I have heard so much over the past week that these are trying times, or difficult times, or hard times, or unprecedented times and people aren’t wrong they most definitely are. The emergence of the Covid-19 virus means that as nurses we are facing, and will face, challenges we have never faced before. One of…
Fireworks
For those of you who like me have been on Twitter for a number of years you will know that Twitter has changed significantly… some of the changes have been great and done not so great (ahem star / favourite button!) One of the things that has stayed the same though is “what’s happening in…
Six Twitter Hats
Have you ever come across this: These are, of course, de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats (more info HERE) the idea being that in order to have a productive meeting participants should direct their thinking in each of these areas, by metaphorically putting on these hats. However I do wonder if we have a naturally affinity…
Build it and they will come?
I don’t know who first said “Build it and they will come” I vaguely recall some 90’s movie with aliens and a cornfield but I am not even sure if they were the first to coin the phrase … anyway “Build it and they will come” … what utter nonsense !!! At no point at…
Reflections on @NHS
We are about halfway through January (depending on when you are reading this !) and I have to say OMGOSH what a start to 2020!! As I am sure all of you know by now, 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse & Midwife, and not only has plotting and planning on how to…
2020 – a year for us !
Yep it’s time to say “so long” to 2019 and “hey, how are you doing” to 2020 … and what better way to do this than in a blog …. 2019 for me was a really wonderful year (and i’m not just saying that .. it really was!), a year where I spent lots of…
#NursesActive – a recipe for success
#NursesActive is over for another year, we can safely head over to Twitter without being bombarded by nurses climbing stairs, climbing mountains, running, walking, jumping, swimming, cycling in fact we are safe from a whole range of active pictures….. all joking aside though … this year was absolutely brilliant ! Not only did #NursesActive win…
I don’t care about the rules
Every so often I write a very personal reflection and this blog certainly meets that criteria … this is a blog about something that is immensely important to me. As a mum of three children with dyslexia and the wife of someone with dyslexia and having dyslexia myself life can be exhilarating and frustrating in…
The code and me!
One of the great things about being involved in WeCommunities is the fantastic student leaders we have had join us over the years. Students tend to get involved with “We” and help lead the communities for a short amount of time … but boy do that have a huge impact. The other day I was…
It’s not easy being green
The problem with single use plastic is something that has been infiltrating our news streams, our Twitter stream, the radio and the old telly box and it’s something that as a mum, a nurse and a human being on planet earth that has given me cause to question how I use plastic. Did you know:…
