Dr Kate Kirk, RN
@KateLKirk
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Associate Director of Workforce | Institute of Nursing Excellence | NIHR Fellow | ED Nurse | Workforce and Wellbeing | she/her
East Midlands, England
Joined March 2015
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 Inspired (as always) by recent publication from @nursingpolicy & @CathTaylor72 . @SocSciHealth.
qualitysafety.bmj.com
The COVID-19 pandemic shone a light on the work and needs of the healthcare workforce like never before, resulting in an increased focus of workforce well-being research, policy and within mainstream...
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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
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RT @GM_PSRC: This year’s #WorldMentalHealthDay theme is #MentalHealthAtWork. Here’s a thread featuring impactful research conducted by our….
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RT @workforcesoton: Are we surprised that low nurse staffing is associated with worse outcomes for surgical patients? No, but our latest st….
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This observational longitudinal study examined nurse staffing levels and their association with a variety of adverse patient outcomes for inpatient admissi
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RT @JaneEBall: Why nurses leave… and why EARLY CAREER nurses (within 5 yrs of registration) leave. Listening to @FionaBastow present on res….
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RT @J_vanOppen: Emergency departments are affected by crowding, but what is it like to be a patient in these situations?.We explored experi….
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RT @JaneEBall: Just discovered that the ‘Mona Grey’ lecture I gave on “Making the Value of Nursing Evident” is available. If you want to k….
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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 closes 26 Jul.
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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 @lucyswancott, @DrNatArmstrong, @damian_roland, @psychology_geek, @KateLKirk
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RT @SocSciHealth: Job Opportunity: we're looking for a Research Associate until March 2026, for a project on healthcare workforce wellbein….
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[YOUR CONTENT HERE]
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RT @annemarieraffer: Delighted to share my 'In conversation' interview with the fabulous Linda Aiken, nurse leader, policy influencer & cha….
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Professor Anne Marie Rafferty in conversation with Dr Linda Aiken
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RT @editor_sophie: How can ED nurses spot the signs of burnout?. @KateLKirk offers evidence-backed advice on recognising physical or emotio….
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Advice for emergency department nurses on recognising physical or emotional burnout in themselves or colleagues and where to find help and support
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RT @Raabia_Sattar: 📍Happy to see our systematic review published in BMC Health Services Research - focusing on emotions in the healthcare e….
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Background Healthcare staff deliver patient care in emotionally charged settings and experience a wide range of emotions as part of their work. These emotions and emotional contexts can impact the...
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RT @LawtonRebecca: Well done @Raabia_Sattar and team. A long time in the making! We hope this will add to the growing number of voices maki….
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RT @bailey_suzie: Are you an HRD, CPO, senior HR mgr in NHS or social care with lead responsibility for staff wellbeing? If so, we'd love t….
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Would you be interested in joining a year-long learning group to explore organisational anxiety?
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RT @JaneEBall: If you are a chief nurse or chief people officer in an NHS trust - we need to hear your views of nurse recruitment & retent….
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RT @SocSciHealth: An excellent editorial from our @KateLKirk on the crucial role psychological and emotional well-being of the healthcare w….
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RT @CAlexanderNHS: A heart felt thanks to Antonia Ali for your great programme leadership of the group - it’s been a pleasure working with….
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RT @CAlexanderNHS: Great discussion at the @CNOEngland Health and well-being reference group - an imp reminder 2 us all that retention is a….
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