Blogs
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blog posts
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24 Aug 2023
Black History Month
I recently attended an internationally educated nurses’ (IEN) event and was truly inspired by the amazing talent of our IENs.
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21 Jul 2023
Growing the nursing workforce
I’m a practice facilitator supporting trainee nursing associates (TNAs) in Somerset, and my focus is on expanding my university’s current placements for our TNAs into social care.
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21 Jun 2023
A dream come true
I used to see pictures of people attending events such as RCN Congress on social media as a young nurse newly arrived from Africa and wish that could be me one day.
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7 Jun 2023
Bringing members together
As the 2021 film Help highlighted, people working in care homes felt isolated and unsupported during the peak of the pandemic, especially at the beginning when they lacked even basic PPE to protect themselves and their residents.
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25 May 2023
Passion successfully reignited for another year
Congress is over for another year and what a Congress it was for me. As well as being immersed in Congress business, it was so nice to be on the south coast by the sea, have some down time to relax with colleagues and enjoy the sea air.
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11 May 2023
Forever grateful for my YTS experience
I’ve been a qualified nurse for 31 years. I originally wanted to be a policewoman, but I hated sixth form as all my friends had left school, so I left too and joined a Youth Training Scheme (YTS) working in a nursing home.
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13 Apr 2023
Relighting my passion for nursing
With about a month to go until RCN Congress it’s all systems go for me.
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10 Dec 2022
Farewell and thank you South West - you are the best
Dear All At the RCN EGM on the 29 November a motion of no confidence was passed. Under RCN governance guidance this is not a binding decision. I have nonetheless decided to stand down from the position of Council member for the South West region and Chair of Dorset branch.
