One in four UK women will experience domestic violence at some point in their lifetime, which means every practice nurse will have contact, often repeatedly, with women who are affected.
The integration of health and social care services is the way most practitioners see the future of care delivery in the community.
Nurses must be aware of the signs of domestic violence writes Edda Henry
New patient group directions (PGDs) guidelines have been released by NICE, writes Craig Kenny
The July round up of key political and clinical news for primary care and community 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.
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...
NHS Trust HR director Graham White offers advice on employment issues affecting nurses
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 contributes to poor health and should be viewed as a public health issue,writes Cate Wood
The NHS can learn from other countries that are successfully moving care out of hospitals, writes David Woods
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.
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.
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...
Clinicians must be competent to apply compression therapies and know when to seek advice, writes Lee Yarwood-Ross
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