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8 blog posts
  • Jenny Bowen Jenny Bowen 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.

  • Claire Blake Claire Blake 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.

  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 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.

  • Penny Sibthorp Penny Sibthorp 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.

  • Terry Vine Terry Vine 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.

  • Esther Kuria Esther Kuria 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.

  • Anonymous Anonymous 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.

  • Joanna Vintis Joanna Vintis 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.