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The NHS is multi-faceted and ever-evolving. Find out what key opinion leaders, nurses and politicians think of the latest changes in the health service and how it impacts primary care nurses.

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The future: better the devil you know?

So here we are, in post-election Britain. By now you have likely either got over the shock or the euphoria.

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Practice nursing in the limelight

The general practice nursing (GPN) service is in the headlines in the nursing world – for all the right reasons.

Inequality requires a shift in community nursing

I was skating on the surface of one community for about nine months before the residents trusted me enough to tell me what was really going on.

Improving district nursing for all

In 2014 the QNI published the landmark document 2020 Vision: Reassessing the future of district nursing.

Physician associates: help or hindrance?

Momentum is building around physician associates (PAs), although their role is not yet well known in UK primary care.

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Beyond the basics: how the role of nursing staff goes beyond the patient

The perception that the job of nursing staff is just to care for the patient is certainly incorrect. These days, professionals face greater pressure to do much more than this, from caring for and supporting family members, providing consultative advice to peers, through to driving best practice standards.

We are all responsible for our own safety

The early part of my career in hospital virus labs entailed working with viruses on the open bench because exhaust protective cabinets were not commonplace

More nurses, more services, better care

All eyes are on the GPs. A recent BMA survey has shown that, frustrated by workload and lack of time to spend with patients, a quarter of GPs are thinking of working part-time, one in 10 would like to move abroad and 34% are considering retiring in the next five years.

The nuances of end-of-life care

As nurses, we are all aware that when delivering information, it is often not what we say but the way we say it that matters.

Enabling health not fixing it

Nurse training and nursing per se has to fundamentally change, so that primary care nurses become enablers of health, not fixers when things go wrong, says Heather Henry.

Nursing evidence will prove integrated care works

There are three reasons for the challenges we face in healthcare: demographic change, need for cost containment and citizen empowerment.

District nursing in the digital age

On 16 February, I had the privilege of chairing the QNI's conference on district nursing in the digital age. Nearly 200 delegates filled the room for what had been termed 'an accelerated learning event'.

Politicians must recognise carers

The election frenzy has started. The main political parties have presented their manifestos and there is a pressing need to understand the implications of the health policies within their proposals for reform and change.

Championing patient and clinical care

Surprise echoed around the IN office when the news came through that Peter Carter would be leaving the RCN.

Give patients the right advice

The Roman statesman Cicero said, 'Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself'. This might have gone down well in the Senate, but it would have got him into no end of trouble had he gone into healthcare and said this to a patient.

Practice nurses forgotten again

It's no wonder few trainee or graduate nurses consider a career in general practice, when the important work they do is overlooked by those who should know better.

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Social media and nursing

In my view, the nursing profession's use of social media is changing the way nurses access and share information. Various studies have shown that 65 per cent of nurses plan to use social media in the future.

2014: A year of growth

As we head towards the end of 2014, I have been reflecting on the year’s challenges and achievements.

Nurses welcomed at Number 10

On 6 October, 10 Downing Street held a reception to celebrate the work of nurses, carers and other healthcare professionals.

Domestic violence and emotional abuse: out in the open

Domestic violence damages lives every day in England, and many of us, in our clinical practice, have seen the physical, emotional and psychological impacts on people enduring and witnessing violence.

Community nurses will be integral to NHS sustainability

The recently published NHS England Five Year Forward View provides a great opportunity for nurses working in community and primary care services to become involved, if not to take the lead in the provision of new models of care.

Combating racial prejudice in the health service

Last week, I had the privilege of attending the chief nursing officer's BME conference. It was a lively event where I was able to reconnect with old friends and meet many of our Queen's Nurses.

PHE week of action will support children and parents

There is plenty to celebrate across nursing and midwifery. It is important we take the time to share our successes and good practice, and to connect with others to hear about the progress they are making and the challenges they face.

Primary care nurses can seize the day

Last week saw the first strike by nursing and midwifery staff for 32 years – the first time RCM members have participated in industrial action.

Students benefit from general practice work

The University of Hertfordshire has set up a project with the primary aim of exploring new community placement opportunities for pre-registration student nurses undertaking the BSc (Hons) Nursing programme.

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