
Ruth Colbeck
@ruth_colbeck
Lead GPN, WLPCN, Leeds LMC non medical rep, nurse rep RCGP Yorkshire Faculty, RCN Workforce Standards Champion, Queen's Nurse. Wife & Mum . All views my own ๐
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31-07-2015 10:37:12
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New BGS report found on average in England, there is 1 nurse specialising in older peopleโs healthcare per 120 people aged 85+. We are calling for accurate and complete data about the numbers of nurses and AHPs working with older people Jugdeep Dhesi buff.ly/0IFXK4K


โSupport staff do immensely important work that must be respected and valued in its own right. But โnurseโ must always mean nurse. This is not nothing; it is everything.โ Flavia Munn




1/ Excellent conference today, presenting with Trevor Clower BEM on the relationships we need to see in neighbourhoods We talked about the essential characteristics that support listening, humility, trust, partnerships & outcomes. Great to catch up with colleagues. LCH NHS Trust


3/ ๐ข Shout out 2 our brilliant #community #nurses Meet Chris Sylvester inspiring community leader & founder of โGetting Cleanโ overcoming addiction & enacting recovery โค๏ธโ๐ฉน support Can #nurses help in our neighbourhoods? Getting Clean Primary Care Nursing Pioneers ๐ฅ โฌ๏ธ

1/ Government expects 2025/26 pay awards to be passed on to practice nurses nursinginpractice.com/latest-news/goโฆ #GeneralPracticeNurses have been been advocating for fairness, equality & parity within this space, and negotiating on an individual basis with GP employers for nearly 3 decades.


3/ Patient safety & the quality of care that RNs offer in #Generalpractice should never be just a โpriorityโ it should be a โ preconditionโ to cultural & structural reform cc Helen Anderson PhD RN QN

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN 4/ For governments & policy makers the cost of not getting this right is significant.

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN 5/ Three salient questions for those employed by #GPs Are you treated with dignity & respect as an employee? As Nurses Are you given the educational tools & training you need to give meaning and purpose to your work? Are you recognised for your contribution to General Practice?

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN 6/ Resident doctors are discussing strike action, and yet this is a nursing workforce who donโt even have above statuary sick pay, maternity or paternity pay embedded nationally within the GP contract Wes Streeting This must be a priority for patient safety.

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN Wes Streeting 7Empirical evidence demonstrates that patients families & carers value the therapeutic relationships that our nurses offer in #GeneralPractice across the life course. And yet.. this nursing workforce must rely on employers to โ pass onโ an uplifts to T& C of employment.

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN Wes Streeting 8/ This will hamper the aspirations of the 10year plan. We need to see a financial ring fenced firm commitment from GP employers in support of nursing staff now.. to make the tangible difference for the future.

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN Wes Streeting 9/ Government ministers together with the General Practice need to step in now with a firm commitment as outlined in the 10 year plan in support of the #Generalpracticenursing workforce. This would include above stat sick & maternity pay for nursing employees, encompassing annual uplifts

Helen Anderson PhD RN QN Wes Streeting General Practice 10/ In pay terms & conditions. We have the evidence that this workforce makes โthe social & economic differenceโ and the impact to sustainable outcomes in prevention & long term conditions. High time ๐ฐ๏ธ this highly skilled workforce is recognised for their contribution.

Excellent thread. Story is the same for Irish #GPNs. Time the HSE Ireland recognizes the amazing work done in General Practice. IGPNEA General Practice Advanced Nurse Practitioners ONMSD Jennifer Carroll MacNeill TD