WIRACHP Monthly Blog

Welcome to the Women in RACHP Monthly Blog. Where members of the network talk about what is important to them. 

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Sept 2025 - The Scully Effect. If you can see, it you can be it.

Welcome loyal reader, we hope you have enjoyed summer and let’s go September – it is officially sweater weather. We would like to introduce this month’s blog written by Lisa Waters. Appropriately named The Scully Effect for reasons that will become clear in her writings. 

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July 2025 - PULP, Portugal and being Present

I am trying to teach myself a new skill.  I am trying to teach myself to be present.  I have been thinking about it for some time, and I am aware I am not often really in it.

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June 2025 - Act your age?

Age is one of 9 'protected characteristics' covered by discrimination law

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May 2025 - Advocate for yourself, it might save your life

A year ago, if you had suggested I write a blog for Women's Health Month, I would have cringed at the idea. I’d probably have tried to hand the task off to someone else, feeling unqualified to speak on the topic. To be honest, I was blissfully unaware that Women's Health Month even existed!

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March 2025 - Male allies will help change the world

On this International Women’s Day, I was thinking that the world feels a less inclusive place than it did this time last year.

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February 2025 - Building the future with apprenticeships

Edith Meyer hosts our blog this month.  Highlighting this hot topic – which everyone is talking about: Schools, pupils and companies. It is apprenticeships.

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Jan 2025 - New year – New me?

As each new year begins I am thrown into reviewing my achievements for the past year whilst simultaneously looking ahead to the following one. Whilst reviewing achievements can be cathartic, I often find that it increases my anxiety – why was I not better this year? Am I where I need to be? More importantly, am I where I should be?

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Dec 2024 - Happy Mental Overload Season

DEFINITION: When there is too much information to process, you may feel cognitive overload. This happens when you reach a point of paralysis of information — not being able to process and then act on what is heard.

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Nov 2024 - I'm not technical, I'm visible

Back in 2020 I was given an opportunity to take part in the STEMAZING inspiration academy, queue masses of imposter syndrome! Surely, they’d asked me by accident? What do I know about STEM subjects? I don’t even have a Science GCSE!

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Oct 2024 - Looking Back to Move Forward: Celebrating the Trailblazing Female Engineers of History

Ada Lovelace Day, celebrated on 8 October 2024, is a time to honour the remarkable achievements of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)

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