The #WhyWeDoResearch tweetfest runs from May 13th to May 24th - this discussion is on "A #WhyWeDoResearch round up!" and everyone is welcome to take part.  ...

Co-production and ‘what matters to me’ are key initiatives from NHS England to change the ‘them and us’ dynamic in health and social care,coaching and empowering patients to become the experts in the management of their longterm condition and also using their insights and expertise to redesign services.In this tweet chat we will be exploring how, as Stoma CareNurses, we empower ostomates within this framework to facilitate not only their own stoma management and quality of life with a stoma, but also inform the care and follow up services that we deliver.    Here are some links to background information that you may wish to take a look at:Patients as Partners – The Kings Fund Good care needs to be a coproduction – Martin McShane NHS England ...

Visible leadership is not a new thing; the importance of having nursing leaders who are visible, accessible and role models was stressed some years ago in the Francis Report (2013) Furthermore the Kings Fund (2013) state “Leaders of NHS Organisations should work with staff to identify systemic problems and be visible in providing support to address the” It seems common sense that in order to lead nurses must be seen and not hidden away, unapproachable or absent!However what is the reality of being omnipresent? Of knowing the way, going the way and showing the way? What does visible nursing leadership look like? And how can we achieve it? Throughout our nursing careers many of us would have met good nursing leaders and some not so good. As a ...

Quality of life (QOL) in patients living with a stoma is an important health issue. It could be postulated that a lack of understanding into which factors influence QOL stoma surgery and the key times at which patients may experience issues, hinders the ability of stoma care nurses to provide appropriately timed support and interventions to improve QOL.    Here are some links to background information that you may wish to take a look at:What Matters to You – NHS England What are PROMS? – NHS DigitalThe benefit of using PROMS in elective surgery – NHS DigitalQuality of Life - coaching and empowering ostomates – ColoplastColoplast QOL Tool Coloplast QOL document for download and use We will be exploring the following questions during the twee ...