Dr Ben Bowers

‼️ 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:

qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

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

qicn.org.uk/things-to-co...

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

‘We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role’: A Multimethod Study of Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care Aim To explore community nurses' experiences of changes to their roles in palliative and end-of-life care. Design An e-survey was followed by focus groups. Methods Fifty-one community nurses wit.....

The Journal of Advanced Nursing has published a new research paper that provides compelling evidence for the advance role nurses now practice and the pressing need for reinvestment in community nursing.
@drbenbowers.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Many thanks indeed, Paul. Very much a team effort, including yourself 😀 !

An amazing resource on anticipatory (just-in-case) prescribing here. List of key references with succinct descriptions of their significance. Ben (@drbenbowers.bsky.social) has done more than anyone else to research and refine this ubiquitous palliative care practice

Anticipatory Prescribing at the End of Life A story told with Adobe Express

Here is the evidence base for anticipatory prescribing in one place. It feels apt to share right now - what can be done to help with effective end-of-life symptom control too! new.express.adobe.com/webpage/8yok...

@arceastofengland.bsky.social @pcucambridge.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social

Better End of Life Report We look at the current state of dying, death and bereavement in the UK, and how to ensure that everyone has the best possible end of life care.

For more on JIC drugs, see excellent body of work by @drbenbowers.bsky.social and colleagues at @pcucambridge.bsky.social

For more on the difficulties we're trying to address in our study, see @mariecurieuk.bsky.social 's report www.mariecurie.org.uk/research-and...

Just-in-case drugs in the dying: home deaths retrospective chart review Objectives To evaluate whether the Isle of Wight (IoW) Just-in-Case (JIC) scheme to supply and administer anticipatory medication to end-of-life patients was performing to an appropriate level of perf...

Here, we looked at just-in-case (JIC) drug use in 80 patients who died in the community and found:

1. High levels of individualised prescribing: 71% were modified (the prescribing template detects CKD, seizures, Parkinson’s, etc and suggests suitable alternatives)
spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...

‘We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role’: A Multimethod Study of Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care Aim To explore community nurses' experiences of changes to their roles in palliative and end-of-life care. Design An e-survey was followed by focus groups. Methods Fifty-one community nurses wit...

Our must read research is out - "We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role": Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. @jadvnursing.bsky.social

Pls share! Open access:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Assisted dying: Who’s eligible under the proposed bill? In the first of our mini-series we discuss who could get an assisted death under the rules

As MPs will vote tomorrow on assisted dying in Westminster, here's a reminder that Inside Health (BBC Radio 4) have 3 episodes exploring the nuances of assisted dying and the current proposals (including some areas that lack clarity) www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

This new evidence of the need to invest in core community nursing services will be really helpful @stephlawrence.bsky.social @hattierocket.bsky.social @nursingtimes.bsky.social @rcndcnforum.bsky.social

‘We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role’: A Multimethod Study of Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care Aim To explore community nurses' experiences of changes to their roles in palliative and end-of-life care. Design An e-survey was followed by focus groups. Methods Fifty-one community nurses wit...

Our must read research is out - "We've Taken on a More Advanced Clinical Role": Community Nurses' Extended Roles in Palliative Care. @jadvnursing.bsky.social

Pls share! Open access:

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@theqicn.bsky.social @crystaloldman.bsky.social @alisonleary1.bsky.social

Government warned against 10-Year Plan ‘restructure’ One of the central ideas in the 10-Year Health Plan is "not novel" and could be damaging if it imposes a "one size fits all" model, a community health leader has told HSJ.

Steph Lawrence urges caution, based on her experience as chief nurse of a community provider NHS trust. Steph takes up the role of chief exec of the QICN on 1 July. @stephlawrence.bsky.social @hsj.co.uk www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...

Research Advice Drop-In sessions Join a research surgery drop-in session with Donna Clements to ask questions in a supportive place and for advice and guidance.

📅 Join our next online Research Advice Drop-in Session this Friday 20th June, 1.10-1.50pm.

Donna Clements will be ready to answer your questions in a supportive place and for advice and guidance. Please come along for a chat!

Book your place👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-a...

🎓 Missed our latest CNRF Research Masterclass?
Catch up now!
📹 Watch the recording and read a short summary of Dr Simon Etkind’s insightful session on using critical appraisal skills to review research papers.
👉 View here: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...
#ResearchMasterclass #CriticalAppraisal

🔗Join ‪@theqicn.bsky.social‬ Community Nursing Research Forum led by @cpft-nhs.bsky.social researcher @drbenbowers.bsky.social‬ for latest news, events + resources to help nurses in #research!
📌🗓️💻Their next webinar focuses on how to design research posters, find out more & catch up on the last one ⬇️

Community nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can

Please share too! Survey:
cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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