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Don’t call me that! Why lazy labelling has no place in nursing

A pervasive culture in the NHS of calling colleagues by their role, pay band or student status instead of their name demotivates and undervalues team members

Andrea Downey - @journoandrea
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Outline of a human head with sticky notes in different colours attached to it, suggesting the labels some nursing staff apply to others

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