A survey of advanced nurse practitioners reveals barriers to referrals, pay inequalities across the discipline and a need for regulation.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games may well have inspired people of all ages and abilities to try some new activities, but how do we ensure that a more active nation is truly a legacy of the Games,...
As Danny Boyle's Olympic opening ceremony demonstrated, Britain is rightly proud of the NHS. Nurses working in hospitals and in the community touch the lives of the 800,000 people with dementia in the...
This year's Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Forum survey is heartening and disheartening in equal measure.
A pay 'cartel' in the south west of England could pave the way for widespread regional pay, writes Joe Lepper
An RCN initiative aims to examine nurses' professional attitudes and behaviours and to prove to the public that it still takes a remarkable person to be a nurse.
Viv Bennett, the director of nursing for public health, and the DH have called for primary care and community nurses to capitalise on the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games by taking every...
Persistent thrush can have a significant impact on psychological well-being. Dr Lisa Hamzah looks at treatment and management options.
Clinical Commissioning Groups are operating in shadow form and are engaging primary careand community nurses to good effect in some ares of the country, writes Chris Par
The incidence of Legionnaires' disease has risen sharply in recent years and primary care nurses must recognise the symptoms, writes Deborah Duncan
Health professionals must enquire about issues such as low self-esteem when reviewing patients with acne, write Conor Bowman, Faisal Ali, and Jennifer Yell
Eczema is a chronic condition and management relies on patient education
and understanding, write Conor Bowman, Faisal Ali and Jennifer Yell
Healthy life expectancy in the UK increased by more than two years in the period 2008-2010, compared with 2005-2007, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said. However, although the...
A campaign to improve diabetes care in residential and nursing homes has been launched. The Care Home Diabetes Audit 2012 is encouraging care home owners to take part in an England-wide survey to...
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