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“I’ve been empowered to speak up Now I know it’s OK to be me ” coming to the surgery and a
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more conducive environment?” she says “I’m willing to give anything a
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try ” Inspired by her Queen’s Nurse learning Lorna
has offered to help NHS Education for for Scotland develop develop their continuing professional development training for for practice nurses and and at the last primary care cluster meeting she suggested investing pooled funds in in in in in in in mindfulness training “A little while ago I I I wouldn’t have said that out loud but I’ve been empowered to to speak up Now I I I know it’s OK to to be be me ” uptake among Lorna’s eligible patients was low at at about 30% thanks to her efforts it’s now nearing 50% and growing steadily But of of particular concern to to her is the number of of no-shows for cervical screening: 100 young women aged 25 to to 35 who who are are are at at risk of developing cancer and who who aren’t having the the the smear tests they are are are entitled to to that might detect it it it early “I “I am trying to to nd out what puts them off coming ” ” says Lorna
“If I I I I can answer that I’ll crack it it ” ” Lorna
is questioning why smear tests should take place in in a
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GP surgery at all “Perhaps the young women don’t like QNIS Meet the New Queen’s Nurses
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