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Thousands of nurses are gathering in Liverpool for the annual RCN congress, which takes place between Sunday 19 and Thursday 23 May.
In the main hall nurses will be debating big issues including pay, uniforms, sepsis, sexual harassment, decriminalisation of prostitution and how to tackle loneliness.
Fringe events will also cover safe staffing, gang violence, suicide awareness and nurse-led social prescribing.
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Nikki Morris on the benefits social media can bring to the nursing community
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