Associate Director of Workforce | Institute of Nursing Excellence | NIHR Fellow | ED Nurse | Workforce and Wellbeing | she/her
East Midlands, England
Joined March 2015
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New editorial in @BMJ_Qual_Saf
Time for a rebalance: psychological and emotional well-being in the healthcare workforce as the foundation for patient safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten…
Inspired (as always) by recent publication from @nursingpolicy & @CathTaylor72
@SocSciHealth
Proud as punch starting @theRCN as Associate Director of Workforce in the new Institute of Nursing Excellence led by the awesome @JaneEBall - here’s to raising the voice of nursing as *the* safety critical profession
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
This year’s #WorldMentalHealthDay theme is #MentalHealthAtWork. Here’s a thread featuring impactful research conducted by our team on the workload and mental health needs of healthcare professionals, and their impact on #PatientSafety
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@NIHRresearch
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Are we surprised that low nurse staffing is associated with worse outcomes for surgical patients? No, but our latest study in @BJSurgery shows that risk extends across a range of outcomes, including readmission, pneumonia and deaths. doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae215
Nurse understaffing associated with adverse outcomes for surgical admissions
➡️doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znae215
This observational longitudinal study examined nurse staffing levels and their association with a variety of adverse patient outcomes for inpatient admissions to all surgical specialties
The patient-level data came from four disparate NHS hospital Trusts in England
The results indicated generally larger adverse effects for registered nurse understaffing compared with understaffing for nurse assistants (healthcare support workers and nurse associates)
Work by Paul Meredith, Lesley Turner, Christina Saville, Peter Griffiths
#SoMe4Surgery #MedTwitter #SurgEd #Surgery @RCPSGTrainees @aecirujanos @SEIQuirurgica @iss_sic #MedicalTechniques @BJSAcademy @young_bjs @BJSOpen @des_winter @evanscolorectal @robhinchliffe1 @bplwijn @MalinASund @nfmkok @TejedorPat @paulo_sutt @PVaughanShaw @JJEarnshaw @juliomayol #SoMe4Trauma #emgensurg @WSESurgery @NELANews #EmLap @ASGBI_MA
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Exactly. Thank you for quoting that.
“Nurses leave the profession BECAUSE they value nursing” No nurse wants to leave vital patient care left undone. @theRCN @RCNResForum #RCNresearch24
ALT Jane ball present by at RCN conference.
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Why nurses leave… and why EARLY CAREER nurses (within 5 yrs of registration) leave. Listening to @FionaBastow present on research into those who have left #RCNResearch24
Relevant to England’s N50k and long term workforce plan. @ZEjebu @annemarieraffer
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Just discovered that the ‘Mona Grey’ lecture I gave on “Making the Value of Nursing Evident” is available.
If you want to know more about nursing workforce research, why it matters, and how @theRCN Institue will support nursing, check it out. rcn.org.uk/congress/congress…
Interested in the healthcare workforce and their wellbeing? A Research Associate role situated in @SocSciHealth @uniofleicester with @ARC_EM #implementation theme. The closing date for applications is 26th of July, all other details in the link below 👇
Job Opportunity: we're looking for a Research Associate until March 2026, for a project on healthcare workforce wellbeing within the implementation theme of the
@ARC_EM. Qualitative research experience a must! See jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/1030…, closes 26 Jul.
Well done @LucySwancott on your scoping review publication - an epic achievement, particularly during your PhD! #workforcewellbeing
Emergency department workforces’ experiences and perceptions of well-being from an international perspective: a #scopingreview bit.ly/45VXtxv @lucyswancott, @DrNatArmstrong, @damian_roland, @psychology_geek, @KateLKirk
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Job Opportunity: we're looking for a Research Associate until March 2026, for a project on healthcare workforce wellbeing within the implementation theme of the
@ARC_EM. Qualitative research experience a must! See jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/1030…, closes 26 Jul.
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Delighted to share my 'In conversation' interview with the fabulous Linda Aiken, nurse leader, policy influencer & change maker extraordinaire @KingsNursing @theRCN @ICNurses @NursingNow2020 @WHO happy nurses' day! kcl.ac.uk/events/in-conversa…
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
How can ED nurses spot the signs of burnout?
@KateLKirk offers evidence-backed advice on recognising physical or emotional burnout in yourself or colleagues in the ED and where to find help and support in this punchy peer-reviewed article
rcni.com/emergency-nurse/evi…
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
📍Happy to see our systematic review published in BMC Health Services Research - focusing on emotions in the healthcare environment & the impact on patient safety. @LawtonRebecca @DrGillianJanes @MaiShehaly
doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-1…
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Are you an HRD, CPO, senior HR mgr in NHS or social care with lead responsibility for staff wellbeing? If so, we'd love to hear from you 👇 to gain your insights over the next year (3 hours x 4 dates) kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and… @KChauhanUK @SonyaWallbank @misterned @chezzy319
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
If you are a chief nurse or chief people officer in an NHS trust - we need to hear your views of nurse recruitment & retention.
PLEASE take part in this national SURVEY 🙏
NATIONAL SURVEY:
What difference has N5Ok programme made to nurse recruitment & retention in the NHS in England?
If you are a CNO or CPO in an NHS Trust, you should have been invited to give your views.
If you haven’t yet taken part, you can access here: tinyurl.com/N50kSurvey
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
An excellent editorial from our @KateLKirk on the crucial role psychological and emotional well-being of the healthcare workforce play in patient safety.
New editorial in @BMJ_Qual_Saf
Time for a rebalance: psychological and emotional well-being in the healthcare workforce as the foundation for patient safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten…
Inspired (as always) by recent publication from @nursingpolicy & @CathTaylor72
@SocSciHealth
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
A heart felt thanks to Antonia Ali for your great programme leadership of the group - it’s been a pleasure working with you as Chair these last 4 years - good luck in your new role @hannahjfarrar is very lucky to have you
@ScottBinion5 @teamCNO_ @NHSEngland
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Great discussion at the @CNOEngland Health and well-being reference group - an imp reminder 2 us all that retention is a Safety critical intervention - also feeling informed really matters to our staff - thank you to Matt & Nicola our new student members for your great insights
Dr Kate Kirk, RN retweeted
Such important topic and v aligned with my new trauma informed health care
New editorial in @BMJ_Qual_Saf
Time for a rebalance: psychological and emotional well-being in the healthcare workforce as the foundation for patient safety qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten…
Inspired (as always) by recent publication from @nursingpolicy & @CathTaylor72
@SocSciHealth