Our podcast looks at Dame Sarah Mullally’s journey from being the youngest-ever chief nursing officer to becoming senior bishop in the Church of England

Former chief nursing officer for England Dame Sarah Mullally – the youngest person to have been appointed to the post – has also made history by becoming the first female Archbishop of Canterbury.

The topic comes under the spotlight in the latest episode of the Nursing Standard podcast, which also discusses the publication of long-awaited reviews on the NMC’s handling of fitness to practise cases flagged by a whistleblower, as well as nurses in Northern Ireland threatening to strike over the devolved government’s failure to implement this year’s 3.6% pay award.

Subscriber content highlighted by RCNi content editor Alistair Mason and senior journalist Shruti Sheth Trivedi includes a fall in flu vaccine uptake among nurses, and whether the nursing regulator is using its powers to temporarily suspend nurses under investigation fairly.

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