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In what is a dose of pure positivity for a Monday, Alvanley Family Practice’s award-winning Nursing Director and Practice Nurse Katherine Parker joins Ben on this week’s Ockham podcast to give us an insight into the work of Primary Care nurses and how they can make a difference when stepping into leadership roles. Katherine details her own journey; where she sits within the wider practice team, the empowerment she has been given oversee the clinical workload and the innovation that she and her team continue to champion in their area. She also reflects on the impact of PCNs, the pandemic and how other practices and networks can better attract, retain, recognise, and champion their own nursing workforce, so that there is greater confidence in promoting general practice nursing across the board.
Introduction (0:10)
Katherine’s role within the practice (0:24)
The remit of a Nursing Director (1:10)
Alignment with Practice Manager, Kay (1:56)
Celebrating and championing innovation (2:42)
Group Consultations (3:33)
Why group consultations work (5:05)
A more efficient use of time? (5:53)
Social prescribing and the Alvanley Health Champions (6:47)
What are Alvanley’s key objectives when it comes to social prescribing? (8:19)
Wellness Navigators (9:04)
The benefits of a non-medical approach (11:05)
Katherine’s view of PCNs, from a nursing perspective (11:37)
Valuing Primary Care nurses (12:33)
Recruitment and retention (13:25)
Advocacy and empowerment of nurses (14:54)
The impact of Covid (16:28)
Ninja nursing! (18:38)
Advice for GPs and practices (19:19)
Finding out more & getting in touch (20:34)
The Alvanley Family Practice Facebook page can be found here
A wealth of resources can be found when searching for Katherine Parker and / or Kay Keane online (other search engines are available!)
More about Katherine the Ninja Nurse here
Finally, you can make direct contact with Katherine here
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