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DH 'rethink' of primary care role will help reduce pressure on A&E

A 'rethink' of the role of primary care with the aim of preventing the need for emergency admissions, will be put in motion this year, the health secretary has pledged.

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Clinical

Effective support for young people with type 1 diabetes

Effective support for young people with type 1 diabetes

Young people require support in developing personal self-care strategies ,writes Dr Nicky Kime

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Management of preschool wheezing in the community

Management of preschool wheezing in the community

Prednisolone has been over-used for viral- induced preschool wheeze and should be used in only severely ill children, write Laura Crosby, Abigail Mee and Siba Prosad Paul

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The diagnosis and treatment of pleurisy in general practice

The diagnosis and treatment of pleurisy in general practice

Identifying and treating the underlying cause of pleurisy may be life-saving, writes Dr Suneeta Kochhar

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Pneumonia, diabetes and prostate cancer

Pneumonia, diabetes and prostate cancer

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

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Professional

Career Profile - Julia Steers, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

Career Profile - Julia Steers, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

Julia Steers, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire

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In Your Workplace

In Your Workplace

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

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How austerity harms health

How austerity harms health

Health and social care go hand-in-hand, so if the government cuts social funding, people's health will suffer, writes Bernadette Higgins

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The priorities for nurse education

The priorities for nurse education

Nurses' leaders and health ministers are at odds over changes to nurse training and education, writes David Woods

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opinion

Imagine living with Parkinson's disease

Imagine being arrested for not smiling at an event. Mark Worsfold who attended the recent London Olympics, last year was. Mr Worsfold, who has Parkinson's, was arrested whilst watching a cycling event as his lack of movement and facial expressions

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Support placements in general practice

An informative debate about nurse education took place at last month's RCN Congress, in Liverpool. No, I don't mean the mud-slinging between the RCN and ministers over 'really stupid' plans to 'force' student nurses to work as healthcare assistants for a year before beginning nurse training.

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Missed opportunity for HCA regulation

Missed opportunity for HCA regulation

I have written previously about the importance of the professional regulation of healthcare assistants (HCAs). The government has made it clear that while educational standards for HCAs will be developed and implemented, there will be no professional regulation.

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