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January 16, 2022

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The importance of retaining professional identity within multidisciplinary advanced clinical practice May 22, 2022
This week’s Blog is written by Emma Innes (@emmainnes3), Senior Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice and Matthew Harris (@mattdh86), Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology and Medicines Optimisation at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Midwifery and CPD at the University of Worcester (@UW_AdvPractice). Nurses continue to be the largest professional group embarking on the […]
Is a lack of knowledge about Long-COVID a reason to dodge people’s needs? May 15, 2022
Worldwide, the introduction of vaccines has led many governments to downgrade the severity and risks of COVID-19, but their enthusiasm to clutch at a ‘return to normal’ agenda has led them to neglect a serious health and economic concern – the impact of, and risks linked to Long-COVID. Long-COVID is a multi-system condition associated with […]
A cancer diagnosis during covid-19. A nurse’s insider perspective May 8, 2022
In this week’s Blog, Dr Rebecca Garcia (@bexlostinbooks) interviews Miguel Garcia a Registered Nurse (Adult). Dr Rebecca Garcia also compiled the blog. This brief account is the insider perspective of my journey as a nurse who was diagnosed with advanced cancer in mid-February 2020. This coincided with the beginning of the global pandemic of coronavirus. […]
Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss – Is it time to challenge definitions of hearing recovery? May 1, 2022
This week’s blog comes from Rebecca Collingwood (MSc, Adv Dip, BSc, NMP), Advanced Clinical Practitioner ENT Head and Neck Surgery at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (@BCol81090) and Dr Clare Whitfield (PhD RGN PGCE FHEA), University of Hull (@CWhitHealthcare). Sudden sensorineural hearing loss affects an estimated 5 per 100,000 people annually (1) and usually […]
Digital Matrons leading the way with Digital technologies April 24, 2022
This week’s blog comes from Nikki McNulty and Candice McGrane, Digital Matrons at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW). Nikki is a senior Midwife, of 15 years and was a Specialist Digital Midwife before her promotion. She was always keen to be involved in patient safety and innovation projects for improvements within the […]