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Last year I was lucky enough to be and to join the fabulous Clare and Craig on their podcast - Retaining the Passion - and take part in an episode all about Sepsis , along with one of my fantastic bosses - Kate Sinclair.

If you have time- have a listen 

And definitely add this to your must listen list for podcasts - always relevant and inclusive, Retaining the Passion talks to nurses from nurses about the topics close to our hearts 

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