David Hockney Rip!

Checking my castle Nan

'Cornflowers' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt

Off to vote 🗳️ with my daughter & grandson…. Plus Ted 🐕

Delighted to share that the third edition of Emergencies in Cardiology is being released in September. Fully revised and updated to reflect the latest investigations, therapies and international guidelines, it keeps the format that's made it a trusted companion for front-line emergency, medical and cardiac teams: concise, bullet-point, and uniquely structured so you can find what you need by problem or by diagnosis. Whether that's timing a temporary pacing wire, managing cardiogenic shock, a pre-operative assessment, or reading a difficult ECG. It has been a privilege to work on this edition with Robin Choudhury and Tom Cahill along with the fantastic support from @OUPAcademic For colleagues and trainees across cardiology, emergency and acute medicine - I do hope it earns a place in your pocket. amazon.co.uk/Emergencies-Car… #Cardiology #AcuteMedicine #MedicalEducation #CardiovascularMedicine #FOAMed #EmergenciesInCardiology #OxfordUniversityPress

Proud to see our Jersey specialist nurse-led cardiovascular prevention service presented at #BCS2026 Built from the ground up, the service brings proactive risk assessment, lifestyle medicine and coordinated follow-up into everyday cardiology care. Really encouraging early outcome data across multiple risk factors, highlighting the value of prevention-focused, multidisciplinary cardiac services. @BritishCardioSo @kirstieclutton @johnaaronhenry #prevention #JerseyHeartTeam

It has been a remarkable two weeks for the Jersey Heart Team. Over the last fortnight, we have had a series of moments that feel genuinely important - not just for cardiology, but for the future of healthcare, research and innovation in Jersey. 🫀 First, we held our cardiology conference, “Matters of the Heart”, bringing together key stakeholders to help map out the next five years of cardiac services for the Island. The discussions were ambitious, practical and collaborative - exactly what is needed as we continue to build a service focused on prevention, early diagnosis, innovation, research and better outcomes for patients. 🏆 Second, we were delighted to see the Jersey Heart Team recognised through nominations in the Digital Jersey Tech Awards. This recognition reflects the extraordinary work of a whole team: clinicians, physiologists, nurses, administrators, digital partners, researchers and supporters who have helped make Jersey a place where health innovation can genuinely happen. 🔬 And finally, we received approval for IsleHFpEF - Jersey’s first Clinical Trial of an Investigational Medicinal Product, or CTIMP. This is a major milestone. It marks the beginning of a new chapter for clinical research in Jersey and, we hope, the start of a new medicines research industry for the Island. None of this happens by accident. It takes vision, persistence, governance, partnership and, most importantly, a team willing to keep pushing forward. I am incredibly proud of the Jersey Heart Team and grateful to all our colleagues, partners, patients, funders and supporters who are helping us turn ambition into reality. @jersey_research @DigitalJersey @JsyFoundation @UniofOxford #Cardiology #DigitalHealth #ClinicalResearch #Jersey #Innovation

'I forgot what it feels like to be outside' – First rooftop intensive care ward opens bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2p…

Watching the day wake up ☀️#crosbybeach

Happy Nurses Day to all our amazing nurses - be seen , be heard , be empowered 🙌

Martha's Rule is available in every acute hospital in England. It gives patients and their families the right to request a rapid review with a specialist team if they are worried about their or a loved one’s condition getting worse while in hospital. ➡️ england.nhs.uk/patient-safet…

Are you a physiotherapist who has come off the Register today? Here's how to get back on quickly if you didn't complete your renewal in time: hcpc-uk.org/short-readmissio…

Why "communication" and "persuasion" are insufficient approaches to change across an organisation or system. Communication campaigns can build awareness, but they rarely change behaviour at scale. Persuasion works well when our audience is already open to change. But when we lead any significant change effort, we work across the full spectrum: people who proactively advocate for change, those who passively accept it, and those who actively resist it. For a large portion of that population, even the most sophisticated argument will not shift their position. We change through our relationships. I've learnt greatly from @Digitaltonto (link at the bottom of this piece). Decades of social science research shows we're profoundly shaped by the people around us: our colleagues, peers and professional community. This influence extends not just to our immediate connections but three degrees out: to their networks and the networks beyond. When researchers have studied people who made major shifts in their thinking (e.g., leaving long-held beliefs, changing deeply ingrained ways of working), they consistently find that change followed a shift in their social environment, not exposure to a better argument. People did not think their way into new behaviour. They were drawn into it by those around them. This has profound implications for how we lead change. The real levers are not in our communications strategy. They're in our social architecture. Five things we can do as leaders of change to build our social architecture: 1) Find the people who are already moving: People who already believe in what we are trying to do and are quietly making it happen. Find them and connect them to each other. We are not creating energy for change — we are locating it. 2) Create the conditions for peer-to-peer spread: People adopt new ways of working when they see colleagues they respect doing things differently. Prioritise proximity over broadcast. Small group conversations, site visits, and shared learning across teams carry more influence than organisation-wide communications. 3) Make progress visible at the local level: Transformation does not announce itself top-down and cascade neatly through an organisation. It spreads when people can see it working nearby, in their context, for people like them. Celebrate local progress loudly and often. 4) Connect people to the difference their work makes. Creating regular opportunities for people to hear from, or spend time with, those they ultimately serve is one of the most underused and most powerful tools we have as leaders of change. 5) Put our energy where it will travel furthest. Build on the readiness that exists, make it visible, and let success do the persuading that arguments could not. None of this makes effective change communication redundant. People need clarity, honesty and a coherent narrative about where we are heading. But that is the scaffolding, not the structure. Change travels through people, through trust, through the invisible threads that connect one person's conviction to anothers. See: medium.com/@greg-satell/why-….

Feels like summer ☀️☀️look at us having a paddle in the Atlantic 🌊 🩵

This week is #HeartFailureAwarenessWeek Heart failure doesn't mean your heart has stopped, it means it's struggling to pump blood effectively. Early detection can make all the difference. Visit our Cardiology Team for checks and info. Read more: bit.ly/HeartFailureAwareness…

The icons of 1996. 30 years on. 😇 #COYS

🧡 What our parents'/Carers' say….. "I knew nothing about Brighter Futures before I became a mother. Everyone is so friendly and supportive. The Growing Together baby group is one of our highlights of the week". brighterfutures.org.je/

Are you thinking about a career in healthcare? Our Faculty of Health Education Team is holding a Discovery Open Day this Saturday, at the General Hospital (Peter Crill House). Find out more and register: bit.ly/HCJDiscoveryDay2026

The Health Secretary has announced 2,000 additional #nursing degree apprenticeships in England over the next three years. The plans are part of a range of measures to support workforce sustainability and widen access to nursing careers. Find out more: bit.ly/4vw3Sf4

Call for students to study nursing degrees locally bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c17v…