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I've been so privileged to work alongside such passionate mentors in practice and such amazing role models at university, and it's with the help of these amazing teachers that I've come so farRead Sophie's blogs
- Sophie, BSc (Hons) Midwifery
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17 June 2019
As explained in one of my previous blogposts – ‘What Public Health means and what you can do with it’ , Public Health is the art and science surrounding disease prevention, health promotion, prolonging life within a population through the organised efforts of the population… Read more…
4 February 2019
The other day at my part-time work, a colleague asked me: “Remind me, what do you study again?”. My response was, “Oh, Public Health”. There was a brief silence followed by another question: “What’s that? Like, what do you do with the degree?”. Read more…
14 January 2019
Whilst many of us spend Christmas day by the lovely warm fireplace, opening lots of presents and smelling the turkey cooking in the oven, hundreds of children and young people face being in hospital. They battle a range of complex illnesses and new challenges… Read more…
12 December 2018
In first year we all get a chance to experience different placements. We all have a community placement, a postnatal placement and a labour placement. Labour placements are usually split into high risk units and low risk birthing units. Read more…
11 December 2018
For those of you who have not noticed - darker & colder nights are setting in; mornings involve plenty of hot drinks and de-icing of cars – winter is upon us! Read more…
19 January 2018
Carinna studied BSc (Hons) Midwifery and graduated with first class honours in 2016. She blogs about her first job as a newly qualified midwife. Read more…
11 January 2018
For as long as I remember I had dreams of becoming a nurse. I wanted to provide others with the same excellent care that my mum had received when I was young carer. Read more…
1 December 2017
I initially went to university elsewhere to study English literature and philosophy. But I decided I wanted to apply myself to something care-orientated, where I could make a difference to people’s lives. With this in mind, I applied to be a student mental health nurse at Anglia Ruskin. Read more…
22 May 2017
The first tranche of placement – for me at least – passed in a whirlwind of baby delivery, a hit-and-run with HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) on scene, a veritable plethora of DIBs (Difficulty in Breathing)… Read more…
25 April 2017
The final week before our Easter break brings a service improvement plan presentation for our module, Professional Role of the Paramedic. Read more…
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