A fresh start?
I’m excited and I’m nervous. I qualified as a nurse just 15 months ago. I left a career in IT...
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Opinion
Put the best of Doctors under enough pressure and mistakes will happen
Even the best Doctor is capable of lethal mistakes.
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‘Give us a break’ because we ‘try our damn hardest’, begs nurse
Give NHS staff “a break” because “more often than not we haven't had one (or a wee) in 7 hours...
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“Elderly” – an outdated and potentially harmful term?
The term elderly has no clear meaning and evokes stereotypes.
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Hospital gowns leave patients feeling open and vulnerable – their time is up
Being escorted in this attire, often through public areas of a hospital, pretty much completes the humiliation.
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Are overweight nurses ‘fit to practise’?
A recent study highlighted that up to 1 in 4 healthcare workers are overweight with the highest levels of obesity found in nurses...
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‘I stand on a platform of transparency, accountability and democracy’
"We will soon be electing a new Council but what we really need is a new type of Council."
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The Ethical ‘Voluntourism’ Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Here are some questions you may want to ask yourself and the company you are paying for your placement.
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