❗️’Elizabeth was inspired to become a nurse age 4 because, whilst in care, a ‘wonderful nursing nun’ treated her childhood eczema in an expert & sensitive manner. ..She started work for the NHS as a school nurse assistant ..at the age of 16’ ❗️
@EAnionwu
@WeSchoolNurses
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A pic of 2 very satisfied slightly hysterical school nurses following parliamentary launch of the School nurse eating disorders toolkit.What an honour.Bowled over by support.👀this space!
@WeSchoolNurses
@HopeVirgo
@SchoolNurseG
We made it!A rollercoaster journey 40 years married today. So v blessed 4 my soul mate,best buddy, ying to my yang,the patience of a saint🤣🤣🤣Heres to decades more & our forthcoming party 🥂to celebrate all that is good❤️
#communication
#compromise
#commitment
@WeSchoolNurses
Celebrating 41.9yrs as a Nurse (Midwife & SCPHN School Nurse). During
#COVID19
Nurses have shone brightly on each and every frontline 💫💫💫Proud to have played my part as part of our global community
#IND2021
@WeSchoolNurses
‘At school, aged 10 and 11, Poppy was having lessons warning about sexual exploitation and grooming. She began to recognise what had happened to her’, THIS why school nurses are essential in prevention promotion and protection.
@WeSchoolNurses
An email from a 17yo make who is recovering from anorexia ‘My mates dragged me to school nurse drop-in,she sussed me pretty quickly& got me help! It took ages to get an appt so she came to our house and helped mum and me cope.The elastic band thingy still my fave’
#schoolnursing
🚀 Today we launch the new SAPHNA website to help equip School & Public Health Nurses, and others, with evidence based tools of practice and much more.
Pop on over and explore including our range of new membership options. 🚀
@WeSchoolNurses
@SAPHNATeam
Putting grandson to bed as mummy & daddy at new parents eve at school. In ‘telling me about his day’ he said ‘I missed you grandma but my new friends can run faster than you’... I’m sorting my training regime!😂😂😂
#wenursesactive
@WeSchoolNurses
#2ndschoolday
❗️Excellent news! Delighted to have led this successful challenge, tho why it was ever thus…🤔🤔🤔’with effect from Sept 2022 HEE are now going to pay the same salary contribution for school nurse students as they do for HV students’ 👏👏👏❗️
@WeSchoolNurses
@MRadford_HEECN
Testing & tracing part of a school nurses role?hell yes-the clues in our SCPHN title. But NOT as well or instead!With a critical role in safeguarding, mental health ++ we need more resource if we r truly to help CYP recover & repair!
@MattHancock
@Jochurchill4
@WeSchoolNurses
Delighted to receive this. We all need to feel valued especially when it’s relentless & such tough going…
@UCAM
Paying this forward to my school nursing workforce colleagues!
@WeSchoolNurses
@sajidjavid
‘More school nurses needed to tackle child abuse..the Government should consider reversing the significant decline in school nurses’.
Excited to urgently discuss this with you given
@hantsconnect
current proposal to SLASH!
To all amazing School nursing services continuing to swim against the tide under increasing demands; always driven and focussed on keeping cyp at the heart. Making positive differences every single day and shaping lives 4 the better
@WeSchoolNurses
So this coming week I’m going to be doing something rather wonderful for our School nursing profession! And that’s all your getting 4 now, so don’t ask👏👏👏😜
@WeSchoolNurses
#excited
Today my wonderful father-in-law/great/grandad/dad died peacefully aged 91,in a nursing home,as did our long term friend Johnny,aged 66,in a hospice. Nurses have gone above & beyond 4 both.Midst the pressures, let’s celebrate & treasure our invaluable profession 🙏
@CNOEngland
@NHSEngland
1. Marvellous waste of monies when School nursing workforce is perfectly formed to take on this role. Interested to know did you ask the cyp-methinks not! Failure to engage with these experts leads to doomed services. You also ignored the Professional Orgs consultation responses
With permission, sharing my gorgeous nephews who today, tolerated my slow but steady 18,000+ beach steps in stunning Northumberland!
#NursesActive
@WeSchoolNurses
I’ve continuously drafted comment about this photo & then have repeatedly deleted. However, as a public health nurse professional, as a responsible citizen, a mum, grandma, colleague & friend I feel compelled & part of my duty. Shame on you.
@10DowningStreet
@WeSchoolNurses
Hats off to all amazing School nurses pulling out all stops 2 advise, support, counsel, inform, educate, empower, provide, cyp/schools/families re
#covid19UK
Hand washing & resp hygiene core offer. Needs funding. Just saying!
@WeSchoolNurses
@MattHancock
@ADPHUK
@LGAWellbeing
Well thank you
@10DowningStreet
Boris Johnson for listening to my rapid 2 min speil & urgent ask for school nursing at our opportune seaside rendezvous!And to your note taker to ensure the promised follow-up!
@WeSchoolNurses
@rachelmewes1982
I apologise on behalf of nurses everywhere that this was your experience.I am also sorry for your loss.I am not sorry for celebrating your beautiful daughter Betsy and all those who share the gift and added blessings that Down’s syndrome brings in enriching this fragile world. 🌈
Overwhelming sense of deja-vu as we exp yet another family bereavment. That’s 3 in 6 months 💔. My dads sister,one of the finest embroiderers who created the most beautiful Irish dancing outfits for her national award winning children! Sleep well Aunt Josie 🙏
@WhatTheTrigMath
Hearing of more cuts 2school nursing due 2 repeated public health grant shaving.I just don’t get it?! We KNOW that early help improves health & wellbeing,⬆️attainment,⬆️employment &⬇️cost savings. So pls sum1 explain❗️
@WeSchoolNurses
@MattHancock
@LGAWellbeing
@ADPHUK
@DHSCgovuk
I went out out! Still outdoors but was so lovely to enjoy a Friday night in the city with great friends and live 🎵.Look like I’m still looking for something more tho… was ever thus? 🙈😂
#SelfCare
@WeSchoolNurses
'"As we experience a second wave of the virus and learn lessons from the first, it is vital that health visitors and other community health practitioners are not diverted to acute care."
@WeSchoolNurses
@Alison_Morton2
‼️Hackney Council announces £7m boost for school nursing ‼️ So delighted to see the results of ours and partners efforts for urgent reinvestment into our services. Time for others now to follow? Invest to save!
@WeSchoolNurses
@SAPHNAteam
To all my wonderful school nursing colleagues & friends. Thanku is nowhere nr enough 4the support & dogged determination u have shown this past year-overwhelming-& always n the best interests of cyp;no hidden agendas! Celebrate all that you r & yet 2 come in 2019
@WeSchoolNurses
❗️Tomorrow not only sees the funeral of beloved Queen but also the 21yo son of our dear
@SAPHNAteam
colleague.Let’s continue to grow & emit constant true compassion,care,courage, competence,communication & commitment to one another alongside vital
#SelfCare
❤️
@WeSchoolNurses
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Weeping as I finish reading
@MichaelRosenYes
‘Many different kinds of love; a story of life,death and the NHS’.Ends with
#Thesearethehands
Huge gratitude & in awe of all NHS colleagues still doggedly,passionately & tirelessly continuing their work to preserve life
#COVID19
😷
Delighted & humbled to present
@CavellTrust
nursing star award to
@maggieclarkeC4H
4 her compassionate & successful leadership on all things School nursing on a macro & micro level across & with partners, cyp & fam. epitomises all that School nursing stands for!
@WeSchoolNurses
@Thornton_health
I’m hoping you’ve made this remark just to get attention rather than through gross ignorance ?! . For a man in your position this is an absolute insult to so many dedicated professionals. I trust you have the dignity to reflect and apologise!
@alisonleary1
@WeSchoolNurses
This week I’ve spoken to/with a high number of SN workforce; leaders, students, support workers. The level of expertise, quality, innovation, drive, passion and ‘can do’ utterly mind blowing! A HUGE shout out to all of you doing such amazing impactful work 4 CYP
@WeSchoolNurses
With heavy heart now on my way home 😢from
#snic19
. Hoping other UK SN colleagues will keep updating & sharing knowledge. Feel very privileged to have served as Co-chair for 14 years before gracefully standing down today to allow 4 new blood!
@WeSchoolNurses
Just look at the STATE of our children’s health in the 5/6th richest country in the 🌎!
Today’s real term cuts in Public health grant will only serve to worsen this. This is about poor ?ignorant decision making.We MUST change this?
@WeSchoolNurses
@iHealthVisiting
@andrealeadsom
We are calling on policymakers to take urgent action to address the declining physical & mental health of children under 5 in the UK.
Our new report outlines five recommendations for governments & policymakers to
#PrioritiseChildHealth
and act now:
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Today we attended close family members funeral,41 Yr old & a mum of four.A sober reminder that life is so very precious & fragile.Thanks to my wonderful
@SAPHNAteam
/ other colleagues 4 their unstinting support as prof & personal loss surrounds us all at the min
@WeSchoolNurses
❗️URGENT CALL OUT FOR EXEMPLARY SCHOOL NURSING COVID 19 PRACTICE❗️
Time to shine amazing colleagues. Thank you for all you do.
@WeSchoolNurses
@WendyJNicholson
A full day defending the value of public health nursing once again. Am I missing something?! Gone to the river to 🧐 maybe we’ll get more sense from the 🦆 😡
@WeSchoolNurses
@Alison_Morton2
@Alison_Morton2
@hantsconnect
This is a disgrace at any time but outrageous given impact of
#COVID19
, exponential rise in domestic abuse, neglect, self harm, eating disorders, stark inequalities & rapidly declining outcomes for cyp. Never more has prevention, upstream, public health needed.
@WeSchoolNurses
Woke to sad news from another school nursing colleague. Life can be so very fragile. It was ever thus. Hence why filling each and every day with kindness is key. I’ll be sharing mine, will you?
@WeSchoolNurses
‘Found unstable and overstretched" services were ‘the root causes" of their deaths’
Re-invest in school nursing as part of the prevention & early help we offer to CYP with positive outcomes.
Better to stop them falling in than pick out of the fire!
Campaigning with
we r delighted that new Ofsted guidance now includes medical conditions as part of their safeguarding inspection making it clear that supporting children wi medical conditions is a safeguarding issue
This pm was about being recorded
@ITV
national & regional report next wk (?Tuesday)school nurses unique and increasing role in supporting children and families re food poverty
@WeSchoolNurses
@NoChildBehindUK
@SAPHNAteam
As a nurse I have a heavy heart today. Whatever your thoughts are on strike action we are so fortunate to have highly skilled professionals delivering amazing care, sadly often undervalued. I am grateful.
#Nurses
@WeSchoolNurses
We’ve been discussing all things safeguarding cyp again here today. No words for the exponential rise and complexity of abuse, neglect alongside mental health issues. Services creaking at the seams.Time to be very clear what our unique PUBLIC HEALTH role is here!
@WeSchoolNurses
‘After a decade of running-down early help programmes and youth services, a return to investing in children and their families is desperately needed’
School nursing at the heart of this proposed strategy!
@WeSchoolNurses
Privileged to know, work & support the School & public health nursing workforce. Always knew their amazing calibre but during
#COVID19
this has been amplified in their utmost professionalism , dedication, commitment & service to cyp & fam
#levellingup
👏👏👏TY 🥰
@WeSchoolNurses
So proud to have helped pull this together; thank you all 4 responding to our national call 4 exemplars best school nursing practice.We could write a book! Well done all
@WeSchoolNurses
@Emilymhackett
@LGAcomms
@NickTriggle
'Parents need lessons for children's mental health' - BBC News
School nurses and health visitors already do this and could go so much more given the resources!
@WeSchoolNurses
@Johnrashton47
Thinking of majority of cyp & school staff returning this week. 160 days 4 many bringing lots of worries but also chattered excitement & craving for some routine; to see mates, people & places who wraparound, lead & shape them daily. School nursing r here to help
@WeSchoolNurses
Lost track of how much media we’ve done so far on the launch of the Eating disorders toolkit for school nursing. The interest is staggering,humbling, tragically reflective of explosion of ED issues in our CYP.Reinvest in our services so we can offer critical early help?
It’s been a wonderful grandma day. Littlest (8month)cut 2 new teeth without much fuss; big brother new to school enjoyed learning the letter U today which can be found in UNKIND-‘we’ll never be that to anyone will we grandma’? Sunny & Kind will get them a long way .. blessed 😘
Brisk walk along Scarborough prom dodging crashing waves. Just what was needed after amazing day launching SAPHNA Vision for school nursing. Feeling invigorated & supported. Needed that! Now for family time🥰 Sending HOPE
@WeSchoolNurses
It’s been a strange and trying week thus far to say the least. Caught this beautiful view when out for late evening stroll of reflection and counting of our many blessings.
#selfcare
@WeSchoolNurses
Witnessed this by a policeman late last eve at Leeds station. Such gentle compassionate care for a young distressed lost soul midst Friday night mayhem. Humbling. Thank you 👏👏👏
@WestYorksPolice
Received most awful news re close colleagues child today; devastating. Life is so very fragile.Remember, we never know what folks are going through.Thank you for continuing to be such a supportive community and workforce. And for constantly striving for our cyp 💕
@WeSchoolNurses
Join me in urging the new Prime Minister to champion children and young people, by investing properly in the local services that support and protect them.
@WeSchoolNurses
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