A boost to the day job
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A boost to the day job

Steve Pickles Sergeant, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, North Wales, MERT capability with 4626 Squadron at RAF Brize Norton

Emergency nurse Steve Pickles describes some of the valuable additions he has made to his skill set by working with the RAF Reserves in the UK and abroad

I joined the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in 2004 as a registered nurse in the rank of senior aircraftsman. My basic military training was completed over nine weekends and a 15-day consolidation ‘camp’ at RAF Lyneham.

Nursing Standard. 28, 46, 71-71. doi: 10.7748/ns.28.46.71.s49

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