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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Researchers from York Trials Unit found that nurses working in GP surgeries face challenges linked to class, ethnicity, gender, ageism and professional status, which leave leave many feeling undervalued, overlooked and excluded OA paper in BMC Health Services Research doi.org/10.1186/s129... 🔓 📄

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Class, race, ageism and status shaping who stays in general practice, study shows

A new study has revealed that hidden social and cultural barriers - not just workload and pay - are driving nurses out of general practice and threatening the stability of primary care.

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This links to a really interesting short article with amazing pictures - district nursing children's health clinic in a handy train💙! #HistNursing #Australia

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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 01/11/2025

District nursing is in a dire state, and the latest report from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk shows a worse than feared collapse in the workforce. Westminster government’s ambitions to shift care from hospital to community will fail unless the district nursing workforce is rebuilt. ⬇️

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RCN calls for investment as report reveals dire state of district-nursing | News | Royal College of Nursing

Westminster government’s ambitions to shift care from hospital to community and from sickness to prevention will fail unless district nursing workforce is rebuilt

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Interested in retention of nurses in general practice 👀. Summary of our new paper below ⬇️

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Open Research at York @uoyopenres.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

The authors, led by @drhelenanderson.bsky.social, hope their findings will encourage NHS leaders and policymakers to consider how social and professional inequalities shape the nursing workforce 🧑‍⚕️ This study was funded by the General Nursing Council for England and Wales Trust

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Interested in retention of nurses in general practice 👀. Summary of our new paper below ⬇️

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Interested in how genomics education in undergraduate nursing is delivered? Check out this narrative review 👀 Great to see the first paper out from Jodie Coulson's PhD work. authors.elsevier.com/c/1leMC5EcXy...

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Delighted to present the findings of the #GenRetStudy about the retention of nurses on general practice at the QICN conference today! Thanks to all for your interest and insightful comments #QICN2025AnnualConference #QICN2025

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

#MigraineAwarenessWeek more than just pain, it’s a neurological condition - symptoms can include sensitivity to light, smell, touch; loss of balance; diarrhoea; loss of vision; brain fog; word confusion; anxiety; depression; and/or my favourite: projectile vomiting migrainetrust.org/understand-m...

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Stages of a migraine attack - The Migraine Trust

There are well defined stages of migraine attacks

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Started my nurse training 35 years ago. Still proud to be a nurse and grateful for the fantastic opportunities nursing has given me

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

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Prof Nicola Roberts @drnroberts.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Could you share this with your networks, we are looking for * Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj * Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd * Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Great to attend #QualiConYork2025 today. A whole conference devoted to qualitative research and the chance to find out about some of the fantastic work going on across different disciplines

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Pleased to have contributed to this panel discussion at the Nursing In Practice conference in Birmingham last week. Some nurses ‘cannot afford’ to work in general practice www.nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/...

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Some nurses ‘cannot afford’ to work in general practice

Practice nurses and a practice manager have placed a stark lens on the ‘inconsistent’ approach to nursing pay

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Nurses in General Practice face an even worse fate. Many not on AfG & have poorer pay & only stat mat & sick pay. Losing experienced GPNs will result in poorer patient care and outcomes www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve... bmcprimcare.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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Undervalued nursing staff doing “box-ticking” exercises forcing them out, say researchers

A lack of recognition and the de-professionalisation of nursing is driving many to leave the profession in significant numbers, according to the findings of a new study.

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Great to be on the panel discussing pay for #GeneralPracticeNurses at the Nursing in Practice conference in Birmingham today. Experiences of #GPNs shocking but unfortunately not surprising 🙁

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BJGP @bjgp.org · 07/05/2025

Community nurses providing palliative care find collaborating with GPs harder where practices have moved towards remote communication and workforce diversification doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare

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The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing @theqicn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

The QICN’s International Community Nursing Observatory (ICNO) led by Prof @alisonleary1.bsky.social has launched a new survey to determine how registered nurses & nursing support workers are being affected by forced demotions. Visit www.surveymonkey.com/r/AFCRN or scan the QR code to take part.

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Want to find out what makes nurses leave or stay in #GeneralPractice but don't have time to read our paper this Easter weekend? Check out our animation which discusses the key findings in less than 3 minutes: youtu.be/bzn2ZI0S61s

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The GenRet Study Explainer Animation

YouTube video by Stretch

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

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The GenRet Study Explainer Animation

YouTube video by Stretch

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Delighted our paper about #Retention of #Nurses in #GeneralPractice (GenRet Study) is now published. Nurses in GP face specific issues which need to be addressed. Thanks to the nurses who gave their time to contribute. @rcn.org.uk @theqicn.bsky.social @rcgp.bsky.social @bma.org.uk rdcu.be/eidOX

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Exploring the relationship between cultural and structural workforce issues and retention of nurses in general practice (GenRet): a qualitative interview study

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Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum @rcnlibraries.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Struggling with report writing at work? Get tutored by professional writers from the Royal Literary Fund for free and earn 2.5 CPD points in the process! 📝 📅24/04/2025 ⌚10:00 – 12:30 💻 Online buff.ly/kxTpzE1

Advert for the online Royal Literary Fund report writing event on 24th April.

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Early data suggests 30% fewer hospital admissions in 75 to 79-year-olds from the new RSV vaccine in England. This is off the back of 40% of eligible older people getting vaccinated this winter: In the Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Early impact of RSV vaccination in older adults in England

Population-based analyses of new vaccination programmes provide robust real-world evidence for post-licensure vaccine evaluation. A 2023–24 vaccine effectiveness analysis of immunocompetent adults age...

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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

give Nathan Newby a knighthood, what an absolute hero

Patient praised for talking down lone hospital bomber
Duncan Gardham
a knife and a handgun that fired blanks. He waited outside the en-
A judge has praised a patient who
trance to the hospital.
persuaded a trainee nurse to abandon
Newby was returning from a walk
a suicide attack with a home-made
when he saw Farooq. He later told
bomb on the hospital he worked at.
police that he appeared "depressed
Mohammad Farooq, 29, was arrested outside St James's Hospital in
and upset" so he tried to cheer him.
"T'm quite good at reading people's
Leeds with a bomb made from a pres-
body language," he said. "I thought
sure cooker and low explosives.
would go over and see if he's all right."
Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb
Newby said they had a "totally nor-
praised the patient, Nathan Newby,
mal chat" before Farooq opened a
when she sentenced Farooq to life in
bag to show him the pressure cooker
She said he was a man ero a man,
and wires. He moved Farooq to a bench away from the hospital en-
"prepared to do the unthinkable".
trance and, after three hours, con-
Sheffield crown court was told he
vinced him to let him call the police.
had followed a terrorist manual for
Newby later told officers: "I was
"lone wolf mujahedeen" and created
shocked I had managed to talk him
a device similar to the bomb used at
out of it. I gave him a hug and said
the Boston Marathon in 2013, which mate you've done the right thing."
killed three people.
Detective Superintendent Paul
Farooq had first planned to attack
Greenwood, a head of investigations
the listening station at RAF Menwith
for counter terrorism, said Newby
Hill in North Yorkshire but found
had performed an "act of real brav-
that the security was too tight.
ery".
". He added that the explosion
Jonathan Sandiford KC, for the would have been devastating.
prosecution, said he then went to the
The judge told the court that New-
hospital "to commit a terrorist atroci- by was a
"modest and gentle man,
ty and seek his own martyrdom".
whose evidence was…

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

UK GP practices, who's interested in helping us pilot some training materials for improving patient safety in remote encounters (e.g. patients phoning in or sending e-requests and getting allocated to particular options such as GP callback, in-person appt etc)? Can offer free training to first five!

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Nurse Suicide Project @nurse-suicide.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

We are very excited to advertise: TWO funded PhD opportunities within our #NurseSuicide project. We would love to hear from qualitative intersectional researchers to investigate nurses experiences of 1. Whistleblowing tinyurl.com/yp69cwth 2. Bullying/violence tinyurl.com/4hfpnsf9 #FindaPHD #PhD

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A qualitative intersectional investigation into the experiences and consequences of Whistleblowing for women nurses at University of Surrey on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - A qualitative intersectional investigation into the experiences and consequences of Whistleblowing for women nurses at University of Surrey, listed on FindAPhD.com

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The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing @theqicn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We are delighted to reveal our exciting news: we have changed our name and are now known officially as The Queen's Institute of Community Nursing! Find out more here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

There are almost 450 photos of older people in their homes as a part of our Housing collection in our free age-positive image library. The photos can be used both online and for print! Browse here: www.agewithoutlimits.org/image-librar... #PositiveAgeing #PositivePhotos #Ageing #OlderPeople

An older woman enjoying a cup of tea. The woman has grey hair and is wearing a purple cardigan with a cable knit pattern. She sits in a brown chair and the mug she holds has a cat design.

An older woman with a green, black and yellow headband and dark hair. She wears green earrings, a striped shirt, a denim vest, and a necklace. Laundry is hanging on a clothesline in the background.

An older woman in a wheelchair cuts vegetables in the kitchen. She is using a red cutting board on her lap. The woman is wearing glasses and a black and white shirt. Kitchen appliances and cabinets are visible in the background.

A smiling older woman with white hair and leopard print dress is sitting at a wooden table in a kitchen. She is cleaning her glasses with a black cloth. A paper with text lies on the table in front of her. The kitchen features a granite counter.

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Please take a look and share this fab animation about the GenRet Study exploring the retention of nurses in general practice👀 @rcn.org.uk @theqni.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

ICYMI! Check out our preprint about nurse retention in general practice

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ICYMI! Check out our preprint about nurse retention in general practice

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Want a quick overview of the GenRet Study and findings? Check out our animation: youtu.be/bzn2ZI0S61s. Thanks to stretchanimated.com for the fab animation

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The GenRet Study Explainer Animation

YouTube video by Stretch

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

👀Interested in retention of nurses in general practice? Read the pre-print [currently under peer review] of the 1st paper from our study here: medrxiv.org/content/10.1... Thanks to all the amazing nurses who contributed! Funded by the General Nursing Council trust. Please share

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Exploring the relationship between cultural and structural workforce issues and retention of nurses in general practice (GenRet): A qualitative interview study

Background Increasing shortfalls in nursing workforces are detrimental to safety critical patient care. In general practice in England up to one-in-two nursing posts are predicted to be unfilled by 20...

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Gillian @gilli-campbell.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

On International Urogynaecology day make a difference for women! Calling all health care professionals in Primary Care please help us by completing our 10' survey t.ly/pDJPH @wisegpcouk.bsky.social @nihrspcr.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @rcm.org.uk

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Helen Anderson PhD RN Queen's Nurse @drhelenanderson.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Want a quick overview of the GenRet Study and findings? Check out our animation: youtu.be/bzn2ZI0S61s. Thanks to stretchanimated.com for the fab animation

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The GenRet Study Explainer Animation

YouTube video by Stretch

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Fiona Loud @fionacloud.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

This #kidney survey closes on 11th Feb, please do take part and tell us about your experiences of receiving social care or mental health support

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Owen Gower @owentg.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Just 536 reported cases of polio worldwide in 2023 compared with 52,630 in 1980. Vaccines work.

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WiseGP @wisegpcouk.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

RECOGNISING BURNOUT... 💡Finding it more difficult to connect with patients/ colleagues? 💡Struggling to make clinical decisions? 💡Experiencing a reduced sense of accomplishment? Explore more about burnout and support available➡️ wisegp.co.uk/newsletter/r...

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