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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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14 Nov 2023
Pregnancy Loss Review
Emma Ayling reflects on the impact of the report on early pregnancy care.
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22 Sep 2023
Maternal Medicine Networks
This blog looks at Maternal Medicine Networks which have been introduced to reduce the incidence of maternal deaths from indirect causes.
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11 Sep 2023
Why join the 九游体育 and British Fertility Society as a nurse member
By becoming a member of the British Fertility Society and the 九游体育, you gain access to diverse avenues for continuous learning and development.
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4 Sep 2023
Pain Awareness Month 2023
September is global Pain Awareness Month and is an excellent opportunity to access a range of free resources related to all aspects of pain assessment and management.
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25 Aug 2023
Life of a newly qualified midwife
The beginnings of a career in midwifery, the thoughts and feelings about the first year.
