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Every nurse can help to stub out smoking

Though we have made enormous progress over recent years, smoking still kills, writes Deborah Arnott.

New ways of treating COPD: patient focused prescribing

A guide to selecting the right device for the appropriate patient. By Beverley Bostock-Cox

Nurses need to care for themselves

Goodbye 2015 and welcome to 2016. It has been an eventful year in the NHS packed with fresh challenges for its staff.

The low profile of legal highs

These drugs don’t breach any laws, but their effect on users’ health is devastating. Alex Turnbull investigates

Managing hypertension in diabetes

The clinical evidence and options for controlling blood pressure in these patients are outlined by David Morris.

Applications for student nurse awards open now

The Cavell Nurse's Trust is inviting student nurses and midwives from across the UK to apply for its annual student scholarships.

Parliament to debate student bursaries in the new year

Parliament has agreed to debate the abolition of student nurse bursaries on 11 January 2016.

Integrated training for all nurses in Cumbria

Nurses working in general practice, community and acute settings in Cumbria are being offered integrated training sessions for the first time.

Practice nursing statement to create ‘level playing field’ presented to RCGP

Expanding recruitment and improving professional development were key recommendations in a practice nursing position statement presented to the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Council.

Specialist Practitioners in district nursing vital to patient care, says QNI

The QNI has restated its commitment to the Specialist Practitioner Qualification for District Nursing

Mental health funding boost for schools

NHS England and the Department of Education have invested £3million into a mental health pilot scheme for hundreds of schools.

New pilot to improve bowel screening

Screenings for bowel cancer will be offered in GP practices in Tayside, as part of a pilot scheme launched by Scottish health secretary Shona Robison today

Nurses must 'shout from the rooftops' about their work

Nurses should 'stand up and be counted' and 'shout from the rooftops' for the work that they do, said Jane Cummings, NHS England's chief nursing officer.

Fuel poverty campaign launched by nursing charity

Nurses living with fuel poverty are the targets of the Cavell Nurses' Trusts Safe and Warm Campaign, launching today.

Bursary petition exceeds 100,000 signatures

A petition calling the government to reconsider the decision to scrap student nurse bursaries has reached over 100,000 signatures in two days.

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