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The Foundation of Nursing Studies works with nurses to create person-centred cultures of care

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Hiya Midlands, we have 8 funded spots on our Qi practitioner 3 day programme. For Professional advocates in the midlands

19.02.2026 06:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The FoNS Residential Progamme 2026 Lead Facilitator, Dr Kate Sanders, talks about the 2026 FoNS Residential Programme Facilitating the development of person-centred cultures 22-26 June 2026 at Herstmonceux Castle, Wartling Road,…

Lead Facilitator talks about this year's FoNS Residential Programme

Take a look - it's a once-in-a-career opportunity

@jessicaldnurse.bsky.social @martinaconway.bsky.social @dr-kate-kirk-rn.bsky.social @lizjestico.bsky.social @pnamartin.bsky.social

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17.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the gentle warmth & humanness in this blog. And *so much* skill & expertise.

The human & technical sides of care are totally compatible. And when caring for people at such a tender time of life.

Really inspiring.

10.02.2026 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for your blog @justacarehomeg1.bsky.social - it's a brilliant first-hand description of the range of responsibilities of care home nurses.

It's important we draw out, as nurses, the common threads across nursing, valuing all branches and places where people nurse equally

11.02.2026 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nursing in the care sector: A brilliant FoNS Long Read, Lucy Corner invites nurses, educators, leaders & regulators to challenge internal hierarchies, rethink assumptions about acuity & complexity, & actively raise the profile of nursing in care settings.

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#SocialCareNursing

28.01.2026 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are absolutely delighted to announce the dates & location of this year’s FoNS Residential Programme: Facilitating the development of person-centred cultures

22-26 June 2026 at Herstmonceux Castle, East Sussex

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Renewed optimism & restored motivation!

22.01.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recently I have read - Foundation of Nursing Studies Is clinical supervision a mechanism to support person-centred practice? Grace Cook reviews Edgar et al and finds positive links

Is clinical supervision a mechanism to support person-centred practice?

Grace Cook considers an integrative review of the literature by Edgard et al

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Thoughts?

22.01.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are doing your bit to raise awareness!

13.01.2026 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the 12th Day of FoNS-Mas: More programmes coming

looking forward to developing our programme offer in 2026, responding to the needs of health & social care.

Thank you for celebrating with us

#celebrate #nursing #safer #personcentred

23.12.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A nursing workforce renewed: Day 11 of FoNS-Mas

With more than 700 nurses in health & care participating in our programmes, we delivered measurable gains in quality, leadership confidence & wellbeing

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22.12.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 10 of FoNS-Mas is all about supporting PNAs

We are proud to have been working with PNAs this year - strengthening facilitation skills & introducing them to #RBSC an easy to use, effective & impactful form of restorative clinical supervision

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21.12.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the 9th day of FoNS-Mas our facilitators delivered

Participatory & experiential learning: Learning from & with each other. Learning co-created with sound theoretical underpinnings. Nurses & leaders enabled to walk the talk

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20.12.2025 09:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the 8th day of FoNS-Mas

Our programmes support nurses & nurse leaders to influence the culture of the workplace - developing psychological safety, empowering colleagues, creating learning environments & building places where nurses want to work

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19.12.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A group of care workers have recorded a new version of Robbie Williams' 'Angels' in support of #Care Workers' Charity in a bid to reach the Christmas No.1!πŸŽ„Stream & download it here & bring lots of festive cheer to our amazing care workers! https://lnk.to/AngelsHomecaresGotTalentChoir

18.12.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the seventh day of FoNS-Mas, we thank our facilitators & associate facilitators for delivering restorative support to over 550 health and care professionals

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Incredible work with such amazing feedback @graceatfons.bsky.social @sueholt2024.bsky.social

18.12.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the 6th day ...

Real and growing co-production thanks to our lived-experience co-production leads, bringing new insights to programmes & ways of working

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Excited to see where this takes us in 2026

17.12.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The fifth day of FoNS-Mas

We are very proud of our partnerships, bringing new insight & expertise and new ways of working. Delighted to be working with FoNS Trustee @drmarionlynch.bsky.social on the Art of Nursing webinars

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16.12.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the third day of FoNS-Mas
Our scholarships & programmes are widening access, rebalance opportunity & build more inclusive leadership pipelines across nursing &d social care

We are proud to support #SocialCare @skillsforcare.bsky.social @ncfcareforum.bsky.social @sueholt2024.bsky.social

15.12.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 4: It's a big one! Life changing learning

Participants call our programmes β€œmotivating”, β€œlife changing”, and β€œa new dawn of care”, testimony to the uplift in morale, safety and leadership confidence!

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15.12.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On the second day of FoNS-Mas ...

Five new scholars, especially those with least access to CPD, left our Residential Programme re-energised and ready to strengthen facilitation, person-centred practice and reflective leadership

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13.12.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Twelve Days of FoNS-Mas!

Sharing our 2025 achievements and impacts, looking forward to 2026!

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12.12.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Public programme of RBCS: Open to all
Session 1: Monday 02 March 09.30-12.30Β 
Session 2: Monday 16 March 09.30-12.30Β 
Session 3: Monday 23 March 09.30-12.30Β Β 
Session 4: Monday 13 April 09.30-11.30Β 
Session 5: Monday 27 April 09.30-11.30Β 
Β£575pp 
Become a champion of RBCS, cascade to colleagues!

Public programme of RBCS: Open to all Session 1: Monday 02 March 09.30-12.30Β  Session 2: Monday 16 March 09.30-12.30Β  Session 3: Monday 23 March 09.30-12.30Β Β  Session 4: Monday 13 April 09.30-11.30Β  Session 5: Monday 27 April 09.30-11.30Β  Β£575pp Become a champion of RBCS, cascade to colleagues!

Starts March 2026
A champion and cascade model; participants feel confident to deliver #RestorativeClinicalSupervision (in the form of #RBCS) to colleagues
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11.12.2025 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What is creative health and how are nurses involved? A new Nursing Special Interest Group (SIG) for Creative Health has been launched!

Launching the Nursing Special Interest Group (SIG) for Creative Health! Co-led by Dr Marion Lynch (Art of Nursing) & Prof Vicky Ridgway, delivered with @fonscharity.bsky.social.

πŸ—“οΈ 17 Dec, 12:30–1:30
πŸ”— Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-is-cr...

More info: ncch.org.uk/nursing-sig-...

08.12.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enabling Sharing Decision Making: The Influence of the Practice Environment webinar
10th Dec
9-10am (UK time)
Register via @eventbrite.bsky.social link!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/enabling-s...
@fonscharity.bsky.social #PersonCentredCare #SharedDecisionMaking #PracticeEnvironment #HealthcareEvent

03.12.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotting the signs of sepsis: a series of short videos This series of short videos (each under two minutes), produced by Patient Safety Learning in collaboration with Ron Daniels and The UK Sepsis Trust, aims to raise awareness of the key signs and sympto...

Find out more about the series, including links to videos focused on spotting the signs of sepsis in school-aged children and in children under five years old, on the hub below⬇️
www.pslhub.org/learn/patien...

24.11.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”ˆWe’re recruiting for two new members to join the Scottish Health Council and help shape the future of health and care services in Scotland.

Help us make a difference, follow the link in the comments and apply now!

πŸ“… Closing date is Friday 5 December.

24.11.2025 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely - person-centred means all person, both those receiving and those giving care!

24.11.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Burn out is a real issue

20.11.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, but at what cost to the individual?

20.11.2025 08:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's been great working with you on this programme!

20.11.2025 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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