Career advice
Why community nursing is not just for older nurses
Newly qualified nurses can gain clinical skills and confidence outside the hospital setting
Helping nurses to integrate health and social care
Resources include a toolkit to support nurse leaders to make decisions about service redesign
I’m so glad I moved into practice nursing after having my children
Working in general practice offers scope for progression, but work-life balance too
If you’re stressed at work, comparing yourself to others will only feed the anxiety
Practical tips for nurses on how to stop negative thoughts in their tracks
Creating a fast track into practice nursing
A training course aims to provide everything needed for a career as a practice nurse
The importance of getting student nurses into practice placements
After receiving recognition for her role as a mentor, Angela Cheesmond explains why there should be more opportunities to do placements with GPs
The diversity of community nursing
Prolific community nurse Jayne Sankey has more than 30 years of primary care under her belt, but developing and mentoring staff has stayed as important as it was in 1986
'The autonomy of my role in primary care keeps me on my toes'
Practice nurse Paula Cannon, who works at the Nelson Medical Practice in Wimbledon, discusses her career in primary care – where she found unlimited oppurtunities on offer for recent graduate nurses
'People think practice nursing is solitary but I'm part of a team of...
Fay Codona explains how a placement in her final year led her to join Carlisle Healthcare in Cumbria, and why the choice to become a practice nurse was the right career route for her
Spearheading a technological revolution in district nursing
Award-winning district nurse Paul Crank reflects on how he ensured connectivity across care records
Making sure work is recognised and valued
Lorraine Hicking-Woodison on the privilege and rewarding feeling you get from being an assistant practitioner, advising healthcare support workers.
Empowering nurses to choose practice nursing
Practice nurse, Ifrah Ahmed has experienced a variety of working environments on ward placements but having settled in primary care, she wants future nurses to know that there is nothing to be scared of.