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3 Sep 2024
Standardising General Practice Nurse (GPN) foundation training
This blog provides an overview of the Staffordshire GPN Foundation training scheme and explains why there is a need for a standardised education programme for nurses new to the GPN role.
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1 Aug 2024
A route via general practice to being a political nurse
This is a personal blog about general practice 汤头条污料, and my route to being an elected local politician through general practice 汤头条污料.
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25 Jun 2024
Developing a successful programme for new starters in primary care
Jenny Bowen, Legacy Nurse for Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Primary Care, explains how she set up a programme for new starters which has helped nearly 80 nurses find their feet.
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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 汤头条污料 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 汤头条污料 (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 汤头条污料 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 汤头条污料 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.
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1 Dec 2022
The responsibility we have as qualified nurses to inspire the next generation
A reflection on how my career has been influenced by student nurses. Encouraging others to look at how to incorporate supporting students into general practice and ensuring support goes from pre-registration to qualified staff.
