practice, share experiences, discuss opportunities and hear about collective leadership at its best. Join in wider discussions by searching, following and adding #teamCNO and / or #1professionalvoice on Twitter. You can visit the NHS England website to learn more about accreditation and collective leadership here.  ...

Palliative care is the holistic care of patients with incurable, progressive and life-limiting illness. This may involve work on physical symptoms, psychological difficulties, social challenges and spiritual distress. It is also important to support those around the patient. By the nature of this, patients can have complex needs.Conversely, palliative care education is complex. Health professionals in multiple roles (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and non-clinical staff among others) are key to good palliative care, so it is important that all groups can access and receive education that is appropriate for them. It is a key role of specialists in palliative care, as well as others, to deliver and facilitate this education.This ...

This is a #MDX_EL catch up tweetchat for anyone who missed taking part in a tweetchat as part of WeLearn Digital Professionalism. What is professionalism? Seems like an easy question doesn't it? Until you try to find the words to describe it ... it seems so much easier to define what unprofessionalism looks like, but what is it to be a professional.The NMC Code sets "the professional standards that registered nurses and midwives must uphold" (NMC 2015) and is split into four distinct areas:Prioritising peoplePractise effectivelyPreserve safetyPromote professionalism and trust But perhaps being a professional is more than this? The Enabling Professionalism Framework (2018) states "Professionalism is characterised by the autonomous evidence-b ...