Chief Executive
@nmcnews
. Was Chief Inspector, Adult Social Care
@CQCProf
. Passionate about making a difference. Own views on health, social care & life
CT of broken shoulder showed more damage than originally thought
Op to fix on Tues; discharge today
Fantastic care from fab nursing, surgical, anaesthetic, OT & support teams at
@uclh
๐
Thanks
@jovelyn0208
@NiamhGavaghan
@NatEmergNurse
@Kevin_Fong
Vanessa S et al
Will miss view!
14 years since my youngest brother Adrian died from suicide aged just 35 ๐
However deep the despair, remember you are loved and will be eternally remembered โค๏ธ
So special to be at the Palace today to receive my CBE. Lovely to talk to Prince William about social care & reducing stigma of mental ill health. Feeling very blessed and thankful.
A heartfelt tribute from
@CNOEngland
for Areema Nasreen and Aimee OโRourke two registered nurses who have sadly died.
Sincerest condolences to their families, friends and colleagues from me and everyone at
@nmcnews
๐
My brother Adrian died from suicide 1 August 2006 ๐
Please letโs tackle the stigma that leaves too many people struggling alone feeling thereโs no way out
A simple way is to avoid saying โcommitted suicideโ. It harks back to when suicide was a crime & keeps it in the shadows
Important
@CNOEngland
is on
#Covid19
podium today, speaking for nurses, midwives, nursing associates & their colleagues across health & social care.
On a day of sobering news that 2 nurses & 2 health care assistants have sadly died, her presence is more necessary than ever.
Nurses, midwives, nursing associates & students on placement are working in incredibly difficult circumstances in health & social care
Please see
@nmcnews
statement & my video message
Thank you
I can't quite believe this has happened - I feel so lucky & grateful.
Congratulations to all on
#NewYearsHonours
list especially my good friend
@rayjjames
. I hope we get to go to the Palace together!
My birthday today & a pretty weird one at that!
Canโt think of a better birthday present - 5,633 amazing people have already applied to join the
#COVID19
temporary
@nmcnews
register in less than 48 hours
Thank you so much and if I could share my ๐ with you, I would
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As of 11:30am today, we have received 5๏ธโฃ6๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ applications from across the UK to join the
#COVID19
temporary register!
Thank you, we are incredibly grateful to you.
Remembering all those who have lost their lives to
#Covid19
and health and social care colleagues who have sacrificed so much
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
A very special day ahead - my first one as Chief Executive of
@nmcnews
With Chair Philip Graf will be meeting colleagues in all our London offices and on a call to team in Edinburgh.
Also starting handover from Sue Killen who has been a great interim CEO.
Canโt wait!
On a day when that utterly hideous T-Shirt led to Down Syndrome Hate trending,
#SaturdayNightIsMovieNight
was
#ThePeanutButterFalcon
for us. A truly lovely film with a star performance from the very talented Zack Gottsagen.
Feel the love, not the hate, watch the film!
For
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
a
#waveoflight2020
to remember all those we have lost ๐
Two tiny candles for my two miscarriages, one in the centre in solidarity with so many others all reflected in the window to say youโre never forgotten ๐๐๐
Bringing my personal experience of being bereaved by suicide to bear in my work at
@nmcnews
on the anniversary of my brotherโs death.
I hope it makes a difference.
With love for Adrian ๐
In her latest blog, our Chief Executive
@crouchendtiger7
shares a very personal experience of suicide and reflects on how this has shaped her work at the NMC.
Read it now โ
Great to see Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary of
@theRCN
on
@bbcquestiontime
- good to have the voice of nurses so centre stage.
Another tragic loss for the nursing family. A young man dedicated to the care of others. My deepest sympathy to his family, friends and colleagues - you and John are all in my thoughts.
May you rest in peace John Alagos ๐
Out of office is on; house sitter and cat carer safely installed; obligatory bubbles in the airport; off on an American adventure ๐บ๐ธ ๐
Have a good couple of weeks everyone ๐
Today my brother Adrian would have been 53. He died by suicide aged 35
๐
Today we laid flowers where his ashes are buried - in the red & white of his beloved
#SAFC
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If you face despair please remember you are loved & will always be remembered. Please ask for help
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Thrilled to be appointed as new Chief Executive & Registrar of
@nmcnews
Looking forward to joining you in January & working with you to promote public protection and support nurses, midwives & nursing associates in providing safe, quality care 1/4
Sadly celebrating
#IWD2022
with my first
#Covid19
positive test ๐ข
Feeling grotty but buoyed by thinking about all the wonderful women I know, love and respect. You rock!!!
These are unprecedented times with intense demands & pressures on nurses, midwives & nursing associates.
Thank you to our UK Chief Nursing Officers who are working so hard & showing great leadership at a very difficult time
@CNOEngland
@JWCNO
@FionaCMcQueen
@charlottemcardl
Remembering my brother Adrian who died from suicide 17 years ago today ๐
And giving thanks to all mental health nurses who have a huge impact on peopleโs lives, including Adrianโs ๐
This
@NHSEngland
video shows what a rewarding & inspiring role it is ๐
15 years ago today my youngest brother Adrian was found dead from suicide at the age of 35
Always remembered and loved.
Itโs okay not to be okay and when you need support - please reach out, so someone can help, we want to โฅ๏ธ
#MentalHealthMatters
Remembering my brother Adrian being born 50 years ago today inspires a focus on mental health & wellbeing for us all and those who care for us in my latest
@nmcnews
blog.
Choice is not between an older person who โhas shit herselfโ or a young person who could die. Both deserve care they have every right to expect in the decent, civilised society we should be and older people should not be expected to settle for second best
#Care
@CareQualityComm
As many of us enjoy a four day break from work, thank you to all nurses, midwives, nursing associates and everyone working in health and social care this weekend.
Christmas is a time of remembrance for those of us missing someone special. Flowers, card and a wreath from the family for my brother Adrian today.
Take good care of yourself if you are sad for whatever reason ๐
My brother Adrian died from suicide 1 August 2006 ๐
Please letโs tackle the stigma that leaves too many people struggling alone feeling thereโs no way out
A simple way is to avoid saying โcommitted suicideโ. It harks back to when suicide was a crime & keeps it in the shadows
Interrupting my holiday to say if anyone really is wondering what nurses were up to during the pandemic, read their reflections on a traumatic first year. More stories of commitment & dedication from nurses, midwives & nursing associates since then too.
Iโm the Chief Executive & Registrar of
@nmcnews
- UK regulator for nurses, midwives & nursing associates
Iโve had the full set of Covid19 vaccines & the flu vaccine.
Itโs the right & proper thing to do to protect me and others.
Iโd encourage everyone to do the same please ๐
Twelve years since my brother Adrian died from suicide at 35. Always loved, never forgotten. Wish I could have done more - was easier to look out for him when we were little 1/2
Owami Davies, a 24-year-old student nurse from Essex has been missing since early July when she was last seen in Croydon.
Anyone with information should call the incident room on 020 8721 4622.
@missingpeople
are there to help too
#OwamiDavies
#StudentNurse
Shouldnโt need saying, but seems it does.
Nurses, midwives, nursing associates & their colleagues deserve our thanks not condemnation for what theyโve done to tackle the pandemic, deliver the vaccine programme & keep services going
#gotyourbackNHS
๐
#gotyourbackSocialCare
๐
Remembering my brother Adrian being born 50 years ago today inspires a focus on mental health & wellbeing for us all and those who care for us in my latest
@nmcnews
blog.
As millions prepare to honour Queen Elizabeth II today, thank you to all
@nmcnews
nurses, midwives & nursing associates and all your colleagues in health & social care keeping essential services going in our hospitals, care homes & communities
#queensfuneral
Proud & happy with Highly Commended in
@InclusiveAwards
#IA22
Chief Exec of the Year last night, celebrating progress weโve made but recognising how much more as an employer & regulator
@nmcnews
needs to do.
Thanks to my super EDI team for nominating me & for all the cheering ๐ฅณ
On a cold and frosty morning, wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas.
A huge thank you to all the nurses, midwives and nursing associates & everyone working in health and social care today from everyone at
@nmcnews
Words fail me - well polite ones anyway ๐ก๐คฌ๐ก
So many nurses, midwives, nursing associates and carers either donโt wear uniforms at all (it being 2020!) or are following infection control guidelines & not wearing uniforms outside of clinical settings ๐
@NursingNotesUK
@nmcnews
Today my good friend and long-time inspiration
@yvonnecoghill1
retires from the NHS after 43 years of amazing service.
Thanks for all youโve done to advance equality & inclusion; for making a difference; and for being so lovely!
This wonโt be the end of your journey I hope ๐ค
Well that went quickly!
One year in post at
@nmcnews
today. Thanks to everyone Iโve met and worked with and looking forward to much more in 2020
#YearoftheNurseandMidwife
A rollercoaster week
Dad emergency hospital admission Sat; emergency operation Mon; to ITU & on ventilator; extubated Fri.
Long way to go but HUGE thanks from me & my family
@raymond_leonie
to surgical, medical & nursing teams whoโve been amazing ๐๐๐
@SouthTees
@hilarylloyd13
Yet more awful news for the nursing and midwifery family with the death of Alice Kit Tak Ong a dedicated nurse of 44 years.
Sincere condolences to her husband Marcus, daughter Melissa & all her family, friends & colleagues
May you rest in peace Alice ๐
An honour to hold the fort since David Behan left, but hanging up my acting CEO boots now to welcome new
@CareQualityComm
Chief Executive Ian Trenholm
@ict22
on his first day in charge.
Good luck Ian!
At the start of
@nmcnews
Council meeting this morning we paused to reflect and pay our respects to Laurie Jones, a nurse who tragically died at the age of 23. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues at this sad time ๐
Detour on my way back to London at the weekend to pay respects to
@ethel_fenwick
whose tireless campaign led to the Nurses Registration Act 1919.
#PrideInNursing
The vaccine news brings welcome promise of better days ahead, but my Twitter timeline is full of exhausted nurses and doctors, worried leaders and anxious patients and families.
Please will everybody just follow the chuffing rules?!
Thank you ๐
Snow may look pretty but is treacherous underfoot. Total respect & thanks to all social care staff braving the elements to support people today & every day.
I have been utterly overwhelmed & humbled by the lovely reaction to my inclusion in the
#NewYearsHonoursList
.
Thank you all so very much & sorry if I have not responded yet!
Happy New Year ๐๐๐๐๐๐ and
A big thank you to everyone working in
#socialcare
tonight ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป
Thanks to nurses, midwives & nursing associates who have such an important role as UK responds to
#Covid_19
@nmcnews
have set up an information hub to help answer your questions. In a rapidly moving situation we donโt have all the answers yet so please watch out for updates
Not everyone had a holiday today.
Colleagues in health & social care are working under tremendous pressure.
A short video to say thanks especially to the nurses, midwives & nursing associates on
@nmcnews
register & to ask everyone else to please
#GetVaccinated
#WearAMask
#BeKind
Wonderful to see so many nurses and midwives recognised in
#NewYearHonoursList
Congratulations from all of us at
@nmcnews
and what a great start to 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Year of the Midwife ๐๐ป๐ฅณ๐๐ป
Just finished watching
#ItsASin
- Iโm an emotional wreck. Moving, powerful writing
@russelldavies63
, incredible ensemble cast, brilliant soundtrack. The scene with Lydia West &
@Misskeeleyhawes
at the end ๐๐ก
Everyone should watch & it should win every award
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Wishing everyone a very Happy Christmas and huge thanks to the nurses, midwives & nursing associates and your colleagues working in health and social care today from all of us at
@nmcnews
๐
Today is
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
something I care about deeply. My
@nmcnews
blog from August explains why.
Thinking of all those struggling with their mental health or bereaved by suicide ๐
Another tragic loss to
#Covid19
. Care home nurse Elsie Sazuze - her words to her husband before she was ventilated are heartbreaking.
My deepest sympathy to her family, friends & colleagues.
May you rest in peace Elsie ๐
From all of us at
@nmcnews
to the nurses, midwives and nursing associates and all your colleagues in health and social care working today - thank you and Happy Christmas ๐
I couldnโt be happier for my wonderful friend
@clentonF
on his well-deserved CBE in the Kingโs Birthday Honours for services to Disability Personalisation, Social Care and Health Policy.
Congratulations to a champion, a challenger and a chuffing good bloke!
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I know how hard
@CNOEngland
is working behind the scenes - itโs phenomenal sheโs working in her local ICU too
Everyone, please do as she says and follow the rules
#StayHome
#HandsFaceSpace
#WearAMask
Thank you Ruth & everyone making a difference in health & social care right now
#BabyLossAwarenessWeek
#WaveOfLight
Not at home so joining with a previous photo - 2 candles to commemorate my 2 miscarriages; another for all those affected by baby loss; all reflected because the pain never really goes away,
Thanks to all
@nmcnews
professionals who help ๐๐
I was appalled watching the dreadful treatment of people in such vulnerable circumstances in last nightโs
#Panorama
@nmcnews
has opened fitness to practise cases
My thoughts are with the people & families who should never have experienced this
Thanks to
@EAnionwu
& others who shared the unacceptable & awful email yesterday. Weโll follow up & are in contact with
@CWCCG
who are also investigating.
@nmcnews
Code is clear - nurses, midwives & nursing associates should treat people fairly & without discrimination
#BLM
Good morning.ย We are aware of a tweet from yesterday regarding an upsetting and unacceptable comment made over email, involving those on our register.
Please be assured that we are working to get details to pass onto the relevant teams here at the NMC so we can take it further.
As someone bereaved by suicide, I know how important
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay
is to
๐raise awareness
๐challenge unacceptable mental health stigma
๐reassure people
#YouAreNotAlone
In these troubling times itโs even more important to look out for each other & take good care
David is a man of great integrity with a deep sense of social justice. He has led
@CareQualityComm
with distinction & determination and has achieved so much. It has been my privilege to work for him & I will miss him when he leaves.
Itโs national
#ThankYouDay
On behalf of everyone at
@nmcnews
a special thank you to nurses, midwives, nursing associates, students, trainees & everyone working in health and social care
#ThankYou
๐๐๐
#SocialCare
green paper delay - v disappointing so time to redouble efforts to:
โญ๏ธ make positive case for social care for all ages
โญ๏ธ focus on
#QualityMatters
โญ๏ธ show how investment in social care delivers results
โญ๏ธ ensure people are at the heart
โญ๏ธ & donโt give up!
My last ever
@CQCProf
blog as I leave
@CareQualityComm
this week to join
@nmcnews
in January.
Leadership in adult social care - though lessons apply in health too Iโm sure!
Blackberries are very well protected
- tho maybe I was reckless, photo
#1
- worth it for this haul, photo
#2
- definitely worth it for the blackberry crumble, photo
#3
Sub-standard care is never better
#Care
Everyone deserves to have care that is safe, compassionate, high-quality and effective; good services know this and provide it. Where thatโs not the case,
@CareQualityComm
will do something about it
#MumTest
Thinking of all those who have lost a loved one to coronavirus ๐
Thinking of and thanking all the nurses, midwives, nursing associates, nursing & midwifery students working in health & social care who have given so much in the last year ๐
#nationaldayofreflection
#OneYearOn
Another Bank Holiday weekend when so many of us enjoyed extra time with family & friends, having fun or just relaxing.
Time to say thank you to everyone in social care supporting people this weekend like they do 365 days of the year.
Excitement building at
@uhinursing
for todayโs graduation ceremony - and itโs not just me with my souvenir graduate teddy bear ๐งธ ๐ฉโ๐
A real pleasure to be welcoming new professionals to the
@nmcnews
register. Thanks so much for the invite
@HeatherBain9
Today is Mum & Dadโs 60th Wedding Anniversary.
Sadly Covid19 scuppered planned celebrations but still a special day thanks to
โญ๏ธ
@RoyalFamily
& St. Monicaโs, Hoxton for lovely messages
โญ๏ธ fab
@Housing21
care team
โญ๏ธ amazing creative family
โญ๏ธ video calls
Congratulations โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ
The joy of turning on Twitter to find Connor Sparrowhawk top of UK trends!
Come on
@EddieStobartCom
you would make so many people happy, especially his family, if you named one of your new trucks Connor Sparrowhawk. We all know how much he loved them.
Please?
A privilege and an honour to say thank you & farewell on behalf of
@CareQualityComm
to chief executive Sir David Behan this evening. An outstanding, inspirational leader we have been so lucky to work for
Itโs my husbandโs 60th birthday today ๐
He doesnโt like a fuss so sharing the portrait of Archie I commissioned for him, painted by my Mum & Dadโs great friend Anne
#Caturday
My thoughts and sympathies are with the families so terribly impacted by these heinous crimes & the further grief these verdicts will bring.
@nmcnews
will move forward with regulatory action to seek the removal of Lucy Letby from our register
Thank you for all your warm messages of welcome, support and some challenge as I start at
@nmcnews
. It was a great first day meeting so many lovely people here (& the inevitable IT initiation!)
Today down to business with my first Executive Team meeting - thereโs a lot going on!
It is hot ๐ฅต
I hope everyone stays safe
A special message for nurses, midwives, nursing associates & students with a reminder the
@nmcnews
code asks you to take account of your own personal safety so please take care despite the pressures
#Heatwave2022
will cause & thank you!
A very special moment at
@NursingTimes
awards tonight as
@mayparsons
speaks about administering the first
#Covid19
vaccine in December 2020 and the amazing contribution nurses make.
Iโve definitely been having a fan girl moment โค๏ธ
As ever nurses will be the ones supporting end of life care for
#Covid19
patients and supporting bereaved families - an important discussion on
#bbcqt
and good that the impact on mental health for the public & staff was highlighted too.
Last yearโs photo Iโm afraid - today has been a bit of a day - but shared again in solidarity with all of us affected by pregnancy or baby loss ๐
#BLAW2021
#waveoflight2021
Can we be kind and regulate well? Yes we can, and yes we should. My latest
@nmcnews
blog highlights the importance of treating everyone affected by what we do with dignity & respect
#ListeningMode