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Primary care and nursing in Syria

Despite extensive media coverage, little has been said about the shortage of nurses in Syria, writes Seeta Bhardwa.

Launch of a new dementia self-assessment framework

Nurses and care staff have developed a self-assessment tool to compare current dementia care with the best practice criteria.
The framework is for health and social care staff, as well as for wider...

Primary care screening could decrease TB cases

A primary-care based screening programme could help to tackle tuberculosis (TB) in the UK, according to a comment from Public Health England (PHE) published in The Lancet today.
Lead author Dr Dominik...

Blood desensitisation pack

Taking blood from patients with learning disabilities is challenging. Mandy Williams shares a new approach.

Worth a look

The DH is inviting people to express their views on dementia research in the lead up to the G8 summit this December.

Career Profile - Linda Drake, Southwark, London

I drifted into nursing, having left school with no clear idea of what I wanted to do, but knowing I didn't want to go to university. I got a job as an HCA at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, and...

In your workplace

NHS Trust HR director Graham White offers advice on employment issues affecting nurses.

Career profile

Margaret Stubbs, Portsmouth

In your workplace

NHS Trust HR director Graham White offers advice on employment issues affecting nurses.

Knowledge and support

Dealing with domestic violence in practice can be challenging. Polly Neate provides an overview of what is necessary to support those affected

Funding to improve online patient records and prescriptions

The government and NHS England will invest £1bn to improve online
access to patient records and computerised prescriptions.

Student nurses witnessed poor hand hygiene

Failure to comply with hand hygiene protocols was the top hygiene concern reported by student nurses in a survey carried out by Cardiff University and London's City University.

Two weeks in primary care...News Roundup

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

Mental health in young people - News Feature

School nurses are a vital resource in reducing mental health problems in young people, writes Seeta Bhardwa.

Scientists closer to flu vaccine after natural pandemic

Scientists are closer to developing a universal flu vaccine due to testing during the 2009 flu pandemic.
Researchers from Imperial College London recruited 342 staff and students to take part in the...

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