Blogs
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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.
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26 Mar 2024
Becoming Victor: Using virtual reality in frailty education
Victor is based on a real gentleman. When you put the virtual reality glasses on you reappear in his flat, as you look around you can see football on the telly, tablets on the side to be taken, phone in the corner. Then the frailty impairments come in... mobility, vision, hearing, cognition... and you can't see what makes Victor Victor, you don't focus on one health or care need, you are all in - experiencing the vulnerability and frustration associated with living with frailty. Hundreds of learners have Become Victor during our frailty awareness and teaching. This blog shares some of what we've learnt along the way to keep people psychologically and physically safe.
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22 Mar 2024
Our future must be greater than our past
Wendy Irwin, our Diversity and Equalities Co-ordinator, discusses her reaction to Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott MP and the importance of anti-racism.
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22 Mar 2024
Update on the recent Joint Reps Conference in Bristol
I am Matthew, an ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ steward and South West Board Member for Gloucestershire Branch.
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21 Mar 2024
'We must all be upstanding to help combat racism'
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ President Sheila Sobrany explains what the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ is doing to tackle racism and how you can help.
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21 Mar 2024
An invitation to get involved
Tracey McErlain-Burns, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Yorkshire and the Humber Board Chair, invites you to get involved with the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ this Spring.
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18 Sep 2023
'I seldom get to meet patients waiting for a transplant but I know they are counting on me'
This Organ Donation Week, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Fellow Anthony Clarkson encourages everyone to think about making this life-saving decision.
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18 May 2023
PANS PANDAS: A mysterious and debilitating paediatric disorder
Raising awareness of PANS PANDAS and the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ's co-signing of the recent position statement.
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