Pre chat info by Teresa Chinn MBEHere is a reposted blog from my blog page  ... to read the original please click HEREFor Christmas I was given a brilliant little book of facts (2,024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks) and for most of Christmas Day I stunned (ok – bored) my family with snippets of information and all was going well until I came across this on page 478:Wow!Just wow!Of course this is just one fact in one book, so being the diligent nurse that I am I went looking for the evidence … and here it is > 1 in 4 nurses in England are overweight and Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in EnglandIt’s a pretty shocking figure for a nurse to read.  And, sadly, I have to count myself in that number as I too am overweight, ...

Do you know a former nurse thinking of returning to practice, but is worried about taking that first step on their journey? Perhaps they think they have been away from nursing practice for too long?Whilst still being able to return to the traditional routes, They might want to work in a different clinical setting, such as a GP practice, nursing home,  or community services, but don’t know what the options are?  Then what does it cost and how will the NHS help me to return?Help is on hand. Many people are unaware that Health Education England funds the courses and provides help at each step in the way – not only with help and advice, but financially, including providing up to £500 towards travel costs, subsistence and course materials. We ha ...