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ICU Charge Nurse. Proctors' Bulldog. Words in Departmental Safety Reminders.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Nov 23

'As a patient I would rather have a good nurse than a good physician. A physician gives his blessing, the surgeon does the operation - but it is the nurse who does the work.'

Sir Henry Souttar. No. 1 Belgian Field Hospital, Antwerp. 1915.

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 3d

I turned up in an Oxford reel again.
Potentially threatening caption.

Screenshot from an Instagram reel.
I'm stood behind ornate gates wearing a suit, bowler hat and resting on an umbrella, my moustache is visible.

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 9d

'Mākereti Papakura has been a legend in our family for over a hundred years'

On Saturday 27 September, descendants of Mākereti Papakura proudly accepted her MPhil in Anthropology, honouring her legacy as a pioneering Māori scholar nearly a century after she began her journey.

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Posthumous degree awarded to pioneering Māori scholar almost 100

On Saturday 27 September 2025, the descendants of Mākereti Papakura, the pioneering Māori scholar believed to be the first indigenous woman to study at Oxford, were presented with her degree

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 10d

Very lucky to meet the Maori delegation yesterday and be a part of this in a little way*.

*repeatedly walking into the background of the news cameras.

Te Ao Māori News - 🤖 (unofficial) @teaonews.bsky.social · 11d

The first indigenous woman to study at Oxford has officially received her degree nearly 100 years after she started studying.

Mākereti Papakura receives posthumous degree at Oxford after nearly a century

The first indigenous woman to study at Oxford has officially received her degree nearly 100 years after she started studying.

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Dr Eleanor Baker @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social · 11d

I had the most fantastic time presenting my paper ''Wykud spyritus þat wonon in þat wylde place': Folk Horror in Middle English Sermon Exempla' at @standrewsenglish.bsky.social. I couldn't have asked for a warmer audience with more interesting questions, what a wonderful place!

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Agnes I'm so sorry, speak to the Nurse in Charge, that's so inconsiderate

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 13d

Last medal is the French Médaille Militaire

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 21d

Lmao who cares

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 23d

Wardable patients complaining about the yoghurt choices whilst I'm in the next bed hand ventilating a peri-arrest.

Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 25d

I love Homer's body here

Still from the television show the Simpsons showing Homer laying facedown on a bed in the retirement home while a dejected looking nurse stands next to him and Homer looks angrily offscreen. Text reads "and here I am, using my own lungs like a sucker"

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · 26d

Love following the progress on this project, it's so interesting!

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thank you, Mary ❤️

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

Anyway, I can't think of a way to round this off, it's been a heavy few months. So I'll just say this:

Take your sick days when you're sick, take the day off when you need the day off, and do your documentation as you never know when it will be used to apply legal context to a Bluesky post.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

A colleague on duty last night sent me this. The system really has let me down over the past 18 months, and I will not let this lie, because I want to be there for people like the colleague who wrote this anonymous message, because those who mattered have stepped up and been there for me.

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Message on the ICU 'Appreciation Station' reads:

'Rob, you're truly amazing, and sometimes we forget to thank people like you because your kindness and support feel like second nature. So many times I've seen you create quiet moments to guide and support new starters. If I needed help (a chat or patient care), you're the first person I would turn to. Your compassionate listening, wise advice, amazing patient care and hilarious emails make such a difference, thank you for it all!'

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

I didn't even receive an email from the Trust - aside from those I had actively sought out and engaged. I cleaned my wounds, had a cup of tea and went back to work.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

NHS Trusts regularly broadcast their 'Zero Tolerance' stance on violence and aggression, usually followed by descriptions of how nursing staff will ultimately have brought it on themselves due to lack of completed e-learning.
All the police involved with this case received commendations

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

HR in particular had demanded I take the leave to attend court in November as unpaid, arguing I was attending as a private citizen and not as an official Trust representative (?),and this weekend despite a formal meeting with police today, refused to allow a 'non-medical' absence.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

My department and my colleagues both nursing and medical have been nothing but supportive. However the 'system' let me down. At no point did I receive acknowledgement of myself or the event (mentioned in national news) from any member of senior management, no support from legal services.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

This week I was informed that the Crown Prosecution Service had made a 'very difficult decision' to no longer pursue conviction on my charge of 'Assault on an Emergency Worker'. Though King will remain as charged and it will 'lie on file', the sentence handed down in August being sufficient.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

Amongst a number of charges against the patient, mine was 'severed' by the defence as a separate event. After being on standby in April this year, it was again adjourned until November. In August, Jason King stood trial and was sentenced for the other offences.
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Man who shot police officer after stabbing a member of the public jailed – High Wycombe

A man who shot a Thames Valley Police officer with a crossbow after stabbing a member of the public has today (20/8) been jailed for his offences.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 6

Indulge me with a thread 🧵
Last year, a patient attacked me on ICU, they were detained by the police at the time following a frenzied incident with a crossbow.
It upset me, it helped that I wrote an article about it for the @nursingtimes.bsky.social
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'I struggled to acknowledge that the incident was affecting me'

In this article, Robert Culshaw describes how after being physically assaulted by a patient, he reflected on the incident.

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 2

Me, stood before a patient sustained by every mechanical medical intervention we can provide, as a relative speaks at length telling me how they hate the NHS because of one interaction with a GP receptionist in 1982.

Salisbury Healthcare History @salisbury-history.bsky.social · Sep 2

We've been examining portraits in our collections, especially this one of Adeline Cable (1864–1944) pioneering nurse who served during the Boer War in South Africa. In 1907 she became Matron of Salisbury Infirmary, a position she held for 18 years, salisburyhealthcarehistory.uk/adeline-cable/

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Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Sep 1

Radio Ga Ga but @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social!

Dr Eleanor Baker @eleanormaybaker.bsky.social · Sep 1

A little while ago I was interviewed by the lovely Julian Morrow at ABC Radio about my @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Publishing book ✨Book Curses✨, and it aired a few weekends ago!

The colourful language of book cursing - ABC listen

Books have always aroused strong emotions in people. So much so that book owners throughout history have written curses in the front of the book to deter their theft or damage. Some of them are funny ...

www.abc.net.au

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Aug 22

It caused a stir in the 'green, I can tell you.

Windy Miller, lugging a sack of corn, stands aghast before a statue of a medieval scribe riding a Wyvern.
PC McGarry (No. 452) takes notes.

I am still ill.

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Aug 12

Never say I don't empower my patients!

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Aug 12

After a year in career development purgatory due to factors rather out of my control (being attacked at work lmao) I'm finally signed off as an independent ICU Coordinator. In celebration this current night shift is absolute carnage.

Robert Culshaw @robertculshaw.bsky.social · Aug 10

Me handing over ICU in the morning.

John Lyon @johnlyon.bsky.social · Aug 7

At least I can say I tried. I didn’t try, but I can say I did.