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Practice nursing group celebrates 20th anniversary

The South East Essex Practice Nursing Group (SEEPiNG) celebrated their 20th anniversary this month.

Antipsychotics prescribed to ‘too many’ LD patients

Practitioners in primary care are overprescribing antipsychotic drugs to adults with learning disabilities, according to figures from Public Health England.

Self triage for sexual health concerns

A community healthcare provider in Essex has launched an online triage service for patients who are concerned about their sexual health.

Community nursing boost in Wales

Community nursing services in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan will benefit from a £4million funding boost from the Welsh government.

Community spirit

Jane Cummings, chief nursing officer for England, reflects on the work of community nurses.

Record numbers of diabetes-related amputations carried out each week

As many as 135 amputations resulting from complications to type 1 and 2 diabetes are carried out each week in England, according to research from Diabetes UK.

Primary care nurses should be aware of breast cancer in older women

Primary care nurses should ensure they check women over the age of 70 for symptoms of breast cancer, as part of a new campaign by PHE.

Investment needed in general practice to tackle child obesity

Sustainable investment in general practice is needed to combat high levels of childhood obesity, said the BMA.

Nurses and midwives must understand distinction between reporting and recording FGM

Nurse, midwives and other healthcare professionals must be aware of their legal obligations when treating a patient who has undergone Female Genital Mutliation (FGM).

Pay restraint to hit nurses for four more years

NHS pay will be restrained to a 1% annual pay increase for the next four years announced Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne today.

More midwives needed to improve breast-feeding

Midwifery services should be invested in to support women to breastfeed, a leading midwife has said, after figures released by NHS England showed that there has been a constant fall in the number of...

Two new nurses employed from waste savings

Plymouth Community Healthcare has been able to employ two new nurses due to an improved waste management scheme.

North Tyneside pilots new model of health checks

NHS Health Checks in North Tyneside will now take place in community centres as well as GP practices to improve uptake.

Prescriptions double over the last decade

The number of items prescribed in the community has increased by over 50% since 2004, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre.

Health visiting leader named in clinical leaders list

Dr Cheryll Adams, executive director of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), was named in the Health Service Journal's (HSJ) 2015 Clinical Leader List for the second year running.

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