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8 Aug 2024
Benefits of specialist nurses within maternal medicine
The health issues in pregnant woman are becoming complex. More women with co morbidities are having babies and require specialist maternal medicine care. This blog looks at my role as an ANP within the maternal medicine team and what nurses can bring to improve care for these women.
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20 Jun 2024
A guide to crafting and submitting research abstracts
This blog aims to dispel fears that nurses may have around submitting research abstracts. We aim to empower nurses by providing a comprehensive guide on how they can confidently put together abstracts and contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge.
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4 Jun 2024
The role of the specialist nurse in supporting patients with endometriosis self-management
March is Endometriosis awareness month, and this offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have on women living with it. The specialist nurse is a key healthcare practitioner in providing expert care to all women with endometriosis.
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9 May 2024
Decriminalising abortion: A call for healthcare reform
Most abortion services are nurse led, and following some high profile court cases, healthcare organisations and other royal colleges are calling for the decriminalisation of abortion across the UK. This blog outlines why decriminalisation is important and informs our members of the next steps.
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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?
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21 Mar 2024
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD
Guiding individuals through a journey of self-discovery and empowerment in relation to their menstrual cycles.
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29 Feb 2024
Listening event on the Hughes report publication
The Hughes report follows a review by Baroness Cumberlege (鈥楩irst do no harm鈥� 2020), commissioned by Mr Jeremy Hunt when he was Health Minister, that separately reviewed outcomes of three historical health interventions - pelvic mesh, sodium valproate & Primodos. One of the outcomes from the Cumberlege report was to appoint a Patient Safety Commissioner who would take forward the recommendations from the Cumberlege review.
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28 Feb 2024
Gaslight
This blog has been submitted by a member who wishes to remain anonymous, for reasons that will become clear as you read it. Bullying is a common phenomenon for nurses, with around a quarter of the nursing family experiencing bullying in the past year. This blog highlights my personal experience of 鈥済aslighting鈥� - a specific type of bullying, and how I am gradually recovering from this.
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22 Feb 2024
Male Factor Fertility publication
This blog explores the recent publication from the Fertility Nursing Forum focusing on male factor fertility. We also focus on the collaboration of specialist team members to write the document.
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11 Sep 2023
Why join the 快猫视频 and British Fertility Society as a nurse member
By becoming a member of the British Fertility Society and the 快猫视频, you gain access to diverse avenues for continuous learning and development.
