Blog
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blog posts
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7 Jun 2024
The 5 best things about being a General Practice Nurse
Claire Blake discusses how she got started with her career in general practice nursing and what she loves most about it.
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14 May 2024
My journey as GPN to UK Professional Lead - Why GPN?
This blog provides an overview of the dynamic role of general practice nursing (GPN) and how the current UK Professional Lead for Long Term Conditions journey began in the world of primary care.
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28 Mar 2024
'I am not an imposter - I am a work in progress'
This blog will identify the common feeling of imposter syndrome experienced by many nurses in any clinical setting - but that self-growth is a journey and that you need to enjoy the experience and embrace change.
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7 Mar 2024
Helping general practice nursing staff find their voice in Lincolnshire
Terry Vine, Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality at Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board, discusses setting up an innovative General Practice Nurses Reference Group and changing the local healthcare landscape.
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29 Feb 2024
Listening event on the Hughes report publication
The Hughes report follows a review by Baroness Cumberlege (鈥楩irst do no harm鈥� 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 鈥済aslighting鈥� - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.
