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Helen Cowan

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Helen Cowan
Helen studied human physiology to PhD level at Oxford University. She then qualified with distinction in Adult Nursing and has worked as a nurse for 12 years in cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, elderly care, hospice care and clinical trials.
Latest posts by Helen Cowan (see all)
  • Care Home Nursing: The World’s Largest Relay Race? - 13th August 2019
  • Mouth Care Matters in Older People - 25th June 2019
  • Dealing with illness in dreadful hot weather - 26th July 2018

Care Home Nursing: The World’s Largest Relay Race?

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Mouth Care Matters in Older People

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Dealing with illness in dreadful hot weather

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Hands as diagnostic tools

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How do nurses say goodbye?

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A nurse takes a view on cricket

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Life is all memory

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Diana’s endless empathy

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Twins – nature or nurture?

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Names I will never forget

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No cameras in care homes

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