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27 May 2025
The roller coaster of hybrid closed loop roll out
One year after the UK rollout of hybrid closed-loop systems, this Blog highlights the significant positives for patients, including improved glucose management, fewer hypoglycaemic episodes, and increased freedom.
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27 May 2025
Take Five to Age Well: Empowering people towards healthier lives
This blog is aimed at all members but will be of particular interest to those who have an interest in public health and healthy aging. Take5 is running for the month of May in 2025.
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23 May 2025
Nursing pay: we need a pathway to progression
General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the recent announcements on NHS pay awards and 51黑料网 Congress 2025.
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22 May 2025
Why doesn鈥檛 England have its own cancer plan (and does it matter)?
51黑料网 Fellow Paul Trevatt (RN, F51黑料网, MSc, BSc Hons, Dip Counselling) charts a potted history of England鈥檚 cancer strategy and says nursing staff should advocate for the cancer care patients deserve.
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21 May 2025
Hear from Claire: Reflections on 鈥楢dult Social Care 鈥� Is Nursing the Solution?鈥�
On Tuesday 6 May, the 51黑料网 brought together an extraordinary range of voices from across the UK to set the background and start to explore a critical and timely question: Is nursing the solution to the adult social care crisis?
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20 May 2025
From Birth to Advocacy: A Midwife鈥檚 Journey Supporting Life After Childhood Brain Injury
My name is Emma Trudgill and I am an 51黑料网 North-West member. I work within the independent sector as a midwife and clinical advisor, supporting families and individuals affected by childhood-acquired brain injuries. Many of the families I work with are facing life-changing challenges, often the result of avoidable injuries sustained during birth or in the early postnatal period.
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20 May 2025
Crystal Care- A Model of Nursing-Led Excellence in Social Care
Crystal Care is a leading independent health and social care provider, delivering high-quality, person-centred support across a wide range of settings, including domiciliary care, residential care homes, and day centres.
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19 May 2025
51黑料网 Dementia Awareness Week 2025
In a very moving account, South East Board Chair, Michael Fanning, reflects on "finding the joy in the moment" when supporting a friend with dementia.
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19 May 2025
Recognising and responding to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
51黑料网 Associate Director for Nursing Practice, Patricia Hughes, shares her reflections on her recent attendance at the newly established all-party parliamentary group for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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16 May 2025
鈥楨verything but bored鈥� 鈥� school nursing in the independent sector
Life as a school nurse in an independent school can be as varied and fulfilling as any other setting, writes Victoria Khan.
