Leanne Patrick QN

I’m supervising Nicolette Bell’s honours project on sexual wellbeing amongst Australian women who have survived child sexual abuse.

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Women members Lead the RCN | Royal College of Nursing Leanne Patrick, RCN Council member for Scotland, reflects on the importance of tackling underrepresentation in RCN governance structures and invites members to join the Members Lead the RCN webinar se...

Women Lead The RCN 📢

On Monday August 18th at 5:30pm I'll be hosting an online panel discussion for women thinking about leadership roles and upcoming RCN elections.

Hear more about why women's leadership is vital and how to sign up here: www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

"Women Members Lead the RCN"

Women remain underrepresented in leadership roles at our college - it's time to change that.

On Aug 18, I’ll be chairing a webinar with an inspiring panel of women leaders.

Check your inboxes for details & join us if you think an elected role might be for you!

Thank you also to any members who have entrusted me to vote as proxy.

Council member @sallybassett.bsky.social voting at today's @rcn.org.uk AGM - if you can't make it in person, remember to share your views and make your voice heard by voting on the resolutions online.

Hi Lucy! I've just caught up with you on here. I hope you're doing OK and recovering well xxx

Contact the advice centre | Royal College of Nursing How to get in touch with the advice centre and get the most out of your conversation with us

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It is chronic underfunding, not management, that has caused the NHS to struggle in recent decades.

Until we have a fairer system that reduces wealth inequality via proper taxation of the super rich, public services will crumble and people will become poorer and sicker.

I worry that staff will continue to be blamed for govt failures. The buck will now stop with govt 100%, but without significant investment none of the issues they describe will improve. So who will be the next target when it doesn't change anything?

Very little, in my view. A similar structure will need to be established at the DoH to ensure some of the most important and impactful work continues. I doubt it will lead to significant change because the main issue in the NHS is chronic underfunding - not poor management.

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I am thinking about our 90% female workforce on #InternationalWomensDay and every day

Underpaid
Overworked
More likely to die by suicide
More likely to be victims of domestic abuse
Routinely sexually harassed at work

I will continue to fight for better.

Thank you 🙏

On #InternationalWomensDay follow these brilliant women for mental health/nursing info or just because their great 👍 #IWD2025

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Exclusive: NMC executive hit by wave of resignations | Nursing Times Read about how many of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's executive board have resigned over the last year.

Exclusive: NMC executive hit by wave of resignations

Multiple members of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) executive board have resigned in the last year, Nursing Times can reveal. #nursing #regulation #nmc #nurses #leadership

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It takes less than a minute for anyone registered in the UK to ask their MP to act on this straightforward safety issue

Nil by mouth sign

Several organisations have started to allow patients to sip clear fluids until being sent for by the operating team.

Nil-by-mouth rules need updating to implement SipTilSend, writes @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social
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VP Harris is right—real change comes from organizing, mobilizing, & educating. The future isn’t dictated by the powerful few but by we the people.History proves progress is made when ordinary citizens take action. Now is the time to engage, advocate, and hold leaders accountable.

#HistNursing #HistMed

Restorative practices, such as supervision, have to be part of the 'normal', otherwise, as you say, health and social care professionals will prioritise others

It was a big day last week presenting my Ten Minute Rule Bill to #ProtectNurse. 💙

I was shocked that anyone can call themselves a nurse! So, my Bill would prevent misuse of the title - enhancing patient safety & ensuring respect for registered nurses.

ICYMI, my recap ⏪📽️

Violence against nurses: help us build full picture of the problem The prevalence of violence against nurses and midwives is extremely high, early findings from ou...

Violence against nurses: help us build full picture of the problem

The prevalence of violence against nurses and midwives is extremely high, early findings from our workplace safety survey suggest. #nursing #nurses #violence #workforce #healthcare #health #nhs

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‘Compelling’ evidence in favour of Letby, her lawyer claims | Nursing Times Read an interview with Lucy Letby's barrister, Mark McDonald, on findings by an international expert panel supporting her innocence.

‘Compelling’ evidence in favour of Letby, her lawyer claims

Lucy Letby's barrister has told Nursing Times his team has "hope" that her conviction could be overturned, after a review found no medical evidence that the former neonatal nurse harmed babies. #letby

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Momentum is building for my Ten Minute Rule Bill to protect the title 'nurse'!

Pleased to see so much attention on this vital issue of patient safety. My Bill protects the public & prevents misuse. #ProtectNurse

We must respect the experience of registered Nurses.

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Donald Trump pressures Romania to lift restrictions on Tate brothers

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Trump: If it saves the country, it's not illegal Echoing France's Napoleon Bonaparte, U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday took to social media to signal continued resistance to limits on his executive authority in the face of multiple legal challenges.

“He who saves his country does not violate any law” — Napoleon, echoed by Hitler: “The authority of the Führer is not limited by laws or statutes.”Mussolini: “Everything within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state.” Franco: “I am responsible only to God and to history.”

Most people presume nurse means registered nurse. Many have been shocked to find they have received service or care from someone they believed to be a registered nurse who has no qualifications at all. This undermines safety for patients and trust in the nursing profession. 2/2

Only "registered nurse" is a protected title. This isn't sufficient. We see many examples of former nurses who have been struck off, still referring to themselves as a nurse. We see people with no qualifications using the nurse title and we see employers using the title for non registrants. 1/

Success! Dawn Butler MP has moved her bill to make nurse a legally protected title in the UK!

MPs voted in favour and it will now go to a second reading.

A significant and historic development for the nursing profession and patient safety.

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