Every year I write to my family and friends and include a Christmas card letter – letting them know what’s happened in my life in the last twelve months. This year has been no different, below is my letter tweaked slightly for you, the readers. Get in touch, contact me Monday 21st November 2011 Dear [...]
Look Back in Hunger by Jo Brand was a Christmas gift to me from my friend Sye last year. As a big fan of Jo Brand I couldn’t wait to read it, finally finishing it about a month ago. Jo’s use of witty chapter titles and writing as she would talk instantly engages the reader. [...]
The TUC (Trades Union Congress) represents 58 trade unions and is set up to lobby the government on all sort of social and economic issues that effect workers with in the represented unions in a unified way. Many of TUC member unions represent public sector workers including: teachers, nurses, council workers, police, etc. I’m a [...]
In the News a few weeks ago (see BBC News – Nursing to become graduate entry) it was announced that Nurses from 2013 will only be able to train at Degree level. I have mixed feelings about this. I am proud to be a Nurse. I orignally trained as a Diploma student purely for financial [...]
I am pleased to announce that I have been accepted at the University of Central Lancashire to undertake BSc(Hons) Nursing. It is a 12 month elearning course that will top up my Higher National Diploma in Nursing (Child Branch) to a degree. This is part of my grand plan (post on this to come soon). [...]