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Identifying and treating patients with psoriasis

Practice and community nurses must know how to manage this common condition, writes Jean Watkins

Current issues in palliative care 2016

A conference focused on developments in the field of palliative care will be held on 20 and 21 April at the America Square Conference Centre in London

Smith and Nephew woundcare study days

A series of CPD events for primary and community care nurses will run from April to July

Managing rheumatoid arthritis

This musculoskeletal condition can have debillitating effects on patients, writes Beverley Bostock-Cox.

Toxoplasmosis linked to aggression

Although cats are the definitive host, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infects about a third of humans

Irish nurse prescriber numbers fall short

The Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) has paid for more nurses and midwives to train as prescribers than those who currently prescribe in practice

Every health visiting team should have a mental health specialist

All health visiting services in England should have at least one perinatal and infant mental health specialist, according to new guidance from Health Education England (HEE)

Parkinson's patients hide their condition

Over a third of patients with Parkinson's say that they hide their condition from others, a survey by charity Parkinson's UK has found

The supersized medicine spoon

Will the public's taste for medicine have implications in the future?

Lack of definitive asthma test leads to over-diagnosis

Respiratory nurses and clinicians have expressed concern that the lack of a definitive test for asthma is leading to high rates of over-diagnosis.

Rosacea linked to Parkinson’s disease

Rosacea may increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to an analysis of 5.4 million adults in a Danish database.

Factors leading to male and female subfertility

There are numerous factors involved in a couple’s inability to conceive, writes Suneeta Kochhar

The problem with presenteeism

Many nurses push themselves to work when ill but at what cost? asks Nicola Davies

Practice nurses could take on more consultations

Practice nurses could take on more consultations in primary care states a report into general practice from thinktank Reform

Diabetes continues to be the most expensive condition for the NHS

The cost of prescribing medication to people with diabetes in general practice has risen and remains the largest area of spending, according to analysis by Cogora

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