Dr Ben Bowers

Community, Primary and Social Care Nurses, do you have an innovative idea that uses gardens and gardening to benefit people's health?

Applications are open for the NGS Elsie Wagg (Innovation) Scholarship Programme 2026 until Sunday 2nd November.

Apply now! 👉 qicn.org.uk/explore-qicn...

✨We’re delighted to share the updated edition of our “Community Nurse Lifespan” poster – celebrating the vital role community nurses play at every stage of life, from pre-conception to older age.

Find out more and download it here 👉 : qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Just had two more research papers accepted in @bjgp.bsky.social stemming from my Wellcome research

Very chuffed and looking forward to sharing our work soon

Video 3/3 @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social I’m so pleased I had the opportunity of meeting you and @drbenbowers.bsky.social it was also lovely to meet you in person. I will be following your work closely especially when I start my journey into Palliative care. You journal articles have helped me.

lovely to meet you in-person too, Zarina. Let me know how your research plans and journey go 🙂

Do join us for what will be a brilliant and friendly SPAC conference (as ever) at Madingley Hall, near Cambridge

Leading Research with the Third Sector - Hannah's excellent blog on her learning as a community nurse & QICN
Community Nursing Research Forum member ... Nurses rock at leading and delivering research!

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@theqicn.bsky.social @stephlawrence.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

🚨Calling UK health and care practitioners!

Please help us shape the work of the new Impact Centre for palliative and end-of-life care.

Survey takes 15 mins to complete.

We especially want to hear from people from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 🙏

Survey 👇

YouTube video by Primary Care Unit, University of Cambridge Bella Madden's poem on anticipatory injectable medications in end-of-life care

Bella Madden, our public research partner, shares a heartfelt poem on anticipatory injectable medications in end-of-life care. The poem accompanies a new research paper exploring family carers experiences with these practices.

youtu.be/fHoAaiPG6C8

Read more:

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Timely access to end of life medication webinar This webinar focuses on the pressing issue of timely access to end-of-life medication and is chaired by Dr Ben Bowers (University of Cambridge).

Timely access to end of life medication National ARC webinar. 16 Sep 2025 - 11-12am. Focuses on the pressing issue of timely access to end-of-life medication, sharing new findings from three projects

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@arc-southlondon.bsky.social @arceastofengland.bsky.social

Sorted: an experimental interpretive poetry piece on injectable medications care at the end of life - Bella Madden, Ben Bowers, 2025

Our 'must read' poem on a family carers experience of dying and injectable medication care at home - a powerful experimental research piece written with Bella, public contributor. Please help share!

Paper here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

@theqicn.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social

@pcucambridge.bsky.social @oxprimarycare.bsky.social @dphpc.bsky.social

Read Markus's innovative service evaluation - Pharmacist-­ led medical therapy in primary care has the potential to significantly improve optimal management in heart failure, reduce cardiovascular mortality and improve quality of life.

Full paper: bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/bmjq...

Join us on 21st October for this year’s Cicely Saunders Institute Michal Galazka Study Day!

👉Topic - Delivering Integrated Palliative Care

👉Great speakers - including @drbenbowers.bsky.social Dr Matthew Allsop and Dr Sarah Mitchell

👉In person and online

👉Free!

Registration: shorturl.at/JzMwG

Text on a blue background reads: Webinar: Timely access to end-of-life medications - tackling a painful problem. Speakers including Professor Sarah Yardley, senior research fellow Sally-Anne Francis, Dr Rosanna Fennessy and Dr Ikumi Okamoto will be exploring this pressing issue at the next webinar from the NIHR ARC Palliative and End of Life Care National Leadership. Microsoft Teams webinar. Tues 16th Sept, 11am-12pm. There is an image of pills coming out of a bottle.

Register for our webinar on Tuesday 16 Sept, 11am-12pm, where will be discussing the pressing issue of timely access to end-of-life medication 👇

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‼️ Community nurse in CPFT? Please consider this amazing opportunity to be more research active and support evidence based practice

Reframing resilience in community healthcare. Our latest piece in BJCN
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🎉 Congratulations to CPFT nursing colleague @drbenbowers.bsky.social 🌟 appointed to Assistant Professor of Primary Care @cam.ac.uk!
Ben is the 1st #nurse to hold this post, working with @cpft-nhs.bsky.social teams to develop #research capacity + improve #PalliativeCare:
➡️ cpft.nhs.uk/research-new...

Join us for our cross-ARC webinar on Timely Access to end of life meds. Three insightful research projects shared and I’m chairing discussions

Join us for our cross-ARC webinar on Timely Access to end of life meds. Three insightful research projects shared and I’m chairing discussions

Join us for what promises to be an excellent QICN conference with inspirational speakers. Day three of the conference is dedicate tor research and innovations in the community 😀

💡Are you preparing to present your research at an upcoming conference? Or curious what presenting at a research conferences involves?

Registered Nurse and Clinical Academic Prof Candy McCabe provides her top tips in this helpful, comprehensive guide.📝

👉 qicn.org.uk/things-to-co...

Please could you help with the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care Stakeholder Survey, colleagues.
Led by @katherinesleeman.bsky.social

Your insights will directly inform the Centre’s plans:

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Candy's excellent tips for novice & experienced presenters alike, pitched for community nurses sharing their work at conferences:

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Part of the growing @theqicn.bsky.social Community Nursing Research Forum resources

@stephlawrence.bsky.social @johnunsworth10.bsky.social

Application for the Research Internships Scheme The NIHR East of England Regional Research Delivery Network (EoE RRDN) Research Internship Scheme provides an opportunity for health and care professionals who do not currently either work on or suppo...

⚠️ Now 2⃣ weeks left for @cpft-nhs.bsky.social staff to apply for the @nihr.bsky.social #EastOfEngland Research Internship Scheme!
Non-medic health professionals (not working in research) can get free support + training over 3⃣months to bring #research to your service: ⬇️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Well said!

The NHS 10 Year Health Plan will ensure more care will be available on your doorstep and from the comfort of your own home. Read more about the shift from hospital to community. www.gov.uk/government/p... 10year-health-plan-for-england-fit-for-the-future @nhsconfed.org @nhsengland.bsky.social

Dr Bowers said: “I'm delighted to be taking a senior research leadership role within a world-leading, interdisciplinary department. This highlights the value and unique insights clinical academic nurses bring in advancing evidence-based primary and community care.”

We are pleased to announce that Dr Ben Bowers has been appointed to the role of Assistant Professor of Primary Care within the PCU.

In this new role, Dr Bowers will continue to address complex, system-wide end-of-life care problems and improve dying care at home.

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I have the ‘official’ definition from @theqicn.bsky.social and #NMC, however …

#NHS #Nurse of #bluesky I want to know what you think and understand.

What is the role of a District Nurse? (Specifically, someone with the specialist practice qualification #SPQ)

@hattierocket.bsky.social

I have some lovely news to share ! Thank you to all my amazing mentors, colleagues and team; research is collaboration at its best