Blog
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29 Feb 2024
Listening event on the Hughes report publication
The Hughes report follows a review by Baroness Cumberlege (‘First do no harm’ 2020), commissioned by Mr Jeremy Hunt when he was Health Minister, that separately reviewed outcomes of three historical health interventions - pelvic mesh, sodium valproate & Primodos. One of the outcomes from the Cumberlege report was to appoint a Patient Safety Commissioner who would take forward the recommendations from the Cumberlege review.
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28 Feb 2024
Gaslight
This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of “gaslighting” - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.
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14 Feb 2024
Voicing your passion
Nurses often find it challenging to speak up due to lack of psychological safety. This blog seeks to share that even those in leadership still feel like an imposter and encourages nurses of all levels to give voice to their passion.
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23 Mar 2023
World Tuberculosis Day 2023
24 March marks World Tuberculosis Day 2023. This blog is about TB and role of the TB Specialist Nurse.
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3 Aug 2022
RCN NICE immunisation guideline
A new NICE guideline (NG218) on Vaccine Uptake in the General Population was published in May 2022
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20 Jul 2022
Glasgow Congress 2022
My experience as a Public Health Forum steering committee member at RCN Congress in Glasgow.
