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Infection: Body art poses risk

Tattoos and piercings pose an infection risk, a report by the Royal Society for Public Health has found

Independent Nurse Respiratory Survey 2019

Have you filled in our 2019 Respiratory Survey?

Career profile: Sarah Everett

Sarah Everett, a practice nurse in Govan who runs the Men’s Shed, a project to improve men’s health in the area

A new model for children's services

Chris Hanvey calls for a new model of 'integrated and collaborative services" to fulfil society's duty of care for children

Primary care management following an acute myocardial infarction

David Warriner and Mohanned Al-Matok explain how to treat a patient who has returned from acute care

Ten things you should know about type 2 diabetes – part 2

In the second of two articles, David Morris answers more of the most common questions about diabetes

Managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in primary care

Stephen Gundry explains how nurses can ensure that patients with this life-long condition are well managed

Pain relief in the treatment of shingles: a guide for nurses

Linda Nazarko explains how to manage this often distressing dermatalogical condition

Managing patients’ diagnoses with gout in primary care settings

Margaret Perry looks at the causes of and treatments for this painful condition

Miracles and cancer immunotherapy: An in-depth look at medical miracles

Mark Greener looks at spontaneous cancer regression, and what today’s researchers have learned from it

Assessing and managing the diabetic foot in primary care

David Morris details how practice nurses can ensure that the feet of diabetic patients are safely managed

General practice: new offer for young carers

NHS England has published a series of plans and actions designed to help young carers who may be ‘hidden’, unpaid and under the age of sixteen

NMC's Equality and Diversity team shortlisted for national award

The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Equality and Diversity Team (EDI) has been shortlisted for a national award

Spike in rates of non-suicidal self-harm among women

The prevalence of non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) has risen to 6% in 16-74 year olds, from 2% in 2000, a study published in the Lancet Psychiatry has found

'Urgent priority’ to recruit more nurses, says new plan

Tackling the staffing crisis, particularly in the nursing workforce, is an ‘urgent priority’, according to the Interim NHS People Plan

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