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The Good Diabetes Care in School Award

Diabetes UK is running an award for schools to showcase good practice in schools’ care of children and young people with diabetes.

From Manchester to Nepal

UK community nurse Cath Nixon explains how she used her skills in the mountains of Nepal.

Short sleep linked to common cold

Sleep deprivation seems to increase the risk of contracting the common cold around four fold, according to a study of 164 men and women aged between 18 and 55 years.

Amputation - the real cost to patients

Why Margaret Stubbs believes it is every nurse's responsibility to ensure the best advice for diabetes patients.

Why recommend insulin pumps?

Continuous subcutaneous infusion of insulin can be useful for some, explains David Morris in this overview.

Antibiotics may increase diabetes risk

Taking antibiotics seems to be associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to Danish researchers who matched 170,504 people with the condition and 1,364,008 controls.

Smoking hastens MS decline

People who continued to smoke after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) converted to secondary progressive MS (SPMS) more rapidly than those who quit, according to research from Sweden

How will physician associates fit?

Last week, I visited two friends living in Louisiana - a paediatrician and a district nurse - who left the NHS more than 25 years ago to raise their family and work in the US health sector.

Practice nurses have difficulty accessing education in Wales

Nurses working in general practices in Wales must be better supported to access education and training, RCN Wales have said.

Spotting sepsis early saves lives

Seeta Bhardwa discusses how primary care intervention is crucial to catching sepsis before it becomes fatal

First practice nurse leadership role created in London CCG

Practice nurse Debbie Brown has been appointed as a practice nurse consultant in Lewisham CCG, the first role of its kind in London.

Stark shortage of paediatric palliative care nurses in Wales

More paediatric palliative care nurses are needed in Wales to provide children and young people with end-of-life care, a report by the University of Wales and hospice Ty Hafan stated.

Differences in perceived barriers for diabetes patients

Perceptions of diabetes control differ between physicians and adults with type 2 diabetes who are uncontrolled on basal insulin.

Many carers do not prioritise their own health

Carers in England said they neglect their own needs and feel less supported by healthcare professionals than in previous years, a survey by the Health and Social Care Information Centre found.

Up to a third born in 2015 will develop dementia

As many as a third of babies born in 2015 are at risk of developing dementia in their lifetime, according to an analysis by Alzheimer’s Research UK.

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