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The key clinical topics of 2016

Primary care nurses will have to deal with a variety of conditions and these are the articles that nurses found the most useful in enhancing their clinical practice

Expert nursing opinion from 2016

A year of huge changes for nursing and the general political sphere has led many nursing opinion leaders to raise concerns about the future of nursing. With cuts to NHS pay and Brexit it is unclear...

Top 5 professional articles of 2016

This year has been a particularly significant year, due to the introduction of revalidation. But while this has been the headline development of 2016, several smaller shifts have occurred

2017: we must face the nursing challenges together

Despite many uncertainties in nursing, Kirsty Armstrong issues a rallying cry for nurses to stand together and face the challenges of 2017 together

Biggest nursing news stories of 2016

2016 has seen some surprising developments in the nursing profession. Independent Nurse provided analysis of some of the biggest stories and how they will impact primary care nurses

Health visiting services could save billions

Early intervention services provided by health visiting services have the potential to save the government billions of pounds, a report from the Institute of Health Visiting has found.

Ageing population and Brexit could exacerbate recruitment crisis

The combination of a growth in the population of patients aged over 85 and potential interruptions to recruitment from EU countries could add additional pressures onto the already overstretched...

MPs urge government to take stronger action against suicide

A leading group of MPs has said that the scale of suicides in the UK has now reached 'unacceptable' levels

Campaign to raise sepsis awareness launched

Parents must be aware of the signs and symptoms of sepsis, a campaign launched by the Public Health England has stated

High levels of childhood obesity revealed in Health Survey

Approximately 28% of young people were classed as overweight the Health Survey for England 2015 has found

Cavell Nurses' Trust reports spike in financial aid requests

There was a 60% rise in the number of nurses and midwives requesting assistance from the Cavell Nurses' Trust in November compared with August

Wales to retain student bursary for the next year

Student nurses and midwives at universities in Wales will continue to be offered the student bursary, the Welsh Government has announced. 

NMC receives high praise in performance review

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has received its highest ever rating in its annual performance review from the Professional Standards Authority

Sharp rise in reports of children self-harming

There has been a 14% rise in the number of children hospitalised due to self harm, figures obtained by the NSPCC have shown

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