Last week I spent a day at the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Annual Conference (#TeamCNO) and whilst tweeting in the lead up to the conference I challenged Sam Sherrington and Kath Evans to write a blog about one thing that resonated with them during the conference. Kath has already written her blog post HERE…
Another boring running blog
My usual Monday evening run is nicknamed the “Ballet Run” … not because I run it wearing a tutu but because whilst my daughter has her ballet class I do three loops around the ballet school … which equates to about 10k with some faffing. This blog is … I am sorry to say ……
Kindly disagreeing
I have spent quite a while thinking about this blog post, it’s a tricky one to write as finding the right words is important. I love social media and I love nursing …. but there is a huge negative to being an active and vocal nurse on social media in that sooner or later someone…
The wonder of social media
Over the last week or so I have been carefully constructing a blog around unkindness in social media spaces …. this is not that blog …. but I am telling you this, dear reader, because it gives a little context. The reason I have been constructing a blog around unkindness is because I have seen…
Be prepared
As a nurse who not only engages in social media but also is clearly visible in social media I put myself “out there” every day, this is something that I have been reflecting on recently following some conversations with student nurses about being approached for health advice over social media. I think it’s important for…
Fit to practice
For Christmas I was given a brilliant little book of facts (2,024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks) and for most of Christmas Day I stunned (ok – bored) my family with snippets of information and all was going well until I came across this on page 478: Wow! Just wow! Of course…
Monday morning
There was a time when on a Sunday evening I would take time to sit and plan my working week. I thought it helped me to focus and plan before the dreaded Monday morning hit … but I am not sure it did. In reality I was just a thief stealing time from precious weekend…
Blown over by #10kfornurses
Over a year ago now Paul Jebb (@pauljebb1) and I had a conversation on Twitter that was all about avoiding running a marathon. As a reluctant runner 10k is about my limit and Paul pretty much confessed the same … so we decided to run a 10k together. As passionate and proud Nurses it seemed…
Nurses uniforms are stupid
Sometimes I will write a blog and put a deliberately provocative title at the top to hook people in … however this time my sentiments are exactly what the title says … nurses uniforms are stupid !! I hate to state the obvious but it’s been hot … very hot … and when it’s hot…
Inches and miles
I have sat down several times over the past week to write a blog post and each time written a paragraph and then given up … it’s not that I don’t have anything to say, but rather that I have too much to say ! Last week was a incredibly busy week for me, with…