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Medicine prescribed by a primary health care nurse

How a Wessex healthcare forum got together to provide support for nurse prescribers

08 Oct 2019
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E. coli bacteria occur naturally within the human body Picture: iStock

The Gram-negative bacteria is a growing threat in community and acute s

16 Sep 2019
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Mental health conditions gave now overtaken musculoskeletal complaints as the number one reason for sickness absence among nurses.

Mental ill health is now the top reason for NHS sickness absence – but

12 Sep 2019
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Sepsis
Around 44,000 people a year die from the 'silent killer'. What can nurses do?
12 Sep 2019
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nurse care for man's leg wound in a practice setting

How to challenge the perceived inevitability associated with chronic wo

27 Aug 2019
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Picture of Marie Therese Massey, who became professional lead for general practice nursing at the RCN in June
New GPN professional lead Marie Therese Massey aims to raise the specialism’s profile
15 Aug 2019
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Career ladder

New leadership and training opportunities are opening up for prima

12 Aug 2019
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Practice nurse manager Emma Williamson studied her practice’s leg ulcer care and devised a pathway that improved healing, reduced spending and freed nurses’ time.
A nurse studied her practice’s leg ulcer care and devised a new pathway that improved he
08 Aug 2019
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Picture shows a boy drawing as part of therapy. School nurses, health visitors, and general practice nurses are often in a position to identify the damage due to trauma from adverse childhood experiences and the effect on children’s mental health.
Tips for practice nurses, school nurses and health visitors on trauma in young people
24 Jul 2019
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Rehabilitation by award-winning team enables people with mental illness to live at home
22 Jul 2019
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Men's shed

Our 2019 Patient’s Choice Award winner created a haven for men facing social isolation

04 Jul 2019
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Five Guide, developed by a Queen's Nurse, uses the hand as a guide to enhance recovery
27 Jun 2019
Community practitioners in ideal position to actively encourage patients to stop smoking
25 Jun 2019
Sally Shaw explains how she helped develop a service to improve communication with local GPs
21 May 2019

Why language and communication should not be barriers to a patient receiving quality care

08 May 2019
Assistant practitioners and nursing associates can help relieve pressure on busy nurses
07 May 2019
Four Queen's Nurses working in Scotland provide an insight into their different roles
29 Apr 2019
Nurses should constantly review the need to continue with catheters, says updated guidance
23 Apr 2019

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