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David Foster, Deputy Director of Nursing, on the implementation plans for Compassion in Practice

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When Compassion in Practice was published in December last year, I knew it was not going to be a document to gather dust. The vision and strategy for nurses, midwives and care staff was crafted by Jane Cummings, chief nursing …

Keeping Connected

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Staying connected to nurses, midwives and care staff is a central part and one of the real privileges of my job. Hearing and acting on the views of people who use our services needs to inform everything we do as …

Sally Batley poses a question - Health visitors… ‘our fourth emergency service’ ?

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‘My health visitor was my fourth emergency service’, Rebecca, a mum, told a packed auditorium in the final session of our recent sharing and mobilising conference on 27th February in London. As Head of Implementation of the national Health Visitor …

Anne Cooper’s guest blog connects patient experience, Compassion in Practice and ‘Intelligent Kindness’

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Last year I read a couple of great books that really made me think and focussed my mind on new ways of looking at the world.  One of those books was ‘Intelligent Kindness’ by John Ballant and Penelope Campling. It …

Pauline Watts on Strengthening Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Health Visitor Training

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In her guest blog Pauline Watts, Professional Officer for Health Visiting, sets out some of the recent improvements to training. Welcome to my guest blog where I intend to provide regular updates on the Health Visiting Programme, particularly around Professional …

Wendy Nicholson, Professional Officer for Nursing, reports on a new vision and model for district nursing

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Care is our business, and providing care in community settings - closer to home for our vulnerable and frail elderly population is clearly a priority for us all, but one particularly for district nursing services. We also need to remember …