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Student nurse revives theatre goer in Bristol

An adult student nurse received a standing ovation at Bristol Hippodrome following a succesful resuscitation of a woman

QNI project to scope smoother transition for children to adult services

The Queen's Nursing Institute has launched a new project which will enable community nurses to support young people with long-term conditions form paediatric to adult healthcare services.

Summit to drum up support for student nurse bursaries

The plans to axe student bursaries are 'vindictive' says Unison general secretary

Replacement of nurse bursaries 'an effective pay cut'

Cutting student nurse bursaries is 'an effective pay cut of £900', Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn stated during Prime Minister's Questions on 20 January

Management of basal cell carcinoma

The incidence of this highly common skin cancer is rising. Suneeta Kochhar explains how to treat it

The threat of emerging diseases

A warmer UK climate could see an increase in relatively unknown diseases, explains George Winter

Practice placements for students

Giving students general practice experience can boost the primary care workforce writes Kirsty Millard

Will practice nurses be recognised in 2016?

Will this be the year when primary care becomes a priority, asks Crystal Oldman

Do you feel prepared for revalidation?

There are only three more days left to answer our short survey on revalidation. Make sure your voice is heard

Serious lack of practice nurses in leadership roles finds QNI

Just 1.6% of practice nurses are nurse partners in a GP practice according to research from the Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI)

Profiles of local authorities' hypertension performance launched

New data profiles that will allow service providers to compare rates of high blood pressure and hypertension between local authorities have been launched by PHE

Smoking cessation services suffer in face of budget cuts

Smoking cessation budgets in nearly 40% of local authorities in England have been cut, according to research by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).

Thawing the NHS's Winter of Discontent

Is the NHS experiencing its own moment of 1970s-style union militancy, asks Mike Shallcross

New tuberculosis guideline focuses on improving uptake of BCG vaccine

Recommendations to improve the uptake of the BCG vaccination have been included in new tuberculosis (TB) guidelines published by NICE.

The culture of blame must change

Nurses must work to support each other to speak up, writes Bernadette Higgins.

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