Blog
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blog posts
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3 Jul 2024
Understanding the intersection of learning disabilities and gastroenterology
Learning disability and gastrointestinal disorders are two complex fields that intersect in ways that are often overlooked. When these conditions coexist, they present unique challenges that require a nuanced understanding and integrated approach to care.
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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.
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18 May 2023
Recognising World IBD Day - 19 May 2023
IBD is a significant disease and most nurses working in GI will have contact with patients with IBD, often at their most vulnerable. Nurses working within IBD care have an important role within the care and management of people living with IBD providing holistic, advanced care.
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13 Apr 2023
Bowel cancer awareness month
April is bowel cancer awareness month, Claire Coughlan reflects on specialist nursing in colorectal cancer.
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19 Jan 2023
The 3 L's: Listening Learning and Leading
The RCN Gastrointestinal (GI) Forum Annual Strategy Day is upon us once again and my first as Chair of this great Forum.
