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Palliative care should move away from a 'tickbox' model

Nurses and other healthcare professionals who provide care to patients at the end of their lives should move away from the 'blanket' approach of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) and towards a more...

Community Care Model for Dementia: North East London NHS Foundation Trust

The Community Care Model for Dementia is a model of innovative practice to support GPs, care homes and community mental health team staff, which has reduced the rate of hospital admissions and length...

Sexual Dysfunction and Diabetes

Members of the Diabetes UK Primary Care Network share how they tackle difficult conversations around sexual dysfunction with patients who have Type 2 diabetes

Scotland will remove QOF in 2016

Scotland will be the first country in the UK to abolish the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) from April 2016.

Nursing apprenticeship could be alternative route into profession

The government aims to introduce a new apprenticeship to give students an alternative route into nursing than through university, according to minister for nursing Ben Gummer.

QNI provides relief for nurses affected by floods

The Queens Nursing Institute has opened a fund to support community nurses who have been affected by the recent flooding in Cumbria.

Obesity is the biggest challenge to women's health

Overweight or obesity is one of the most detrimental factors in women's health, according to chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies.

Caring for care homes

How a care home support team offers training and education writes Sarah Winfield-Davies

PHE launch antimicrobial prescribing guidance

General practice staff should encourage patients to visit pharmacists before they prescribe antibiotics, according to new guidance launched by Public Health England.

Pressures of Christmas lead to rise in mental health problems

Mental health conditions can be exacerbated by stress and financial difficulties linked to the Christmas period, according to research by Mind.

Jeremy Hunt outlines future plans for the NHS

Jeremy Hunt has a big idea: a seven-day NHS. Seeta Bhardwa asks him where primary care nurses fit in

Diagnosing melanomas early

Red flag signs of this common skin cancer are outlined by Rachel Montgomery and Angana Mitra

A day in the life of...

Community clinical nurse specialist, Sally Simister, at Macmillan Cancer Care on her challenges and rewards

Student loans will damage primary care

The comprehensive spending review this autumn included a welcome increase in NHS funding, but there were spending cuts for nurse education that had been anticipated for some time.

Practice nurse to take the lead NHS Alliance

Leading primary care nurse has been appointed the co-chair of the NHS Alliance.

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