Regulation

Staying on top of news is essential for primary care nurses, whose roles develop as new techniques and advice are put into practice. Below you will find professional articles written specifically on the topic of .

Preparing for a CQC inspection

Helena Frankova details how you can prepare your practice for an evaluation

CQC to change the way it regulates

Adam Bernstein explains what the new CQC changes mean for the regulation of primary care services

Preparing positively for a disciplinary hearing

Graham White on how to get the best outcomes from a disciplinary hearing

Coping with bureaucracy

Don’t let paperwork grind you down. Kathy Oxtoby looks at the pros and cons of medical bureaucracy

Government childcare scheme: 10 facts

Will the government help me to balance raising my child and maintaining my professional career?

Developing the role of the GP nurse

As Health Education England’s General Practice Workforce Development Plan is published, Debbie Duncan and Sian Hayes examine the past, present and future of nursing in general practice

Are midwives ready for revalidation?

From April 2016 the only way midwives and nurses will be able to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) will be through a process called revalidation, the purpose of which is to improve public protection by making sure that midwives and nurses continue to remain 'fit to practise' throughout their career.