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How do you eat an elephant? My transition from Trainee Nursing Associate to General Practice Nurse

My career progression has been defined by moments that have made me realise I need to progress from my current position to the next stage in my development. I started in primary care fifteen years ago as a receptionist, and…

Alicia LangdownAugust 1, 2024

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Exploring the Evolving Role of General Practice Nurses in the UK

Angie Hack, Assistant Director of Nursing Programmes at The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI), recently appeared on the Wessex LMCs podcast. Alongside host Zoe Tobin, Nurse Advisor at Wessex LMCs, Angie explored the evolving role of the General Practice Nurse (GPN)…

Matthew BradbyMay 10, 2024

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Career Pathways and Support for a new GPN

I started working in a GP practice as a receptionist almost six years ago. Having worked in clinical environments previously as a pharmacy dispenser, I started feeling like I missed the patient contact and approached my manager to see if…

Jessica DelangheDecember 21, 2023

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My General Practice Nursing Fellowship Experience

As a student nurse, I always had an inkling I wanted to work within primary care. I must admit, initially it was the work-life balance and the thought of no weekend or night shifts that appealed to me. However, during…

Grace RushmereSeptember 18, 2023

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The Aquarium – how Student Nurses are Improving Access to Primary Care for Patients with Learning Disabilities

Have you ever had that sinking feeling that you’re not doing all you can to help a patient in your care? Working in Primary Care is never short of variety; one moment you’re assessing an Asthma patient who’s experienced an…

Maggi BradleyAugust 17, 2023

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General Practice Nursing as a newly qualified nurse and undertaking the GPN Fellowship and GPN Foundation course

I am currently on the two-year GPN Fellowship, and I wanted to write a blog of my experiences of going into primary care as a newly qualified nurse and my journey so far. I started my Nurse Degree Apprenticeship in…

Magenta FranklinJuly 11, 2023

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Inequalities in Sexual Health and the Urgency of the FSRH Hatfield Vision

Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is integral to an individual’s overall health and wellbeing. Good SRH enables people to pursue their ambitions in education, work, and with their families; it supports strong and successful communities. Despite this, we continue to…

Dr Janet Barter & Ruth Bailey QNJune 23, 2023

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Reflecting on my Experience of a General Practice Nurse (GPN) Fellowship

As I am nearing the end of my two-year GPN Fellowship, I felt that now would be a valuable time to reflect on my experience as a GPN and my progress from Newly Qualified Nurse (NQN) to now. Reflection is…

Sonny DixonJune 15, 2023

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Practice Nursing is not for the Fainthearted

They say to never start with an apology but here it is. I apologise to all those primary care nurses who I may have looked down my nose at, the nurses and the staff in primary care whose job I…

AnonymousJanuary 23, 2023

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My Topol Fellowship: the End of the Beginning

This blog is the fifth in a series written by Queen’s Nurse Maggi Bradley, who undertook a Topol Digital Fellowship and developed Video Group Clinics for patients in primary care. So, the final day of the Fellowship programme arrived with…

Maggi BradleyAugust 26, 2022