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
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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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21 July 2014 / Vol 28 issue 46

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