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Mobile working for community nurses in Solihull

Community nurses in Solihull are piloting mobile working.

Practice nurses identify need for education on new vaccines

A series of educational webinars is being developed to provide essential information for practice nurses on meningococcal disease and the licensed meningococcal B vaccine.

JCVI recommends HPV vaccine for men who have sex with men

The national immunisation schedule should include a vaccination for the human papilloma virus (HPV) for men who have sex with men (MSM), according to the Joint Committee on Vaccination and...

Scottish nurses create innovative local methods of patient review

Community nurses in Scotland are being encouraged to come up with innovative ways to review patient care.

Nursing practice conference

Nurse Clinics 2014 will be held on 19 November 2014 at Colmore Gate in Birmingham. The conference will be chaired by Dr Richard Hatchett, author of 'Nurse Led Clinic: Practice Issues' and deputy head...

NHS winter budget boosted

The government has boosted winter funding with the NHS to alleviate pressures on services, the DH has announced

Premature birth is highest cause of infant deaths globally

Complications relating to premature birth account for over one million deaths in under-fives worldwide each year, a study published in The Lancet has found.

Antibiotic awareness day

PHE has released a number of resources for European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) on 18 November.

Improving asthma management

A revised SIGN guideline has just been published. Steve Holmes and Jane Scullion outline the key changes

Combating postnatal depression in the perinatal period

Asha Day discusses postnatal depression and the approach health visitors take to treating it

Effectively treating acne

Acne may occur due to an increase in sebum production, keratinocyte hyperproliferation, colonisation with Propionibacterium acnes and subsequent skin inflammation.

Age-related discrimination

I have recently seen another job that I would like to apply for but I am in my 60s. When I downloaded the application form, it asked me for my date of birth. I am concerned that the practice will not...

Questionnaire will monitor health of two year olds

The DH will roll out a questionnaire, which will record population health for two year olds across England.

Antibiotics and children’s health

This week hosts two important events vying for the attention of primary care nurses. European Antibiotic Awareness Day takes place every year on November 18, while the DH is hosting a Week of Action...

Practice nurses are required to coordinate care

Practice nurses should not be forgotten in the integration of primary and social care said Marina Lupari, the RCN's professional lead for primary care and community nursing.

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