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👩🏼‍⚕️Registered Nurse

Whittington, England
Joined August 2009
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What about nurses in general practice? No equity or fairness for them
🚨Now this is what a Labour government supporting nurses delivers 🚨 ✅ Government has listened to @theRCN campaign ✅ALL Band 5 nurses roles to be reviewed & potential for ⬆️ pay to Band 6 pay 🙏🏻to @wesstreeting for providing 💷 funding to 🏥 #labournurse
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This is Mariano Barbacid, a Spanish cancer researcher who recently made the news after finding a cure for an aggressive form of pancreatic cancer in mice. His lab developed a new triple therapy regimen targeting the KRAS cancer pathway, implicated in 90% of pancreatic cancers. The combination of daraxonsib, a RAS(ON) inhibitor, afatinib (EGFR/HER2 inhibitor) and SD36 (a selective STAT3 PROTAC) led to complete elimination of tumour cells over a 200 day study period, bringing much needed hope to this often devastating condition.
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We're thrilled to announce that we've awarded @profgeorgehanna and his team at @imperialcollege @imperialsandc further funding to take the #PancreaticCancer breath test @IC_VAPOR_Study into the next stage of development. Find out more: bit.ly/3JwN2JU
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Dear Alfie, My mother died recently in an NHS university hospital after a battle with cancer. On the ward she was looked after by members of the Royal Army Medical Services. She raved about them. Said they had ‘incredible dedication, compassion and skill’. My mother herself had been a QRANC so knew what good nursing looked liked. They took care of her and me until her last breath and I am ever so grateful to them. The Royal Army Medical Service is delivering outstanding care in our civilian hospitals every single day, I’m not sure many soldiers know that, but they should. Their service goes beyond the battlefield and they are true heroes in scrubs. I wrote to their commanding officer thanking them. Grateful if you could amplify my thanks #RAMS #thankful
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It was great to meet colleagues completing the Staffordshire General Practice Nursing Foundation School training programme yesterday. GPN's play such a critical public health role, so thank you for everything that you do🙏 staffordshiretraininghub.com…
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A pioneering educational initiative for #GeneralPracticeNurses has received strong endorsement following an independent evaluation. Read it here👉: qni.org.uk/news-and-events/n… @StaffsGPNFS
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As we head towards Remembrance weekend, please remember to be kind. If you see a women wearing medals on her left- don’t ask her if they are hers, don’t question her integrity. Those medals are hers and like many others she will be proud to wear them #Remembrance #wornwithpride
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Please join us in welcoming Cohort 2 of the Staffordshire GPN Foundation School. 15 new nurses in Staffordshire! We're looking forward to watching them grow both in their roles and as inspiring human beings 🤩 The future for Staffordshire GP nursing is bright! ✨✨
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First you see it, now you don’t! Thank you @marksandspencer for gifting me these specially designed stoma knickers with built in support for bags! …the first ever on the British high street! These are perfect for every day wear but I especially look forward to wearing them when out running as they are so comfy! I am a size 10 in knickers and these fit me true to size. You can shop the Brazilian knickers now before they all sell out! marksandspencer.com/l/linger… – at London, England
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It takes a remarkable person to work in nursing. Yet for too long they have been overworked, underpaid and many are now at breaking point.

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Did you know that slushies can be dangerous for small children? They contain glycerol- can cause blood sugar drops, loss of consciousness and seizures! Don’t give to under 4’s and don’t let under 10’s have too much (ie no bottomless cups!) food.gov.uk/news-alerts/news…
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"We did our bit... I still have the flashbacks..." 😔 Roy Harrison and Air Defence Officer in the Royal Navy on HMS Diadem and landed on Juno Beach on D-Day 🙌 #DDay80
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We Demand Survival Now. Today we handed in our 63,505 strong open letter to @Conservatives @UKLabour @LibDems @TheGreenParty @reformparty_uk, to ask whoever forms the next government to prioritise #PancreaticCancer.
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Nursing and the Armed Forces Community | Royal College of Nursing Fantastic article by ⁦@afinneganchest1⁩ discussing military nursing as a vital but often overlooked area of the nursing profession. ⁦@DMS_MilMed⁩ ⁦@DMS_JHG_SW⁩ rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/B…
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GPN Manifesto Roundtable: Recruitment, retention and pay buff.ly/3Ks94u1
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🎉 Exciting news! We’re now on the NHS Learning Hub! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that our specialist pancreatic cancer education and training resources are now available on the NHS Learning Hub. 💻
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50% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer die within 3 months that means before the next bank holiday 1288 people wont get to enjoy the sunshine on August bank holiday let that sink in please be aware of the signs and symptoms they just might help save a life #sethslegacy
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Not recognising need for investment in GPNs ‘fundamentally flawed approach’ #InternationalNursesDay @ICNurses buff.ly/4b4Yvc8
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