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European Antibiotic Awareness day

Monday 18 November is European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EEAD), a public health initiative aimed at encouraging the responsible use of antibiotics. 

Schools obliged to support children with long-term conditions

Schools in England will now have a legal obligation to support children with long-term conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy and asthma, education secretary Michael Gove, has announced.

Prostate cancer deaths reduced by 20 per cent

Death rates from prostate cancer have fallen by 20 per cent since the early 1990s, according to figures released by Cancer Research UK.

Two weeks in primary care...News Roundup

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

Proposed smoking ban in prisons

The HM Prison Service is considering banning smoking in all areas of prisons in England and Wales. The ban is thought to stem from the threat of possible legal action by non-smoking staff and inmates...

Staffing decreases prominent in community nursing

Community nursing has seen one of the highest decreases in staffing numbers according to a new report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), released today.

General practice workforce

As the pressure on general practice increases Jenny Aston explains initiatives underway to attract and train practice nurses for the task ahead.

Career Profile - Steve Walton, Newcastle upon Tyne

I became a mental health (MH) nurse as I had experienced issues of my own when I was younger and felt that it was important to try to use my experiences to help others.

Career Profile - Emma Rugless, overseas

I decided to become a nurse after travelling the world and settling on a remote island in Indonesia. When the tsunami hit in the Indian Ocean, I was inspired by the nurses and volunteers who led the...

In your workplace

NHS Trust HR director Graham White gives an insight into acceptable use of social media for nurses.

Worth a look

The DH has compiled all of its public health nursing and midwifery products that it has developed or published over the years into one easy to access table. All of the individual projects are still...

Best practice technique for injectable diabetes therapies

Educating patients on good technique can improve management of their condition.

Gypsy and traveller documentary to be an NHS teaching resource

A documentary depicting the difficulties faced by gypsy and traveller communities looking to access NHS services will be used as an NHS training aid.

Booking appointments online most useful tool

Over half of people would find booking GP appointments online the most useful advance in healthcare technology, states a survey commissioned by the Department of Health.

Two weeks in primary care...News Roundup

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

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