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Teamwork and change: what could we do differently?

Conflict resolution can be aided by clarifying perceptions of the conflict and conflicting parties, building shared positive power, and developing 'do-ables', writes Caroline Forrest

Loneliness: a silent epidemic

Loneliness contributes to poor health and should be viewed as a public health issue,writes Cate Wood

Moving care into the community

The NHS can learn from other countries that are successfully moving care out of hospitals, writes David Woods

Addressing discrimination in GP services

Mental health problems affect one in four people and nine in 10 will be seen in primary care. But people still experience discrimination when using general practice.

An insight into the nursing profession

This is my last edition as editor of Independent Nurse and I would like to thank the many inspirational primary care and community nurses with whom I have worked.

It is essential to train more district nurses

The QNI has been calling for an increase in the number of qualified district nurses for the last two years through our Right Nurse, Right Skills campaign. We also recently undertook a piece work to...

Compression therapies for venous disease and ulceration

Clinicians must be competent to apply compression therapies and know when to seek advice, writes Lee Yarwood-Ross

Managing conditions of the prostate gland in primary care

Primary care nurses are ideally placed to help men with the spectrum of prostatic diseases, writes Ian Peate

Squamous cell carcinoma

Most squamous cell carcinoma develop in elderly, fair-skinned men, although there are other factors that may predispose a patient to the condition, including excess alcohol intake,writes Dr Jean...

Travelling with asthma or COPD

Dr Suneeta Kochhar provides an overview of considerations for patients with asthma
or COPD who plan to travel abroad

Chronic pain, heartburn and CV risk

In-depth analysis of the latest research, compiled by Mark Greener

Timely access to primary care reduces A&E visits


Patients with timely access to general practice appointments make fewer visits to A&E

Researchers from Imperial College London related A&E attendance in England to a national survey of patients'...

League table shows local variation in early deaths


A league table for England showing 'shocking' local variation in early death rates must drive action to improve public health, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged.

Public Health England's...

Insufficient numbers of district nurses in training

The number of district nurses in training is nowhere near the 'replacement level' required to maintain the district nursing workforce, according to the Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI)

The QNI...

Increase in England's STIs suggest low condom use


STI diagnoses rose five per cent from 448,422 to 428.255 in England in 2012.

The high rates indicate people continue to risk infection through unsafe sex, especially young adults and men who have...

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