Practice nurses can address professional isolation by developing networking groups, writes Sally Harris
Q Will clinical commissioning really be 'bottom up' and give primary care nurses influence in service design?
The boards of 16 NHS trusts in south west England are planning to move away from AfC and introduce regional negotiation on pay, terms and conditions.
Plans to 'end the 8am rush' for general practice appointments by requiring surgeries to offer online booking have been welcomed by more than 60 per cent of practice nurses.
The national HPV vaccination programme should be extended to cover boys as well as girls, according to eight out of 10 primary care and community nurses.
The number of new diagnoses of gonorrhoea in England increased by 25 per cent last year, according to figures from the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Scotland has become the first European nation to introduce a minimum price per unit of alcohol.
Diabetes services are failing to deliver equitable care or value for money, an audit has found. Chris Parr investigates
Voluntary registration of healthcare assistants (HCAs) is a step in the right direction, but should be replaced by a system of compulsory regulation in the long term, an influential group of MPs has...
Immunising all school-age children against flu would be a cost-effective policy, but there are not enough school nurses to implement it, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has...
I recently talked to a group of health visitors, who described how, until recently, their practice had felt like social work. Because they were nurses, and did not want to leave families unsupported,...
Improving clients' language skills can lead to more appropriate use of local services, writes Matthew Bradby
I would appreciate advice on presenting an idea to commissioners in order to secure funding. What would you say were the key 'dos and don'ts'?
Around 90 per cent of community nurses say their caseload has increased over the past 12 months, leaving primary care overburdened and in need of investment.
The RCN has asked health secretary Andrew Lansley to ensure nurses gain seats on the governing bodies of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs).
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