Celebrating Advanced Practice within NHS Ayrshire & Arran #advancedpracticeweek23

Here’s our roadmap of the evolution of #advancedpractice in NHS Ayrshire & Arran starting way back in 2006

Today is #WorldSepsisDay thanks Kelvin Moran for your teaching board on recognition of sepsis in children NHS A&A Resuscitation Training Team

Another #worldsepsisday teaching board NHS A&A Resuscitation Training Team well done to our H@N ANP Karen 👏

Another great teaching board this time from our stroke rehab ANP Kirsty #WorldSepsisDay NHS A&A Resuscitation Training Team

World sepsis day 2023. Teaching board in station 9. #SepsisAwarenessMonth #learning Advanced Practice NHS Ayrshire and Arran

SIGN 167: Care of deteriorating patients is now available. The guideline provides recommendations for best practice in caring for patients experiencing acute deterioration, with a focus on planning, recognition, response and escalation. Available here tinyurl.com/yc3ky4uw

Remember that person who always brought bad vibes into the workplace? Don't be that person. #HappierNHS

Work is a big part of our lives. So let’s be aware of the vibe we each create in this space.

Last but not least is one of our H@N ANPs Jo who’s taken time out her busy day today to tell you about the critical role of ANPs within H@D. They are the first port of call out of hours and provide an essential ERT service! #AdvPracWeek22 👏

It’s Advanced Practice Week! This week you will see some of our team telling you about their role and the development of acute advanced practice within NHS Ayrshire & Arran. We started off with 14 ANPs in 2006 and now we have a team of over 70 🤩 #AdvPracWeek22

We are so lucky to have a large established hospital @ day team of ANPs within NHS Ayrshire & Arran. Covering wards and clinics throughout surgical, urology, vascular, orthopaedics, stroke, respiratory, cardiology, endocrine gastroenterology and rheumatology #AdvPracWeek22

Here is Marion Clark telling us about her current role within H@D #AdvPracWeek22

Next up we have louise who leads the team of urology ANPs Janice Walker Sandra Reid there have been some amazing developments in this role and the service they provide #AdvPracWeek22

Thanks again to all our contributors to #AdvPracWeek22 . More posters added today. gcuniv.padlet.org/louisepreston5… to access, like and comment on the digital versions. MScNAPPGCU @nappgcu Dr Evelyn McElhinney PhD, RN Sinéad McKee sheila cameron Stevie Morrison Martin Murchie sylvia devenay GCUDistrict nursing 💙 GCU Nursing Mark Cooper

Next up we have our senior ANP Kelvin Moran from the remote and rural team out of hours team in Millport #AdvPracWeek22

Great work from our H@N ANP Sindy Tsang presented at ACAP Scotland (Reg Charity SCO42116) #5before5 #teamwork #timelytreatment #AdvPracWeek22

We couldn’t do our job without the help and support of our CSW colleagues. Here’s our CSW team lead giving you a snapshot of their role. #AdvPracWeek22 #CSW #teamwork

Listen to our COTE ANP Stacey who covers Biggart and Woodland View hospital. Here’s a snapshot of the work the team do. There are many challenges to working as a lone worker and not having diagnostic tools to hand. #AdvPracWeek22

To those who can resonate with this image right now. Take care of each other and take care of you too.