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Changing perceptions: how heart disease...
Heart disease does not discriminate against age – despite what a lot of patients think...
Newsroom
Nursing and Midwifery Council publishes new proficiency standards
NMC describes standards, to be implemented by 2020, as ‘ambitious’ despite some criticism
Outrage at plan to sell NHS building that offers London nurses affordable housing
Queen Mary's House in upmarket Hampstead, London, currently houses 52 mainly NHS staff
Community nursing isn't about 'tea and chat' says QNI director...
Queen's Nursing Institute wants national push to encourage nursing students into
NHS pay – government needs to go further, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Greater Manchester NHS is an example for the rest of the country, says ex-Labour health
Social care needs NHS-style funding model, urges RCN activist
Let’s look back to start of NHS and do the same for social care, nurse tell congress
Congress demands increased funding for community nursing
Recent figures show a fall in district nursing numbers by 45% since 2010
Evidence and Practice
Palliative and end of life care in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a life-limiting interstitial lung disease. We do not know...
Improving outcomes for patients with irritable bowel syndrome in primary care, with...
Irritable bowel syndrome is a common disorder of gastrointestinal function with symptoms...
Research focus: end of life care for homeless people
Homeless people have a shortened life expectancy (Crisis 2012). This digest summarises three...
A qualitative systematic review of the factors that influence prescribing decisions by...
This article aims to understand the factors that influence nurse independent prescribers’...
Skin infections
This article outlines the issues involved in assessing and managing people who present with...
Working together to achieve better outcomes for patients with heart failure
The prevalence of long-term health conditions is increasing as the population ages...
Features
Musculoskeletal care – taking the pain away
Bone, joint and muscle conditions are the leading cause of disability in the UK, but...
Are men still reluctant to talk about prostate cancer?
In a bid to prevent the number of deaths from prostate cancer rising, one initiative was...
Walk down memory lane with the QNI on nursing in the community
To mark 150 years of community nursing, the Queen's Nursing Institute has produced an awe-...
Nurse-led service aims to make sure health for the homeless is not forgotten
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is running an initiative in Hammersmith and...
Eating disorders resource collection
Resources to help nurses support patients back to health
‘Projects require feedback to be effective – and the RCNi Nurse Awards are the ultimate...
Outpatient department staff nurse Anne Thomas, who won the community nursing category of the...
Opinion
Putting feet first when caring for patients with diabetes
For patients with diabetes knowing how to take care of their feet and when to seek...
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): implications for nurses and the NHS
What you can expect from the new data protection regulation and how it will affect your work
Changing perceptions: how heart disease conversations with all ages could save lives
Heart disease does not discriminate against age – despite what a lot of patients think...
Students
Stand up to the stigma of mental illness
Working with an inspirational community mental health nurse gave nursing student Robyn...
Community nursing is a complex and varied, but often underestimated, career option
Caring for homeless people requires a complex set of skills that can enable nurses to reach...
My motivations and first destination into a community staff nurse post
Following a 12-week placement as a community nurse, Hattie Domagala explains why team...
Careers
'Ignoring the early criticism was the best thing for my career'...
A regular on Radio 4, district nurse team lead and specialist community practice teacher at...
Award winning nurse leader wants you to challenge the typical medical model and...
Tanya Strange pioneered a prescription for loneliness – after findings suggested elderly...
Discovering a different side to the NHS
After 32 years in nursing, Helen Ballinger talks about her new role as clinical...