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Lin B

@linb.bsky.social

Thrice retired Nurse & Consultant in Public Health. Love festivals, travel, cheese, Wales, London, Africa, Australia, Vegas, dogs. Reformed revolutionary. Currently Chair of RCN Congress. Views all mine. #nursesky

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Yes it is reduced but not by much and the price shown does not include the VAT which is added at the check out

24.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Code is only for monthly plan, not annual!

24.10.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Came here to ask the same question as I am on an annual Apple plan which does not end until next summer. Also thought I saw there was a discount for existing vanguardistas but now cannot find that!

24.10.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Link here www.rcn.org.uk/congress/Sub... #nursesky

02.10.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
02.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Submit a Congress agenda item | Congress | Royal College of Nursing The RCN is your organisation - this is your opportunity to have your say in setting its agenda and have your item debated at Congress.

Link here www.rcn.org.uk/congress/Sub...

30.09.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Hardly seems like any time since the last one, but @rcn.org.uk Congress is now open for submission of items for next year 😊😊

30.09.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Been busy with summer festivals, both having fun and working in the healthcare provision. Glad we finally have rain in the UK but sad that festival season is over for this year. Last sunset of last night at my last festival (Reading)

30.08.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Aw thank you! :-)

14.06.2025 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shoe shopping fail

11.06.2025 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wes Streeting doesn’t need to give anyone permission. Health Visitors have always been able to do this with appropriate training eg managing anaphylaxis. I did it regularly as an HV in the 90s. But where is he going to magic the HVs from? Most feel all they have time for now is safeguarding?

08.06.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No it only needs to be done once - mums pension was never going to change and she wasn’t earning on her 80s

04.06.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I disagree, and I’m already claiming my NHS pension. When my state pension kicks in I’ll be receiving more than a lot of working people.

04.06.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve always said they should have a sliding scale. My mum was Β£5 a month over the limit for pension credit and consequently was 100s of £££ worse off rather than being Β£60 a year better off

04.06.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

30.05.2025 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And what an interesting week it was!

29.05.2025 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Practices nurses must not wait any longer for pay update, says RCN chief General practice nurses (GPNs) must not be expected to wait any longer for news on their pay for 2025/26, the chief executive

In a keynote address at RCN Congress today, Professor Nicola Ranger demanded an update on pay for those in the NHS and general practice, and stressed that all nurses needed a β€˜significant pay rise’ urgently #nursesky

12.05.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Definitely not my first rodeo @rcn.org.uk 🀣🀣

02.05.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ah that one for me too, but also this one

26.04.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair I think it was the cumulative effect of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss wot did it

21.04.2025 08:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Last episode to appear on my Apple list was on 2nd April πŸ™πŸ™

16.04.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was on @rcn.org.uk Pride float once and the only music we had was Pokerface Lady Gaga, played at max volume. I had a bit of a headache after

14.04.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Three days of @rcn.org.uk meetings now, finalising the plans for RCN Congress in Liverpool next month. Who’s joining us? 😊

08.04.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Finally back home in the UK after a month travelling across Canada. It was an interesting time to be visiting - antics south of their border, new PM and now an election. Didn’t meet a single Canadian who thought they ought to be part of the USA though!

02.04.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From work-life balance to health tourism, and international student hardship and understanding neurodiversity, our 2025 Congress agenda offers a huge selection of vibrant and vital debates for RCN members. #RCN25

Find out more and book your free place βœ… buff.ly/DUhXfjs

22.03.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Currently in Quebec where it’s -8 but so sunny, and I’m loving it! There’s a year round Christmas shop too

23.03.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Could have been doctor donut as he’s likely an expert in every field of medicine

23.03.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Still wondering how @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social could leave Leonard Cohen out of their list of great Canadian musicians!? I can understand them not mentioning BublΓ© but not Cohen!! I could listen to Live in London on repeat forever

21.03.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not mentioned so far as it may not count as a fairy tale but Neverending Story? It’s been 40+ years and I’m still not over Artax dying

21.03.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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