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The vanguard of primary care

When NHS England's Five Year Forward View was released in October 2014, many of the recommendations put primary care nurses at the centre of the NHS overhaul.

Toolkit for nurses will help prevent suicide in LGB youth

A toolkit to help nurses recognise suicidal tendencies in lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people is due for release this spring.

Modernising primary care nursing

Technology can offer district nursing, and primary care nursing in general, many benefits, including more productive use of time, improved communication, better patient access, remote observation of...

Measuring and managing quality in mental health

A conference on ways to measure and manage quality in mental healthcare will be held on 23 March at the ICO conference centre in London.

Adult Safeguarding under the Care Act 2014

An event on safeguarding adult patients under the 2014 Care Act will take place on 2 March, at the Hallam Conference Centre in London.

NMC mail-out of new Code delayed

The NMC has advised that its mail-out of the revised Code has been delayed until mid-March.

One midwife per birth says NICE

NICE recommends that there should be one midwife during birth in its second guideline for safe staffing in the NHS.

Student practice nurse placements must increase to avoid crisis

Without a large increase in the number of student nurses encouraged to work in practice settings, the primary care workforce could fall into crisis, a leading workforce expert has said.

GPN conference discusses revalidation and the future of practice nursing

Nearly 200 practice nurses gathered at the Alton Towers hotel on 24 and 25 February for the inaugural Midlands and East General Practice Nurse Conference, to strengthen collaboration between nurses in...

Giving children the best start possible

We know that one of the most important things we can do to build a healthy population is to give our children the best possible start. As Frederick Douglass said, 'It is easier to build strong...

School nurses win at NHS Innovation awards

School nurses using text messages to communicate with teenagers were among the winners at the NHS Innovation Challenge Awards on 23 February.

Emotional cost of nursing must be addressed

The toll of performing 'emotional labour' in nursing must be addressed, or patient care will suffer, a leading nursing academic said today.

NHS launches tobacco control statement

Public health organisations in England have launched the NHS Statement of Support on Tobacco Control, to combat the health damage done by smoking.

Report into cost of eating disorders raises awareness

A report commissioned by eating disorder charity BEAT and produced by auditors Price Waterhouse Coopers has been released to raise awareness of the personal and economic costs of eating disorders.

New dementia nursing services adopted by Norfolk CCGs

Three Norfolk CCGs will develop their dementia nursing services, following a successful two-year Admiral Nurse pilot.

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