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The primary care news roundup

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

Workplace pressure leads to 'bullying culture' among nurses

A fifth of nurses were bullied at work over a six-month period and over two-fifths had seen a colleague being tormented, research by Durham University suggests.

Report highlights need to rebalance CPD funding

Just 35 per cent of the NHS's training budget is spent on nurses and allied health professionals, even though they make up 40 per cent of the NHS workforce, says a new report by The King's...

in your workplace

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

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

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