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Revisions to the GMS contract: the key changes at a glance

The revised GMS contract will change practice funding, QOF targets
and enhanced services, writes David Woods

Diagnosing nail infections

Common nail infections may be acquired through ordinary activities such as gardening or cleaning and require accurate differential diagnosis followed by swift, appropriate treatment, writes Dr Jean...

Managing erectile dysfunction

Men newly presenting with erectile dysfunction should be evaluated for cardiovascular and endocrine conditions, writes Ian Peate

Insomnia,noise and depression

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

Join JWC and Smith & Nephew for an evening celebrating wound care and wellbeing

Join JWC and Smith & Nephew to celebrate the launch of ALLEVYN Life, Smith & Nephew's latest innovation.

Regulation alone will not bring better care

Today, a new NHS has been born.

Our focus must be on community settings

The new NHS architecture comes into being on the day this issue of Independent Nurse is published. Statistics about the incoming structures have abounded in the media and the debate about the impact...

Recognising the symptoms of wet AMD

Why are so many people losing their sight unnecessarily due to a treatable condition, wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD)?

PMS, herbal medicines and fractures

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

Coeliac disease in children

Coeliac disease is an autoimmune inflammatory systemic disease caused by exposure to 'gluten' in genetically susceptible individuals.

Diabetes and older people: ensuring individualised practice

Diabetes mellitus is increasingly common in older people, partly because diabetes outcomes and risk management strategies have improved and partly because people are living longer and healthier lives.

Appropriate use and efficacy of telehealth comes under scrutiny

The government has pledged that at least three million people in the UK, with long-term conditions, will benefit from telehealth and telecare, but two independent studies published in the last month...

Presentation and differential diagnosis of allergic rhinitis

Allergic rhinitis can impact on patients' quality of life, sleep, work and education, write Dr Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion

The cleansing of chronic wounds

Routine wound cleansing can be detrimental to fragile new tissue, so it is vital to adapt a plan of care to meet the needs of the the patient, writes Menna Lloyd Jones

Promoting confidence in HRT

Kathy Abernethy presents a case study of providing support to a woman who is reluctant to start hormone replacement therapy

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