Rosy Roo RN DN QN
Work: District Nurse in Norfolk UK. Queens Nurse.
Home: Mum to Scamp 🌻.Dogs Boop and Darcy 🐾
Self: 🌻Autistic.🏳️🌈🩷💜💙
Here for: professional networking. Sharing learning and experiences. Human factors. Digital in healthcare. Advance Care Planning
- I’d love something like this - unfortunately not in the right role to have the study leave supported … but I’m defo keeping this on my bucket list of CPDs
- Short course in health economics and policy at Oxford (online). Run by my friends. Recommend. #healthpolicy www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/conferences-...
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNHuge congrats to Dr Angeline Price. AHP in research rising star @gerisoc.bsky.social @ncaresearchnhs.bsky.social And also @kewdoc.bsky.social rising star for research. Ms Elaine Francis won rising star for clinical quality.
- This week I had a “rapid car clean-up” experience – unfortunately I was one of the many collisions on the ice. Crashed car admin is the only thing worse than having to quickly empty all the pockets and car cupboards before the recovery arrives. 🚙 fortunately no one was hurt #DriveToArive #nurse
- I have a question How is decreasing the payment allowance for travel supporting the Long Term Plan - hospital to community? “car mileage rates will drop from 59p to 56p per mile for journeys up to 3,500 miles annually” Many community nurses use their own vehicles to visit patients. Is this ok?!
- Gentle reminder - if you have to speak to someone in the NHS over the next couple of weeks, know this: The person you speak with is just as frustrated as you - they don’t need to be shouted at, told they don’t care, or even sworn at. I’ve worked all weekend - I’ve done my best & so have the team.
- In a week of tricky conversations I’ve decided that I’d like to be able to use a pilcrow so I can understand the “formatting” or intention of the conversation and communication. #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #Oliverscampaign
- #Oliverscampaign We didn’t suddenly create more neurodivergent people. We finally started listening. Diagnosis is not a trend, it’s visibility, understanding, and long overdue recognition
- Please share I’m looking at how organisations / departments / teams support clinicians who are newly qualified as non-medical prescribers? Bonus points if you are in a community trust, and have supportive things set up for #DistrictNurses with v300 #QueensNurse #NHS
- An interesting day with #JCN at @canaries.co.uk The best way to avoid CAUTI is to remove the catheter as soon as possible. I’m so proud to have been a part of the team to bring HOUDINI protocol into policy at @nchctrust.bsky.social There’s more to do, but I know we are making a difference
- I’ve been working on an investigation across multiple services caring for the same person. Whilst I won’t share specifics, the common themes of communication and sufficient resources to deliver person centred holistic care has cropped up. www.nursinginpractice.com/community-nu...
- There’s a need to consider how services are designed and modelled, in order to be able to deliver safe effective care in the community. With the ‘promise’ of shifting care from hospital to community, let’s involve those with the insight and imagination to make changes that will be sustainable
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNResearch Associate (Fixed Term, full-time post). Come work with me and amazing colleagues at University of Cambridge. An excellent post for a dynamic post doctoral researcher and thinker... www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
- This isn’t only about District Nurses being in clinical roles, it’s about those in strategic roles understanding the VALUE &thinking skills of DNs. Strategy needs to be led by ppl who understand the nuances of delivering clinical care in a domestic environment. @theqicn.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk
- 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. ⬇️
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNYou are a person who either has or presently works closely with people living with dementia or whose daily routines involve people living with dementia? Help Kate Turley with her PhD Survey. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/ame...
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNJoin me for our QICN Journal Club Thur 23rd Oct 14:30-15:30. We welcome all nurses working in community roles Book your free place & receive the article for review, along with a reviewing template, by emailing Clare.McCraith@qicn.org.uk @theqicn.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nchctrust.bsky.social
- This is proactive preventive use of services. Maybe open referrals from District Nurse / UCR teams who will be able to name the people in their communities who would benefit from CGA type review?
- Currently: 1. Reaching out to GP/AHP 2. Triaging general medical referrals so we see older ppl. 3. Extending offer to see appropriate ppl referred to other specialty eg colorectal/cardiology. 4. Great conversation with ENT colleague today. Plans to divert older people referred with 'instability'.2/2
- I’ve been thinking a lot about how frontline nursing has changed — not just in what we do, but in how we lead. We’re no longer just implementers. We’re assessors, coordinators, advocates — and we need tools that actually support that. 1/ 🧵
- Digital systems should fit how we work, not the other way around. Real-time collaboration, less duplication, and fewer delays. That’s how we keep care safe and responsive. 2/ 🧵
- But we also need to be bold. Ask for what we really need. We need better connectivity ( www.norfolk.gov.uk/article/6535... ) and we should be borrowing ideas from other industries that have already solved similar problems. 3/ 🧵
- To be Fit for the Future (NHS England 2025) delivering prevention, in a digital way, in the community and we’re serious about change, we need to listen to the people already leading it from the ground up. END/ 🧵
- I really like these. I hope they develop more. I’d like to see one for leg ulcer care and prevention #TVN and for urethral catheterisation #nurse #NurseSky #patient #NHS
- 🧵Shared Decision Making🧵 (1/10) Featured on the hub today, a selection of decision support tools designed to assist shared decision making between patients and clinicians. #patientsafety
- Sharing a day with @theqicn.bsky.social Steph So much to consider and reflect on #FutureNurseCommunity
- #FutureNurseCommunity Really interesting debates and discussions from so many senior leaders across health and social care. Refreshing to hear people holding each other to account. Haven’t we been having this conversation (hospital to community) for years? What’s stopping us from starting?
- @nchctrust.bsky.social awards evening last night. Loved working with this amazing team - North UCR. We won patient choice, and were finalists for team of the year. 2 Queens nurses in this picture 🌟🌟 @theqicn.bsky.social
- Is anyone else going? #FutureNurseCommunity
- Equal excitement and nervousness about joining the panel for a discussion at #FutureNurse Conference in London on Monday. Pro: I get to meet @antoniafrost.bsky.social in real life! Con: I’ll have to introduce myself with a fancy little bio Tips welcome from any seasoned public speakers
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNPlease could you help with the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey, colleagues. Led by @katherinesleeman.bsky.social Your insights will directly inform the Centre’s plans: qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
- Start of the summer holidays - who’s ready for juggling parenting and work?! I’m working on a clinical refresher session for nurses identifying rapidly deteriorating conditions ahead of terminal phase - so quiet river thinking time is much needed. #PallCare #NurseSky #DistrictNurse #WorkingMum
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNA valuable afternoon spent with an Admiral Nurse in clinic at Nationwide today - learning how NHS services can collaborate to provide better support for those living with dementia 🤝 www.dementiauk.org/information-... @dementiauk.bsky.social @kerrylyons1.bsky.social @kirstydallison.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNI think Andy Cowper is spot on when he suggests the Dash Safety Review conflates avoidable deaths caused by a failing health system with avoidable deaths caused by negligence and/or errors in care. www.gov.uk/government/p...
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QN💙 Today marks 77 years since the foundation of the NHS: a landmark moment in history. International nurses have made a huge and vital contribution since 1948. This powerful image by Neil Kenlock, captures nurse Olga Grant in 1972. 📸 Image credit: The Neil Kenlock Archive #NHS #HistNursing
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNPlease note this is autistic-led research! Details in alt text and in thread: 1/
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNRead the QICN's response to the government's NHS 10-Year Plan announced today. 👉 qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... #10YearPlan
- I have the ‘official’ definition from @theqicn.bsky.social and #NMC, however … #NHS #Nurse of #bluesky I want to know what you think and understand. What is the role of a District Nurse? (Specifically, someone with the specialist practice qualification #SPQ) @hattierocket.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QN📢 A new report from @hospiceuk reveals the tough reality for people in remote, rural & island areas trying to access palliative & end-of-life care. No one should be left behind at the end of life. www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QN#HappyBirthday to us! 🥳 We were founded in 1887 by Queen Victoria which makes us 138 years old today! Find out more about our history from our sister site: qicnheritage.org.uk
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNAutistic people said: “The sun is so bright – I can’t leave the house without feeling like I’ve walked into a paparazzi scrum. And I think one of my tits just melted off.”
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNOnly 30% of pall care is NHS funded. Given today's vote, will Keir Starmer at least commit to dramatically increasing palliative care provision so that patients don't "choose" to end their lives because we, society, fail to give them the care that might make life worth living?
- I’ve found a use for genuine #RedTape which is supportive. 🤣🤣🤣
- Plenty in Norfolk - it’s how I get directions to “the cottage” on “the street” when the sat nav takes me to a field gate. #DistrictNurse #YouHaveArrivedAtYourDestination
- okay and here is my ‘sounds like a shitpost but it’s genuine’ UK heatwave tip: if there is a Saxon or Norman church near you, and it’s open, go sit in it. not gothic, they have too many windows, get you some thick stone walls with some high up tiny windows. they stay cold. and you can just sit there
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNLast Friday I was privileged to attend the @cuh.nhs.uk NMAP Research Conference, where I heard inspiring talks and saw many great posters. My poster explains my experience of being @nihr.bsky.social SRL for community nurses @nchctrust.bsky.social @crosbynwaobi.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNCommunity nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can Please share too! Survey: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @theqicn.bsky.social @arc-southlondon.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNCommunity nurse in the UK wanting to develop your skills in creating posters to share your innovations at conferences? Join us for our next free QICN Community Nursing Research Forum Masterclass on 3 July: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... @theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QN📢 Care Home nurses, care staff & managers in the UK Help us improve access to end of life symptom management medications in UK care homes youtu.be/ckCT8CzM7BA Share your experiences by completing this short survey 👉 bit.ly/cinch25 @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QN🎓 Missed our latest CNRF Research Masterclass? Catch up now! 📹 Watch the recording and read a short summary of Dr Simon Etkind’s insightful session on using critical appraisal skills to review research papers. 👉 View here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve... #ResearchMasterclass #CriticalAppraisal
- Sunday #scout volunteering for #Ittringham open gardens High vis for car parking duty Hat and glasses for sun protection Smile for the cake 🍰 #volunteer #community #JoiningIn #Scouts #UK
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNTips for presenting your research - excellent short blog from Gina qicn.org.uk/from-researc...
- Today I spoke to fellow @theqicn.bsky.social QNs in East of England RE: A service evaluation for Fast Track CHC checklists within a community #NHS trust. The more I speak about it, the more passionate I get about improving the current situation through #digital tools and education. #ReSPECT #EOL
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNThe Ruck You game kicks off in about half an hour (3:30pm Oslo = 1:30am Aotearoa) This is a game of rugby between cis women & trans women. They're playing 7s as yeah - there's that many trans women playing rugby Game is livestreamed on youtube (Union Cup 2025 Oslo) so get on & show support
- I saw a statement re: advance practice roles. It got me thinking… why isn’t SPQ District Nursing an Advanced Practice role? Im curious why DNs aren’t being recognised as Advanced Practitioners, esp as the standards are based on the same 4 pillars? @theqicn.bsky.social @rcnlibraries.bsky.social
- And … isn’t it nice to receive recognition from your boss 🥳🫶🏽❤️ @nchctrust.bsky.social
- Who doesn’t love a certificate and a badge?! @nchctrust.bsky.social @clairew-uk.bsky.social @theqicn.bsky.social
- Today is the celebration event at the end of the JPUH NMAPRes and NICHE scholarship. I’ve done my little presentation now, so I can relax and enjoy the other scholars talks. Thanks to @clairew-uk.bsky.social and @drbenbowers.bsky.social for your support #WhyWeDoResearch #QueensNurse
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNWe've co-designed practice recommendations for communicating prognostic uncertainties in advanced multimorbidity. See here for the paper: rdcu.be/enwFr @pcucambridge.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @apmposts.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNPeople who are terminally ill should NEVER have to worry about being able to afford their bills or other essentials. This is a truly sad and shocking situation – and it’s happening to people right across the UK. 💔
- This is what inclusion looks like - it’s my last day as Clinical Ops Manager for Urgent Community Response. This has been the hardest job I’ve done in my 18yr NHS career but my goodness, am I proud to have been a part of this team. @nchctrust.bsky.social #actuallyAutistic #neurodiversity
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNThe UK govt has announced a 3.6% pay award for nursing staff on Agenda for Change in England - an increase that will be swallowed up by inflation. Our consultation will open soon for you to tell us what you think. Only you and your colleagues can decide if it's enough to value nursing. Read more:
- Reposted by Rosy Roo RN DN QNThank you @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @billypalmer.bsky.social for presenting the initial report on the decline in district nurses at the House of Lords yesterday, hosted by Baroness Watkins. So many leaders in the room passionate about reversing this trend. Looking forward to the full report!
- NEW: In our chart of the week, @billypalmer.bsky.social explores the concerning decline of district nurses in England - at a time of increasing population need - and finds that over a quarter are paid at a lower band than could be expected. See the chart 👇 buff.ly/cM67plU
- I want to say this is relatable but I prob don’t get the jobs b/c my interview answers fail to reflect my ability. Or as the NTs say “my face doesn’t fit” It’s a shame, cause from where I’m sitting, problem solving & delivering change is exactly what senior leadership is, & I’m quite good at that 🤷🏼♀️
