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The benefits of nurse partners

Scott Lister and Louise Marriott discuss the next step in practice nurse development

E-cigarettes should be promoted as a safe smoking cessation device

Electronic cigarettes are a safer alternative to smoking concludes a report by the Tobacco Advisory Group of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

London nurses are struggling with housing costs due to pay cuts

Nearly half of London nurses have considered leaving the city due to increasing house prices

First practice nursing figures reveal lack of nurses in senior roles

There are only 15 FTE nurse partners in GP practices in England according to new figures from the HSCIC

Meningitis public awareness campaign announced

A new public awareness campaign on the risks of meningitis, septicemia and sepsis has been announced after an e-petition on the subject was debated in parliament

Campaign to increase vaccination rates

Healthcare professionals and parents are being urged to ensure children are vaccinated, as part of the WHOs European Vaccination Week

Vaccinations may be more effective in the morning

Flu vaccinations may be more effective when administered in the morning, a study from the University of Birmingham has found.

RCN publishes updated FGM guidance

The Royal College of Nursing has published the third edition of its guidance for nurses and midwives on female genital mutilation (FGM)

Young minds do matter

Children's mental health needs more resources, but funds are not getting through writes Alex Turnbull

DH launches consultation to 'modernise' NMC

The Department of Health has launched a consultation on the Nursing and Midwifery Council with the view to modernising midwifery regulation

Reforms to pay would boost practice nursing workforce

Nurses working in general practice should have a similar pay structure to community and acute nurses under Agenda for Change, according to a report by the parliamentary Health Select Committee

£15million investment for practice nurses

NHS England will create a general practice nurse development strategy as part of its wider plan to improve general practice

London practice nurses work longer hours than national average

Practice nurses based in London work longer hours and more unpaid overtime, research by the Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) has found

Major trial to prevent type 1 diabetes launched

A new trial to test a theory that could prevent type 1 diabetes from developing is being launched in Scotland by researchers from the University of Edinburgh

Vitamin C can protect against cataracts

A diet rich in vitamin C could cut the risk that cataracts will progress by a third

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