Future Nursing: International Nurses’ Day by Rachael Palmer Rachael Palmer My first HLA Blog, written pre-COVID-19, was a piece discussing the need for 2020: The Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Little did I know what that year would shape up to be. Whilst we are still […]
Reflections – In the Eye of the Hurricane by Ahmed El-Mansouri Today I sat with a colleague at lunch. Inevitably, the topic of Covid-19 reared its head. He fell into the camp of people who had flourished in the eye of the storm. ‘Every day I […]
Navigating the Minefield Rachael Palmer Being a student nurse is akin to running through a burning building and making it out alive. It’s only when you look back at the house in flames that it truly dawns on you how amazing it is that you survived… …okay, maybe […]
Reflections on being a S.T.U.D.E.N.T Charlotte Jakab-Hall I have now been a registered (adult) nurse for just under two years, and find myself looking back on my time as a student nurse (StN) very fondly, and with great pride. It is undoubtedly one of the hardest things I have […]
Drawing by example. How Parkinson’s awareness is changing in the NHS Jonny Acheson I was 41 years old and things seemed to be falling into place. I had been a Consultant in the Emergency Department at Leicester Royal Infirmary since 2009 and things were starting to happen. The Education […]
“Wobble moments” make wonderful lessons Debs Cooper When I first qualified, I think there were many things that I’d prepared for and thought would be important, but then when it came down to it, they weren’t a priority any more. In part I think this is to do with […]
Theory to Practice Dann Gooding After three years of being a student, you’ve found yourself at the top of the tree. You’ve gone through your placements, got your competencies signed off and feel like you’re on top of the world. On placement, you’re taking your own workload under supervision […]
HLAxLords Women at the Forefront of Leadership and Change Devina Maru “A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strongshe is until she gets in hot water” – Eleanor Roosevelt. I am passionate and determined to help support and promote the advancement of the […]
Energy-giving vs Energy-depleting Nishma Manek Your inspiration and motivation are clearly off the scale and contagious! How do you cultivate these? Thank you! I’ve not really thought about it before, but I suppose it comes from 2 choices. I think most things we choose to do fall on a […]
Disruptive Leadership Stella Vig Stella Vig Healthcare Leadership needs to change. At all levels. And now. The NHS cannot continue to teach and encourage leadership along traditional models. The current leadership model embeds nine leadership dimensions based upon current NHS principles. Currently Managers and Leaders can encourage, engage, […]