10 Dec, 2018 My Future Nurse By Kate Pound It’s been a few months since you made the decision to become a nurse, your applications are in and interviews are underway, wow how the...
16 Nov, 2018 Men In Nursing and Midwifery: Working Together, Challenging Stigma and Stereotypes By Bev Matthews RN MSc Transforming the perceptions of nursing and midwifery is a challenging task. There are myriad cultural misconceptions; for example, many...
02 Nov, 2018 What does diversity mean to you? By Lynsey Oates The October Transforming Perceptions of Nursing and Midwifery 30 day challenge is all about diversity. ...
18 Oct, 2018 How Culture Divides Us....and How We Can Build Bridges By Leigh Kendall How does culture divide us? This was a question pondered during an RSA lecture by social psychologist Michele Gelfand. Michele talked...
04 Oct, 2018 Celebrating Diversity and Valuing Difference - Join the Perceptions 30 Day Challenge By Bev Matthews RN MSc In October's 30 Day Challenge for the Transforming Perceptions of Nursing and Midwifery we are celebrating the diversity of people who...
20 Sep, 2018 Introductions Matter By Lynsey Oates Introducing yourself is a simple action but it can have a great impact and make a difference. By introducing yourself to a patient this...
14 Sep, 2018 Nurses and Midwives: Show Pride in Your Profession for the September Perceptions Challenge By Bev Matthews RN MSc As part of the Transforming Perceptions of Nursing and Midwifery campaign we want you to share your pride and enjoyment of being part of...
12 Sep, 2018 How can decision makers transform the perceptions of nursing and midwifery? By Bev Matthews RN MSc That was a question reflected upon during a session at the recent Health and Care Innovation Expo in Manchester. The session was led by...
01 Aug, 2018 Nurses and Midwives - it's time to Break the Rules! By Bev Matthews RN MSc Do you find yourself asking “why do we do that?” and the only answer is “because we always have” or worse still ... “I don’t really...
25 Jul, 2018 A Complex Game of Tetris? By Bev Matthews RN MSc It’s 7 o’clock on a Friday night as I walk into a dimly lit room full of people sat in front of their respective computers, headsets on,...
24 Jul, 2018 An Open Letter to the Neonatal Nurses Who Cared for My Son By Leigh Kendall Dear Neonatal Unit Nurses at St George’s Hospital I cannot name you all, but you know who you are. You looked after my son Hugo, born at...
24 Jul, 2018 Powered By The Gift Of Life By Bev Matthews RN MSc Next month more than 1,000 athletes will arrive in Birmingham for four days of sporting activities from athletics to darts, swimming to...
27 Mar, 2018 Getting started on Twitter By NHS Horizons I’m currently working on a programme to Transform the Perceptions of Nursing and Midwifery. This programme aims to promote these diverse...