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Chief Nursing Officer ENGLAND, RN. Dedicated to improving patient outcomes & a diverse strengthened nursing & midwifery workforce fit for the future #teamCNO
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@CNOEngland
Delighted to see the launch of this incredible opportunity that will further improve care and develop adult social care nursing practice. Thank you
@sturdy_deborah
and
@deepa_korea
for your leadership and contribution in achieving this first of its kind initiative. #teamCNO
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RCN Foundation
@RCNFoundation
We are proud to announce the creation of the UK’s first Chair in Adult Social Care Nursing. This is a significant investment and will support and improve adult social care in the UK. For more info & to apply 👇rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Grants-and-fun… #socialcarenursing #wearesocialcarenurses
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@CNOEngland
Retaining and supporting our people continues to be a priority.
@BriceEm
is leading work to deliver targeted interventions to support staff to stay, whilst supporting their health and wellbeing, and NHS organisations continue to work to deliver ‘five high impact actions’.
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Ruth May 💙
@CNOEngland
The report shows an increase of 18,919 registrants from last year. There are now 15,400 more nurses, 1,225 more midwives and 2,444 more nursing associates registered to work in England, thanks to our domestic and international recruitment efforts.
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Ruth May 💙
@CNOEngland
Today
@nmcnews
released its annual data report, the number of nurses working in health and social care is at the highest level on record with 561,400 registered nurses, 34,342 midwives and 9,290 nursing associates registered to work in England.
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@CNOEngland
Exciting news from
@NHSEngland
today. Thank you
@SigsworthJanice
and #teamCNO colleagues working to embed genomics into professional practice. Nurses and midwives make a vital contribution to the delivery of genomic medicine and to the enormous advances in treatment and care.
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NHS England
@NHSEngland
Thousands of patients with sickle cell and thalassaemia, like Stephanie and Dean, can access a new gene test which helps to reduce the risk of painful side-effects of treatment. Find out about this cutting edge genotyping in collaboration with @NHSBT. england.nhs.uk/2023/05/world-
Stephanie in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown. She is smiling.
Dean sitting outside with one hand holding a pram that's out of frame. He is smiling.
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Ruth May 💙
@CNOEngland
Thanks …
@JenniferJSP37
&
@davidcoumar
for your continued challenge & support for promoting equity 4 all r
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Jennifer Pearson
@JenniferJSP37
Replying to @davidcoumar @CNOEngland and 8 others
I agree Coumar my friend we are lucky to have @CNOEngland as an advocate , an ally, a compassionate inclusive leader who not only cares but gets it, she is culturally competent and understands the nuances , the complexity of isms and skisms!
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@CNOEngland
It was wonderful to attend the #rcmawards today to recognise midwifery colleagues who have made a huge difference for women, babies, families and the profession. Congratulations to all the winners - including our new Chief Midwifery Officer for England
@katebrintworth
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@CNOEngland
📣 Delighted to announce that
@katebrintworth
has been appointed to the role of Chief Midwifery Officer for England. Kate will pioneer the team in delivering our maternity and neonatal delivery plan to support safer, more personalised and more equitable care.
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@CNOEngland
Thank you
@NHSCNIO
for your contribution to digital nursing and midwifery as our CNIO for England. Your work to strengthen leadership at all levels will help to ensure our professions have a strong voice in digital transformation across health and care #teamCNO.
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Professor Natasha Phillips RN
@FutureNurseUK
🚨Important Announcement from Professor Natasha Phillips RN! Yesterday I shared with my CNIO team that I am stepping down as Chief Nursing Information Officer for England at the end of May.
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@CNOEngland
It was an honour and privilege to be part of the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service to recognise the contribution of nurses and midwives, including the extraordinary efforts of those who provided care throughout the pandemic. My heartfelt thanks for all you do #teamCNO.
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Florence Nightingale Foundation
@FNightingaleF
⭐️Thank you to everyone who attended #FNFStudents Day and the 58th Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service yesterday. It was a truly incredible day. We love seeing all your photos, and here are some official ones for you to enjoy. Look out for our reflective #blog coming soon.
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Congratulations to Catherine Gamble and the other #teamCNO colleagues who received an RCN Fellowship at the opening of RCN Congress 2023. The award recognises commitment to advancing nursing practice and improving care. It’s great to see your important work honoured in this way.
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Prof Dee Thiruchelvam 💙 MSc RN SCPHN QN FiHV
@DThiruchelvam
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#RCNCongress2023 #RCN23 New fellows of @theRCN @lauraserrant @CalvinMoorley @RuthHarris_ Years of hard work recognised. Congratulations!
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As we come to the end of #IND2023, I am delighted to see that this year’s winner of the prestigious
@AsterGuardians
Global Nursing Award is
@MaggieShepher13
from
@RoyalDevonNHS
who is the leading nurse for monogenic diabetes in the UK. Congratulations Margaret 👏 #teamCNO
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Dr Joan Myers OBE, QN, FQNI
@joan_myers
Congratulations to @MaggieShepher13 winner @AsterGuardians Global Nursing Awards 2023 @westwood_greta @FNightingaleF @GemmaStacey10 @CNOEngland @SheilaSobrany @CalvinMoorley @RuthOshikanlu @felicia_kwaku
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@CNOEngland
It was a pleasure to meet #teamCNO colleagues at
@ImperialNHS
yesterday and so wonderful to hear from teams at the trust's leadership council. #IND2023
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Imperial NHS 💙
@ImperialNHS
It was a pleasure to welcome Dame Ruth May, @CNOEngland to Charing Cross Hospital yesterday as part of our festival of nursing and midwifery. It was an opportunity to share our @pathway_team journey and showcase the amazing work of our nurses and midwives. #IND2023 @teamCNO_
Dame Ruth May posing for a photo with nurses and midwives from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Dame Ruth May posing for a photo with nurses and midwives from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Dame Ruth May posing for a photo with Michael Underwood, Pathway To Excellence Facilitator Lead at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Dame Ruth May sitting around a table talking to nurses and midwives as part of our festival of nursing and midwifery at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Ruth May 💙
@CNOEngland
Today, on International Nurses Day, I want to say thank you to all the incredible nursing colleagues who make up our profession. 💙 Thank you for your expertise, dedication and everything you do to support and care for patients and our communities. #IND2023 #teamCNO
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@CNOEngland
Very proud to see nurse Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu
@EAnionwu
being part of history yet again as she carried the gold Sovereign Orb at the Coronation Ceremony at Westminster Abbey. #teamCNO
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NHS England
@NHSEngland
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu was the first sickle cell nurse specialist in the UK and devoted her career to working with black and minority ethnic communities. Today she carried the gold Sovereign Orb in the Coronation Ceremony at Westminster Abbey. 💙
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu in a vintage photo as a nurse. She is wearing uniform and is smiling on the phone.
Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu carries the gold Sovereign Orb in the Coronation Ceremony at Westminster Abbey.
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@CNOEngland
Thank you to all midwifery colleagues for everything you do to support women, babies and families in England every day. #IDM2023
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NHS England
@NHSEngland
Today is International Day of the Midwife! Thank you to all our incredible midwives for the care, compassion and support you give to mothers, babies and their families. 💙 🤰 👶 #IDM2023
Graphic with four NHS midwives from throughout the years in their uniform. Text reads: 'One baby is born every 54 seconds in the NHS. Thank you to all our incredible midwives.'
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Ruth May 💙
@CNOEngland
I am also delighted to announce that
@louisewlowe
has been appointed as our first National Neonatal Lead Nurse. Working alongside our clinical leadership team, Louise will ensure collaboration between children & young people and NHS teams to improve neonatal health provision.
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@CNOEngland
I’m pleased to announce that Dr Edile Murdoch has been appointed as the chair of a new national Maternity and Neonatal Outcomes Group. Dr Bill Kirkup will act as a special adviser. Both have a wealth of experience in delivering improvements in maternity and neonatal care.
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@CNOEngland
In response to the recommendations in the Reading the Signals report, we are establishing a new national maternity and neonatal taskforce to ensure digital tools and data are used more effectively to continuously track and measure outcomes for mothers and babies. #teamCNO
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Ruth May 💙
@CNOEngland
It sets out four important key areas of focus – listening to women, growing the workforce, improving culture, and equity of care – to ensure women, babies and families receive the highest quality of care, that meets their individual needs. #teamCNO
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@CNOEngland
Great to see the third round of small grants for International Nursing & Midwifery Associations is open!
@NHSEngland
are delighted to be funding these grants and partnering with
@FNightingaleF
to enhance the vital support INMAs give to #InternationalNursesandmidwives #teamCNO.
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Florence Nightingale Foundation
@FNightingaleF
📢In partnership with @teamCNO_’s International Recruitment team, applications for the third round of Small Grants for International Nursing and Midwifery Associations in England are now open! (1/2) 👇
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