Blogs
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12 Jul 2024
Representing ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ members at the European Federation of Public Service Unions' 11th Congress
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) represents 8 million public service workers across Europe and has significant influence over the policies and decisions of employers, governments and institutions. The ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾, as a major membership stakeholder, sits on the executive and the EPSU Congress is held every five years. This year the event was held over three days in Bucharest, Romania, and I attended representing the Professional Nursing Committee as Vice Chair alongside three delegates: Denise Kelly, Dennis Greer and Jackie Davies representing the ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Trade Union Committee, and Brian Morton, ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Associate Director for Employment Relations.
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21 Jun 2024
South West members I am proud of you
In the run-up to the General Election, ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ South West Council member Jeanette Jones looks back at Congress and forward to the year ahead.
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24 May 2024
Heimat: Home Is where your love is, home is where your profession is
Hello everyone. My name is Sabine Torgler. I’m 50 years old, an overseas nurse from Germany. 21 years ago, I made the life-changing decision to move to the UK, and it’s a decision I have never regretted.
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16 May 2024
Congress reflections
I expect some members are wondering what this thing called Congress is that you may have heard about at ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ branch meetings and on social media.
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1 May 2024
Update from your South West lead nurse for the independent health and social care sector
I have been in post for just over a year now, so I wanted to share some of the things I have been doing.
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29 Apr 2024
Looking forward to this year's Congress in Newport
With a short time before ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Congress 2024 in Newport, Wales, I’ve been reflecting on the last 12 months since Congress 2023 in Brighton.
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19 Apr 2024
International Nurses' Day
Every year in May, the world gets the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the nursing profession. International Nurses’ Day falls on 12 May each year, to coincide with Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
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10 Apr 2024
Professional Nursing Committee report from your South West member
It has been a busy start to the year in the Professional Nursing Committee (PNC).
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22 Mar 2024
Update on the recent Joint Reps Conference in Bristol
I am Matthew, an ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ steward and South West Board Member for Gloucestershire Branch.
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20 Sep 2023
Get active – what does that even mean?
I became ‘¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ active’ in about 2013 but what does ‘get active’ even mean? Well, for me it's been a rollercoaster of a journey. A journey through which I have made life-long friends and made a difference to colleagues in my workplace and across the profession.