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Two weeks in primary care...News Roundup

The fortnightly round up of key political and clinical news for primary care and community nurses.

Making the NHS fit for the future

Culture change has circled the NHS for a while. Seeta Bhardwa asks how can it be achieved?

First results for maternity services

The first set of results for maternity services for the friends and family test (FFT) have been published.

Mobile working for community nurses in Bristol

Community nursing teams in Bristol have implemented mobile working successfully, Bristol Community Health (BCH) said. It is one of the first NHS providers to have rolled out mobile working across the...

Record numbers of staff take up flu jabs

Over half of frontline NHS staff in England have had flu vaccinations this winter, according to the flu fighter campaign, run annually by the NHS Employers organisation.

Two weeks in primary care...News Roundup

The fortnightly round up of key political and clinical news for primary care and community nurses.

NEWS FOCUS...Renewed interest in mental health

The government has announced its intention to improve mental health services, Seeta Bhardwa reports.

Nursing week of action: public health

The DH will be undertaking a week of action to raise the awareness of health protection in nurses and midwives from 24 February - 28 February.

Nurses welcome CPD opportunities at PCN Expo

Primary care nurses from across the country gathered at Alexandra Palace in London for the first Primary Care Nursing Expo (PCN Expo) run by MA Healthcare Conferences on 7 and 8 February 2014.

Increased statin use to lower cholesterol: consultation

Draft NICE guidance now recommends offering statins to people who have a 10 per cent or a 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD).

Career profile

Jo France, Shropshire

Illness during holiday time

Can holidays be rescheduled if you are ill during your break? Graham White explains

The battle for the Bill

Rosemary Cook tells how nursing became a registered profession, improving its standing in the eyes of the public, thanks to a dedicated nurse and a healthy dose of opposition.

The value of a career in practice nursing

I recently spent a fabulous afternoon observing a Queen's Nurse seeing patients in a busy London surgery. She is a highly skilled nurse practitioner (NP) and demonstrated all that is good about the...

Serving the needs of children with Type 1

Diabetes care for children is getting better, but this improvement needs to happen faster. Better commissioned paediatric services are required.

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