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Nurses should work as usual, as doctors strike

Nurses should attend work as usual on 21 June, despite planned industrial action by doctors on this date, the RCN has said.

Commissioning groups are slow to recruit nurse board members

Fewer than half of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have appointed a nurse to their governing bodies despite it being just nine months until they take over commissioning responsibilities from...

TAKING THE INITIATIVE: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR NURSE LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS

Is it worth investing time and effort in social media and what are the key options, pros and cons?

Boost health through warmth

An award-winning scheme is helping vulnerable people to heat their homes sufficiently.

Valuing and prioritising care

Neither the health service, nor society, puts sufficient value on caring.

Gonorrhoea could become untreatable

Drug-resistant strains of gonorrhoea are spreading across Europe, meaning the disease could become 'untreatable' in the near future, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and...

Nurses still lack influence in CCGs

Clinical commissioning groups are proving slow to appoint nurse board members, writes Chris Parr

Community-associated MRSA

Community-associated MRSA differs from the better known healthcare-associated MRSA.

Start with minor ailments in self-care

Tackling long-term conditions is not an easy task. With an ageing population, it will increasingly fall on nurses to be a lead health professional in the ongoing care of chronic problems, such as...

We must regain our passion for healthcare

On two sunny days recently, in two different parts of the country, I attended two different conferences. Both were focused on the quality of care that people get in their own homes.

GP services cannot be 'rated out of ten'

To improve healthcare, the effectiveness of services must be measured. But it must be done carefully, addressing issues that matter, in a way that provides an accurate reflection of the quality of...

The management of travellers' diarrhoea

Travellers' diarrhoea (TD) is the most common health problem encountered by travellers, effecting 60 to 80 per cent of those travelling to high risk destinations such as Africa, South and South East...

Managing food allergy and food intolerance in infants

Between 5- 6 per cent of young children in the UK suffer from a food allergy, which appear to be becoming increasingly common.

Addressing overweight and obesity in babies and infants

Managing childhood obesity is challenging, involving engagement with the child, his or her parents and whole family.

Itch, statins and apple juice

In-depth analysis of the latest research.

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