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1 May 2024
Update from your South West lead nurse for the independent health and social care sector
I have been in post for just over a year now, so I wanted to share some of the things I have been doing.
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30 Apr 2024
Tissue Donation - Information for Healthcare Professionals
Up to 50 people can benefit from tissue donated from 1 donor, but despite the amazing benefits that tissue donation can bring and the comfort that donation can give to bereaved families, it is a subject that many health care professionals know little about.
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30 Apr 2024
Critical Care at 30,000ft
Transporting a Critical Care patient within a hospital is sometimes a difficult and dangerous task. At 30,000ft transporting a Critical Care patient from hospital to hospital or accident scene to a hospital can be even more difficult and dangerous when combined with the aviation environment.
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30 Apr 2024
Organ donation and the Emergency Department
With the introduction of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act on 20 May 2020, the subject of organ donation and transplantation again has a spotlight shone on it. The Emergency Department plays a pivotal role in the admission and stabilisation of patients with a perceived devastating brain injury and this talk breaks down that process in the context of organ donation and the amazing gift it may bring.
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30 Apr 2024
Looking to trace a nurse from the past? Start here
Are you interested in tracing a nurse from the past? Maybe a family member, someone important to your field of practice, or who nursed at a significant point in our history? Are you wondering where to start looking? This updated guide is there to help you and is an excellent starting point.
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29 Apr 2024
Parkinson's specialist nurses - still crucial?
The first Parkinson's specialist nurse (PSN) post was created in Cornwall in 1987, and 37 years later, there are around 515 PSN's in the UK. This blog takes a look at Parkinson's awareness month, and why, if you see a PSN post advertised, and you fit the criteria, you should totally apply.
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29 Apr 2024
Looking forward to this year's Congress in Newport
With a short time before RCN Congress 2024 in Newport, Wales, I鈥檝e been reflecting on the last 12 months since Congress 2023 in Brighton.
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28 Apr 2024
The Power of RCN Health and Safety Reps
This International Workers鈥� Memorial Day, Andrew Mather, RCN Health and Safety Rep and Northern Region member of the UK Health and Safety Reps鈥� Committee asks members to consider becoming active as 天美传媒 health and safety rep.
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26 Apr 2024
Making Progress
In her latest blog, RCN President Sheila Sobrany explores the progress being made on her key areas of focus, and what to look forward to in May.
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26 Apr 2024
How can patient blood management help improve women's health and wellbeing?
In the UK iron deficiency anaemia in women of a childbearing age is considered a moderate public health risk by the World Health Organization. A goal was set to reduce this number by 50 per cent by 2025. Are we on track to meet that goal? What can we as nurses or midwives do to help?
