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Sana Gul Baloch @sanagul.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I am privileged to be given the opportunity of being a member of the advisory board for the CNO England's Professional Nursing and Midwifery Strategy. @stevejford.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk @rcn.org.uk

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Candice Pellett OBE RN DN Queen’s Nurse @candpel.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Four inspired Queen’s Nurses @theqicn.bsky.social after listening to the short list presentations in the “Nursing in the Community” category yesterday in London @nursingtimes.bsky.social @stevejford.bsky.social All worthy winners - looking forward to the awards ceremony in October ⭐️👏⭐️👏⭐️🏆

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Candice Pellett OBE RN DN Queen’s Nurse @candpel.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Great day ahead at the Nursing Times Career Plus event at The Park Plaza Victoria- inspirational speakers, exhibitors, one to one career clinic & much more - come & join us @nursingtimes.bsky.social @stevejford.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Candice Pellett OBE RN DN Queen’s Nurse @candpel.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Heading to London for the @nursingtimes.bsky.social Student Awards #SNTA proud to have judged the “Outstanding Contribution to Student Affairs” category- all worthy winners & looking forward to seeing the finalists & panel judges again - enjoy the day everyone @stevejford.bsky.social ⭐️🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆⭐️

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Ruth Oshikanlu @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

It's great to be back on here. Took an enforced break. After returning from Australia, came down with the nasty virus that has been plaguing many. Grateful to be vertical again. It's been a busy week! Today it was @nursingtimes.bsky.social #SNTA 2025 judging with fabulous colleagues.

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Nursing Times @nursingtimes.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Have you faced violence at work? New survey for nurses Do you feel safe at work? Nursing Times and Unison have today launched a survey to find out nursing and midwifery staff’s experiences of physical violence in the workplace. #nursing #workforce #nurses #nhs www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/ha...

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Have you faced violence at work? New survey for nurses

Do you feel safe at work? Nursing Times and Unison have today launched a survey to find out nurs...

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Zane S-K @zaneskh.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

I can hardly believe it - my first article has been published on the Nursing Times web! 💙 This is a moment I never dreamed would come and I am so grateful for the support that helped me get here. If you’d like to read it : www.nursingtimes.net/students/the... #NursingTimes #WritingJourney #Student

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‘The challenges of studying in a second language have made me more resilient’

Hello fellow healthcare adventurers! I’m Zaneta and from Lithuania, navigating the challenging b...

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Sun Sander-Jackson (she/her) @sunsanderjackson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I am very grateful to the @nursingtimes.bsky.social & @stevejford.bsky.social 🥹❤️ The lovely team kindly sent me a copy of my article today so I can post it to my mum in Korea. Thank you so much. It really means a lot❤️🥹

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Today's #HistNursing #Badge #Barking #Havering and #Brentwood School of Nursing Browse to see more of the #RCNArchives badge collection 👀 rcn.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

'silver' enamal badge. A dark green enamel cross, with a central disc. The outer rim of the central disc is inscibed in capital letters 'Barking Havering & Brentwood Area School of Nursing'. The inner disc is white enamel and silver - with a pointy cross, and in the quarters clockwise from top right: a lamp (aladdin style 'nightingale' lamp); an (English) rose; a caduceus - a medical staff with a snake wrapped round it sssss; and three notched Saxon seaxes (cutlasses) (from the Essex flag). Packs a mighty punch for a little badge

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Kindness of strangers: thanks to the guy in silver van who pointed out I had a flat tyre on the A13, thanks to the delivery bike rider who told me there was a tyre place nearby off the A406 and thanks to the mechanic who replaced the wheel so I got back in time for Heidi’s birthday: newhamtyres.com

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I remember watching Eraserhead at the @exeter.ac.uk campus cinema in probably 1994, in a double bill with Rumblefish. I didn’t know what I was about to see which was probably a good thing. What an unforgettable film for so many reasons. Respect to #DavidLynch

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Frost and 🧊 this morning at Cherry Tree Wood in East Finchley. Lots of people out for walks

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Could be interesting tomorrow morning

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

After about 20 years, I reacquainted myself with ice skating before Christmas. Great fun at Somerset House, once I’d got my eye in that is. Remembering my terror as a teenager at Romford ice rink

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

A little family tradition: Christmas carol singing at Lauderdale House in Highgate

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Sana Gul Baloch @sanagul.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Thank you for the great opportunity @stevejford.bsky.social & @nursingtimes.bsky.social. Can't wait to share my thoughts to wider nursing & midwifery community globally. @swbhnhs.bsky.social @humanaqvi.bsky.social @thercn.bsky.social @kamranabbasi.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

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Zane S-K @zaneskh.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

🎉 I’m thrilled to share that it’s official - I've been announced as one of the student editors at Nursing Times! A big thank you to Steve Ford for this incredible opportunity. Meet me and the amazing team of editors here: www.nursingtimes.net/students/mee... #NursingTimes #StudentEditor 🌟

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Meet the student editors | Nursing Times

Meet the Nursing Times student editors who write regular blogs for us about nurse and midwife education and related topics.

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Excellent display of old annuals at the Shaws Booksellers today for the @nursingtimes.bsky.social festive team lunch. Sadly, I think I may own - or have once owned - the Rupert bear one and the Blue Peter one too www.shawsbooksellers.co.uk

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Teresa Doherty @dohertyta.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Today's #HistNursing #Badge is from Ashford Hospital. The figure is possibly Hygieia the Greek goddess of health Browse to look at more of the #RCNArchives badge collection rcn.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...

Oval enamael and gilt badge. Inscribed: Ashford Hospital Middlesex School of nursing around the outside. A 'greek' figure in a robe stands in the centre

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Sun starting to go down on another Monday over Fleet Street #sunset

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Today, while at the excellent Barnet Museum, I learnt about the life story of North London nurse Mabel Johnson and also some mental health care history about the nearby former Colney Hatch Asylum. A Sunday of local area exploring. #nurses #mentalhealth #history #barnet www.barnetmuseum.co.uk

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Earlier today, I was wandering around Monken Hadley in the mud and rain learning about the Battle of Barnet in 1471 on a walking tour with Paul Baker, of Barnet and London Walks. Echoes of my A-level history lessons with Miss Wallace. Excellent fun and I learnt stuff or at least relearnt it

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Candice Pellett OBE RN DN Queen’s Nurse @candpel.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Lovely to see @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social last night at the @nursingtimes.bsky.social #Summit awards Congratulations to all the finalists- a brilliant night of celebrating success ⭐️🏆⭐️🏆⭐️🏆

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Alison Leary @alisonleary1.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

This is the Canadian #nursing retention toolkit. Am finding governments are starting to really see the value of retention An experienced skilled workforce is essential for productivity as well as safe & effective care www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

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Nursing retention toolkit: Improving the working lives of nurses in Canada - Canada.ca

Nursing is the largest group of regulated health professionals in Canada, representing 48.2% of the regulated health workforce.

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Ruth Oshikanlu @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Yesterday was the @nursingtimes.bsky.social #NTWorkforce summit and Awards 2024 Congratulations to all the finalists and winners and the amazing #MoriamAdekunle #EPUTNHS and @onomeoyedokun.bsky.social #MWLNHS Well done!🎉🎉🎉 1/

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markdoblas.bsky.social @markdoblas.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

All dolled up tonight for this year’s @nursingtimes.bsky.social #NTWorkforce awards Best International Recruitment Experience

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Congratulations to all our winners at last night's Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2024. Among them was Overseas Nurse of the Year, Ahmad Theibich, while University Hospitals of North Midlands was named Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff #NTWorkforce www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/wi...

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Winners revealed of Nursing Times Workforce Awards 2024

A refugee who fled to the UK from war and is now an orthopaedic clinical nurse specialist is amo...

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Last but by no means least session at @nursingtimes.bsky.social Workforce Summit is with Prof Anne Marie Rafferty on research into the role of nurse professional judgement on staffing systems #NTWorkforce #nurse #nurses #nursing #workforce #healthcare #health #safestaffing #research

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Getting dark outside but the lights are definitely still on at @nursingtimes.bsky.social Workforce Summit, with Prof Paula Holt from the NMC talking about practice placement simulation and hours. Lots to talk about #NTWorkforce #nurses #nursing #education #university #students #studentnurses #nhs

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Professor Mark Radford from NHS England kicks us off at the 7th @nursingtimes.bsky.social Workforce Summit with a keynote on the NHS long term workforce plan. Looking forward to today’s conference #NTWorkforce

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Jess Sainsbury @jesslsainbury.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It was a pleasure to get on my soapbox to talk domestic recruitment particularly #Preceptorship & the challenges many NRN are facing even GETTING a job at the @nursingtimes.bsky.social online #Workforce conference. Will share more over on LinkedIn if you’re interested ✊🏽 @fnightingalef.bsky.social

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 22/11/2024

NEW - revised sickness absence guidance gives step-by-step advice to improve terms at work. Free pdf - buff.ly/4fB94Wz

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Alison Leary @alisonleary1.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

"Lower turnover rates for nurses and senior doctors at hospital level were associated with better health outcomes for patients with emergency hospital admissions." The question for me is why we have to keep spelling this out. www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

It’s almost time for the Nursing Times Workforce Online Conference 2024! If you are quick, you can still register to attend: We'll be kicking off at 9am. workforce.nursingtimes.net/workforce2024/…

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Joanne Bosanquet MBE RN 🦋 @mrsbosanquet.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

www.fons.org/news/rts-2025/ Our annual #RichardTompkinsScholarship is out today for applications. Join a stellar group of nurses and midwives who have been transformed by their experience. Share with your networks and let's get a buzz going! #PersonCentredness @fonscharity.bsky.social

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Richard Tompkins Nurse Development Scholarship 2025 - Foundation of Nursing Studies

This ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity is now open for applications

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

An exciting development to tell you about. We now have a new events hub linked it up to the Nursing Times website: The hub will list details of all upcoming and past Nursing Times events, plus those of our partner organisations. Check it out: www.nursingtimes.net/event-calendar

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I always get excited when it snows in London

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello, I’m delighted to say there is now a Nursing Times @bsky.app account up and running at @nursingtimes.bsky.social

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Nursing Times @nursingtimes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The Nursing Times Workforce Online Conference is a free-to-attend event next week, on Thursday 21 November. It will showcase key achievements and initiatives, while discussing how to tackle the ongoing workforce challenges #NTWorkforce. Register now: workforce.nursingtimes.net/workforce202...

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Nursing Times @nursingtimes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

The 2025 Student Nursing Times Awards are now open for entries to students, nurse educators, practice assessors, plus higher education institutions, trusts and other orgs providing courses and placements. The deadline for entries is 13 December 2024 #SNTA studentawards.nursingtimes.net

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David Collett @colldash.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Here’s an article I wrote last month, thought it was worth a retweet given the Governments choice not to include any nurses in leading the new reforms. And now changes to agency #nurses gives me the feel our profession will become the pawns in #NHS chess ♟️ www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/huge...

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‘Huge decisions about our profession are often made without a nursing voice’

Recent history shows us that claps on the doorstep do not necessarily translate into political c...

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Steve Ford @stevejford.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

A bit of nostalgia with a return to the 90s and the brilliant Therapy? at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Thirty years since the release of their album Troublegum!

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